Christian Kurts

Christian Kurts (born 27 November 1964 in Helmstedt, Germany) is a German immunologist and nephrologist.

Career

Since 2009, Christian Kurts has been the Director Institute of Experimental Immunology,[1] University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Germany.

Scientific interests

Christian Kurts in known for publications in the fields of cross-presentation,[2][3][4] and immune tolerance as well as his work on the function of dendritic cells in a variety of organs, with a particular focus on the urogenital tract.[5][6][7][8][9]

Awards

In 2012, he shared the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize with Gunther Hartmann for their "seminal discoveries concerning the mode of action of the body’s endogenous defence systems."[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Prof. Dr. med. Christian Kurts" (PDF).
  2. ↑ S. Burgdorf, A. Kautz, V. Böhnert, P. A. Knolle, C. Kurts: Distinct antigen uptake and intracellular routing mechanisms in CD4 and CD8 T cell activation. In: Science. 316, 2007, S. 612–616.
  3. ↑ C. Kurts, B. W. S. Robinson, P. A. Knolle: Cross-priming in Health and Disease. In: Nat Rev Immunol. 10(6), 2010, S. 403–414.
  4. ↑ V. Semmling, V. Lukacs-Kornek, C. A. Thaiss, T. Quast, K. Hochheiser, U. Panzer, J. Rossjohn, P. Perlmutter, J. Cao, D. I. Godfrey, P. B. Savage, P. A. Knolle, W. Kolanus, I. Förster, C. Kurts: Alternative cross-priming through CCL17-CCR4-mediated CTL attraction towards NKT cell-licensed dendritic cells. In: Nat Immunol. 11(4), 2010, S. 313–320.
  5. ↑ F. Heymann, C. Meyer-Schwesinger, E. E. Hamilton-Williams, L. Hammerich, U. Panzer, S. Kaden, J. Floege, H. J. Gröne, C. Kurts: Kidney dendritic cell activation is required for progression of renal disease in a mouse model of glomerular injury. In: J Clin Invest. 119, 2009, S. 1286–1297.
  6. ↑ D. R. Engel, A. Koscielny, S. Wehner, J. Maurer, M. Schiwon, B. Schumak, A. Limmer, T. Sparwasser, A. Hirner, P. A. Knolle, J. C. Kalff, C. Kurts: Th1 memory cells disseminate postoperative ileus over the entire intestinal tract. In: Nat Med. 16(12), 2010, S. 1407–1413.
  7. ↑ C. Kurts, B. W. S. Robinson, P. A. Knolle: Cross-priming in Health and Disease. In: Nat Rev Immunol. 10(6), 2010, S. 403–414.
  8. ↑ C. Kurts, U. Panzer, H. J. Anders, A. Rees: The immune system and kidney disease: basic concepts and clinical implications. In: Nat Rev Immunol. 13(10), 2013, S. 738–753.
  9. ↑ M. Schiwon, C. Kurts, D. Engel: Crosstalk between sentinel and helper macrophages permits neutrophil migration into infected uroepithelium. In: Cell. 156, 2014, S. 456–468.
  10. ↑ "DFG, German Research Foundation – Prof. Dr. Gunther Hartmann & Prof. Dr. Christian Kurts". www.dfg.de.



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