Dr. Klaus T. Preissner from the laboratory of Justus-Liebig-University Medical School, German, is looking for PhD students from China who reached an excellent master´s degree and experienced in the English language and would be interested to enter one of the graduate programs in Cardiovascular or Cardio-pulmonary Research they can offer here in Giessen. This includes a proper stipend, laboratory space and educational program. For further details see their home-pages under Google (eg “IRTG 1566 PROMISE“, “ECCPS Giessen“ or “IRTG 1062-JLU“).

Dr. Preissner is Professor at the Justus-Liebig-University Medical School, where he is conducting research on diseases of the endothelium. In this context he studies the pathogenesis of invasive infections by analysing the interactions between bacteria, host endothelium and the coagulation system.

If you are interested, contact with Dr. Preissner. His Email: Klaus.T.Preissner@biochemie.med.uni-giessen.de.

Recent publications:

Joost, I., D. Blass, M. Burian, C. Goerke, C. Wolz, L. von Muller, K. Becker, K. Preissner, M. Herrmann, and M. Bischoff. 2009. Transcription analysis of the extracellular adherence protein from Staphylococcus aureus in authentic human infection and in vitro. J Infect Dis. 199:1471-8.

Shibamiya, A., K. Hersemeyer, T. Schmidt Woll, D. Sedding, J.M. Daniel, S. Bauer, T. Koyama, K.T. Preissner, and S.M. Kanse. 2009. A key role for Toll-like receptor-3 in disrupting the hemostasis balance on endothelial cells. Blood. 113:714-22.

Wygrecka, M., L.M. Marsh, R.E. Morty, I. Henneke, A. Guenther, J. Lohmeyer, P. Markart, and K.T. Preissner. 2009. Enolase-1 promotes plasminogen-mediated recruitment of monocytes to the acutely inflamed lung. Blood. 113:5588-98.

北京生命科学研究院

2009.12.15