Role of the Angiopoietin/Tie2 system in sepsis: From Bedside to Bench

PD Dr. med. Sascha David

Hannover Medical School, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology

Date: Thursday, 22 June 2017, 3:00 pm

Location: Conference Room 2 (container), Jena University Hospital, Am Klinikum 1

Continuing education credits LÄK Thuringia: 2 points category A, requested

Sascha David is a medical specialist for internal medicine at the MHH / Division of Nephrology. After a research stay at the Harvard Medical School from 2009-2011 he established his own research group in Hannover. His group is investigating molecular mechanisms regulating endothelial barrier function in response to inflammation with special focus on the Angiopoietin (Angpt)/Tie2 ligand receptor system. He has won several prizes for his research activities, including the Hugo-Schottmueller Award of the German Sepsis Society.