Professor Dr Hartmut Wekerle

Hartmut Wekerle’s research is focussed into the manifold interactions between the nervous system and the immune system. This field implies a) reciprocal functional modulation between elements of both organ systems, b) immune reactivity in the healthy and pathologically changed nervous system, and c) the development of new therapeutic strategies based on his explorations. As a particular feature, the research program integrates clinical investigations with basic research projects to allow neuroimmunological investigations spanning from patient-related work to cellular and molecular investigations. This connection is provided by the Clinical Neuroimmunology Group, which is shared by Hartmut Wekerle’s department with the Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, LMU Munich. His areas of research are: immune surveillance and autoimmunity in the central nervous system; organization of organ specific autoimmune reaction; experimental models and new therapies of Multiple Sclerosis.