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Overview

Ulf Dittmer is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their academic work spans multiple areas within medicine, immunology, and microbiology, with a particular focus on infectious diseases and immune system responses.

Their research primarily covers the following main fields:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Epidemiology
  • Hepatology
  • Neurology

Dittmer's research topics have a strong emphasis on viral diseases and immune responses. Key themes in their work encompass:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C Virus Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Some of the recent scholarly papers associated with their research include:

  • "Longitudinal characteristics of lymphocyte responses and cytokine profiles in the peripheral blood of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients" (2020, EBioMedicine)
  • "Overlapping and discrete aspects of the pathology and pathogenesis of the emerging human pathogenic coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and 2019-nCoV" (2020, Journal of Medical Virology)
  • "Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation" (2020, American Journal of Infection Control)
  • "SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody detection in healthcare workers in Germany with direct contact to COVID-19 patients" (2020, Journal of Clinical Virology)
  • "SARS-CoV-2 infection induces sustained humoral immune responses in convalescent patients following symptomatic COVID-19" (2021, Nature Communications)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Oliver Witzke
  • Mirko Trilling
  • Kathrin Sutter
  • Adalbert Krawczyk
  • Mengji Lu

Dittmer has published extensively in several scientific venues, with notable repeat publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Vaccines
  • Viruses

In addition to journal articles, Dittmer has contributed to the academic field through book publication. One known title is "Current Progress in Genomic and Genetic Research on Human Viral Diseases," published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Longitudinal characteristics of lymphocyte responses and cytokine profiles in the peripheral blood of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients.

    Jing Liu;Sumeng Li;Jia Liu;Boyun Liang

  • Overlapping and discrete aspects of the pathology and pathogenesis of the emerging human pathogenic coronaviruses SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and 2019-nCoV.

    Jia Liu;Xin Zheng;Qiaoxia Tong;Wei Li

  • Clinical features and virological analysis of a case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection

    Christian Drosten;Michael Seilmaier;Victor M. Corman;Wulf Hartmann

  • Assays for laboratory confirmation of novel human coronavirus (hCoV-EMC) infections.

    Victor Corman;Marcel Müller;U. Costabel;J. Timm

  • Functional Impairment of CD8+ T Cells by Regulatory T Cells during Persistent Retroviral Infection

    Ulf Dittmer;Hong He;Ronald J. Messer;Simone Schimmer

  • Hepatitis B virus suppresses toll-like receptor–mediated innate immune responses in murine parenchymal and nonparenchymal liver cells

    Jun Wu;Zhongji Meng;Min Jiang;Rongjuan Pei

  • The Spike Protein of the Emerging Betacoronavirus EMC Uses a Novel Coronavirus Receptor for Entry, Can Be Activated by TMPRSS2, and Is Targeted by Neutralizing Antibodies

    Stefanie Gierer;Stephanie Bertram;Franziska Kaup;Florian Wrensch

  • Susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 to UV irradiation.

    Christiane Silke Heilingloh;Ulrich Wilhelm Aufderhorst;Leonie Schipper;Ulf Dittmer

  • SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody detection in healthcare workers in Germany with direct contact to COVID-19 patients.

    Johannes Korth;Benjamin Wilde;Sebastian Dolff;Olympia E. Anastasiou

  • Toll-like receptor-mediated control of HBV replication by nonparenchymal liver cells in mice.

    Jun Wu;Mengji Lu;Zhongji Meng;Martin Trippler

  • Toll-like receptor-induced innate immune responses in non-parenchymal liver cells are cell type-specific

    Jun Wu;Zhongji Meng;Min Jiang;Min Jiang;Ejuan Zhang;Ejuan Zhang

  • SARS-CoV-2 infection induces sustained humoral immune responses in convalescent patients following symptomatic COVID-19.

    Jun Wu;Boyun Liang;Cunrong Chen;Hua Wang

  • Safety and Efficacy of 48 Weeks REP 2139 or REP 2165, Tenofovir Disoproxil, and Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2a in Patients With Chronic HBV Infection Naïve to Nucleos(t)ide Therapy.

    Michel Bazinet;Victor Pântea;Gheorghe Placinta;Iurie Moscalu

  • IFN-α Subtypes: Distinct Biological Activities in Anti-Viral Therapy

    K Gibbert;JF Schlaak;D Yang;U Dittmer

  • Natural Regulatory T Cells and Persistent Viral Infection

    Shuo Li;Eric James Gowans;Eric James Gowans;Claire Chougnet;Magdalena Plebanski

  • Robust T Cell Response Toward Spike, Membrane, and Nucleocapsid SARS-CoV-2 Proteins Is Not Associated with Recovery in Critical COVID-19 Patients.

    Constantin J. Thieme;Moritz Anft;Krystallenia Paniskaki;Arturo Blazquez-Navarro;Arturo Blazquez-Navarro

  • Differential expansion of circulating human MDSC subsets in patients with cancer, infection and inflammation.

    Luca Cassetta;Kirsten Bruderek;Joanna Skrzeczynska-Moncznik;Oktawia Osiecka

  • Mouse SAMHD1 Has Antiretroviral Activity and Suppresses a Spontaneous Cell-Intrinsic Antiviral Response.

    Raymond Behrendt;Tina Schumann;Alexander Gerbaulet;Laura A Nguyen

  • Impaired Cytotoxic CD8 + T Cell Response in Elderly COVID-19 Patients.

    Jaana Westmeier;Krystallenia Paniskaki;Zehra Karaköse;Tanja Werner

  • Guanylate-Binding Proteins 2 and 5 Exert Broad Antiviral Activity by Inhibiting Furin-Mediated Processing of Viral Envelope Proteins.

    Elisabeth Braun;Dominik Hotter;Lennart Koepke;Fabian Zech

  • Critical Role for CD4+ T Cells in Controlling Retrovirus Replication and Spread in Persistently Infected Mice

    Kim J. Hasenkrug;Diane M. Brooks;Ulf Dittmer

  • Glycyrrhizin Effectively Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Replication by Inhibiting the Viral Main Protease.

    Lukas van de Sand;Maren Bormann;Mira Alt;Leonie Schipper

  • Longitudinal Characteristics of Lymphocyte Responses and Cytokine Profiles in the Peripheral Blood of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients

    Jing Liu;Sumeng Li;Jia Liu;Boyun Liang

Frequent Co-Authors

Mengji Lu
Mengji Lu University of Duisburg-Essen
Kim J. Hasenkrug
Kim J. Hasenkrug National Institutes of Health
Michael Roggendorf
Michael Roggendorf Technical University of Munich
Karl S. Lang
Karl S. Lang University of Duisburg-Essen
Gerhard Hunsmann
Gerhard Hunsmann University of Göttingen
Jun Wu
Jun Wu The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mario L. Santiago
Mario L. Santiago University of Colorado Denver
Eike Steinmann
Eike Steinmann Ruhr University Bochum
Astrid M. Westendorf
Astrid M. Westendorf University of Duisburg-Essen
George Kassiotis
George Kassiotis The Francis Crick Institute

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