Team

The multidisciplinary and multisectoral Vax2Muc consortium brings together five universities, three research organisations and two SMEs with international renowned experts in:

  • mucosal immunity (TUM, TCD, SSI),

  • vaccine development (TUM, HZI, SSI),

  • process development and GMP production of proteins (SSI),

  • adjuvant R&D (SSI, HZI),

  • formulation R&D (UOS, FFUL, SSI, INSTAR),

  • preclinical validation in mice (TUM, HZI, SSI) and pigs (IRTA, SSI),

  • drug product GMP production (InStar),

  • clinical trials (UANTWERPEN),

  • vaccinology and immune monitoring (TUM, HZI, SSI, TCD, IRTA),

  • project management , dissemination and communication (LINQ)

Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene,
TUM School of Medicine and Health
Department Preclinical Medicine, Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Germany

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Prof Dr Markus Gerhard, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the Project
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Dr Verena Friedrich, PhD

Scientific Project Manager and Scientist
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Ruolan Gong

Scientist

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Cora Mibus

Scientist

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Helmholtz Centre For Infection Research (HZI)

Germany

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Prof Dr Carlos A. Guzmán, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator
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Dr Thomas Ebensen, PhD

Senior Scientist
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Dr Stephanie Trittel, PhD

Scientist
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HZI/Verena Meier

Dr Peggy Riese, PhD

Scientist
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Dr Upneet Hillebrand, PhD

Project Manager
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Statens Serum Institut (SSI)

Denmark

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Prof Dr Gregers Jungersen, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator
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Dr Charlotte Green Jensen, PhD

Research Scientist
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Dr Gitte Erbs, PhD

Research Scientist
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Martina Bardino Mørch

PhD Student
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Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon (FFUL)

Portugal

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Prof Dr António Almeida, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator and Researcher
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Dr Lídia Maria Diogo Gonçalves, PhD

Researcher
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LINQ management GmbH (LINQ)

Germany

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Caroline Stöhr

Senior Project Manager
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Alessia Perrone, MSc

Project Manager
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Dr Vera Schneider, PhD

Senior Advisor
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Zala Turšič

Content & Communications Manager
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Trinity College Dublin (TCD)

Ireland

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Prof Dr Ed Lavelle, MD, PhD

Principal Investigator
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Nicole O’Sullivan

Scientist
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InStar Technologies a.s. (InStar)

Czech Republic

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Patrik Komarek

Project Supervisor
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Denise Stranska

Project Coordinator
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Gyan Sagar

Project R&D Manager
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University Antwerpen (UANTWERPEN)

Belgium

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Prof Dr Pierre Van Damme, MD, PhD

Head of Centre for Evaluation of Vaccination
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Ilse De Coster, MD

Head of Ambulatory Clinical Trial Unit
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Dr Ine Wouters, PhD

Project Manager of Clinical Trial Team
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IRTA Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA-CERTA)

Spain

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Joaquim Segalés, DVM, PhD

Principal Investigator
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Dr Marina Sibila, PhD

Researcher
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University of Strathclyde (UOS)

United Kingdom

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Prof Dr Yvonne Perrie

Principal Investigator
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