Curriculum Vitae

Volkan Tahmaz

Department of Ophthalmology
University of Cologne
Kerpener Straße 62
50937 Cologne, Germany
Email: volkan.tahmaz@uk-koeln.de

Scientific career

2017-Affiliated Clinician-Scientist at the PhD student level in Project 1 “Induction of transplant tolerance by antihem- and antilymphangiogenic therapies” in the DFG Research Unit FOR 2240 “Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Cellular Immunity in Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye” at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne

2018- Affiliated Clinician-Scientist at the PhD student level in Project P1 “Induction of corneal transplant tolerance by anti(lymph)angiogenic therapy” in the DFG Research Unit FOR 2240 “Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Cellular Immunity in Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye” at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne

Selected publications

Tahmaz V, Gehlsen U, Sauerbier L, Holtick U, Engel L, Radojska S, Petrescu-Jipa VM, Scheid C, Hallek M, Gathof B, Cursiefen C, Steven P. Treatment  of severe chronic ocular graft-versus-host disease using 100% autologous serum eye drops from a sealed manufacturing system: a retrospective cohort study. Br J  Ophthalmol. 2016 Jun 6. pii: bjophthalmol-2015-307666.

Steven P, Sauerbier L, Siebelmann S, Gehlsen U, Tahmaz V, Wittig S, Scheid C, Cursiefen C. [Therapy for Ocular Graft-vs-Host Disease]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2015 May;232(5):658-63.