Dr. rer.nat. Maren Kasper

Scientific career

2015- Scientist at the Post-Doc level in Project 8 “The role of interleukin (IL)-10 in the pathogenesis of autoimmune uveitis in mice and man” in the DFG Research Unit FOR 2240 “Angiogenesis, Lymphangiogenesis and Cellular Immunity in Inflammatory Diseases of the Eye” at the Uveitis Center, St. Franziskus Hospital, Münster

Selected Publications

Walscheid K, Weinhage T, Foell D, Heinz C, Kasper M, Heiligenhaus A. Phenotypic changes of peripheral blood mononuclear cells upon corticosteroid treatment in idiopathic intermediate uveitis. Clin Immunol. 2016 Oct 28. pii: S1521-6616(16)30534-4. [Epub ahead of print]

Walscheid K, Heiligenhaus A, Holzinger D, Roth J, Heinz C, Tappeiner C, Kasper M, Foell D. Elevated S100A8/A9 and S100A12 Serum Levels Reflect Intraocular Inflammation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis: Results From a Pilot Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2015 Dec;56(13):7653-60.

Krawczyk A, Dirks M, Kasper M, Buch A, Dittmer U, Giebel B, Wildschütz L, Busch M, Goergens A, Schneweis KE, Eis-Hübinger AM, Sodeik B, Heiligenhaus A, Roggendorf M, Bauer D. Prevention of herpes simplex virus induced stromal keratitis by a glycoprotein B-specific monoclonal antibody. PLoS One. 2015 Jan 14;10(1):e0116800.