Die Rolle von GARP in der Immunmodulation: von Wundheilung zu Tumorigenesis

FB10: Unimedizin Mainz, Hautklinik, Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Andrea Tüttenberg

Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang
Since 01/2021Fast-track PhD in Biology, Dermatology Department, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Working group: Prof. Dr. med. Andrea Tüttenberg, Dissertation title: “The role of GARP in immunomodulation: from wound healing to tumorigenesis”
03/2020 – 12/2021Research Assistant, Dermatology Department, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Working group: Prof. Dr. med. Andrea Tüttenberg
09/2019 – 03/2020Visiting Scientist (Fulbright U.S. Student Program), Dermatology Department, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Working group: Prof. Dr. med. Andrea Tüttenberg
03/2019Cuba Comparative Health Systems Study Abroad (Havana, Cuba), Ohio University
06/2018Student Lab Assistant, Antibody Production, Quidel Corporation
09/2017 – 05/2019Student Researcher, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, Working group: Dr. Ronan Carroll
05/2017 – 08/2017Student Researcher (DAAD RISE), Dermatology Department, University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Working group: Prof. Dr. med. Andrea Tüttenberg
06/2016 – 08/2016Entrepreneurial Lead, Ohio University, I-CORP Ohio
11/2015 – 05/2017Student Researcher, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, Working group: Dr. Xiaozhuo Chen
08/2015 – 05/2019Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biological Sciences, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College, Thesis title: “Analysis of Intracellular Staphylococcus aureus Enabling Chronic and Recurrent Infections”
06/2014Service Learning Study Abroad (El Seibo, Dominican Republic), EF Education First
08/2011 – 05/2015International Baccalaureate Diploma, Dublin Scioto High School, High School Diploma, Dublin Scioto High School
Publikationen
2022Emily R. Trzeciak, Niklas Zimmer, Peer W. Kämmerer, Daniel Thiem, Bilal Al-Nawas, Andrea Tuettenberg, Sebastian Blatt. GARP Regulates the Immune Capacity of a Human Autologous Platelet Concentrate. Biomedicines. 2022; 10 (12):3136.
Niklas Zimmer, Emily R. Trzeciak, Barbara Graefen, Kazuki Satoh, Andrea Tuettenberg. GARP as a Therapeutic Target for the Modulation of Regulatory T Cells in Cancer and Autoimmunity. Frontiers in Immunology. 2022; 13.
Emily R. Trzeciak, Niklas Zimmer, Isabelle Gehringer, Lara Stein, Barbara Graefen, Jonathan Schupp, Achim Stephan, Stephan Rietz, Michael Prantner, Andrea Tuettenberg. Oxidative Stress Differentially Influences the Survival and Metabolism of Cells in the Melanoma Microenvironment. Cells. 2022; 11 (6):930.
2021Franziska K. Krebs, Emily R. Trzeciak, Sophia Zimmer, Deniz Özistanbullu, Heidrun Mitzel‐Rink, Markus Meissner, Stephan Grabbe, Carmen Loquai, Andrea Tuettenberg. Immune signature as predictive marker for response to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy and overall survival in melanoma. Cancer Medicine. 2021; 10 (5):1562-1575.
2019Emily Trzeciak, Niklas Zimmer, Ella Kim, Jonathan Schupp, Bettina Sprang, Petra Leuke, Fatemeh Khafaji, Florian Ringel, Clemens Sommer, Jochen Tuettenberg, Andrea Tuettenberg. Dual Expression of GARP in Immune and Glioma Cells: Yet Another Mechanism of Cancer Immune Escape. 2019; 1 (2).
Jonathan Schupp, Franziska K. Krebs, Niklas Zimmer, Emily Trzeciak, Detlef Schuppan, Andrea Tuettenberg. Targeting myeloid cells in the tumor sustaining microenvironment. Cellular Immunology. 2019; 343 ():103713.
Rebecca A. Keogh, Rachel L. Zapf, Emily Trzeciak, Gillian G. Null, Richard E. Wiemels, Ronan K. Carroll. Novel Regulation of Alpha-Toxin and the Phenol-Soluble Modulins by Peptidyl-Prolyl cis/trans Isomerase Enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus. Toxins. 2019; 11 (6):343.
Rachel L. Zapf, Richard E. Wiemels, Rebecca A. Keogh, Donald L. Holzschu, Kayla M. Howell, Emily Trzeciak, Andrew R. Caillet, Kellie A. King, Samantha A. Selhorst, Michael J. Naldrett, Jeffrey L. Bose, Ronan K. Carroll. The Small RNA Teg41 Regulates Expression of the Alpha Phenol-Soluble Modulins and Is Required for Virulence in Staphylococcus aureus. Mbio. 2019; 10 (1): e02484-18.
Ausgewählte Konferenzbeiträge
02/202349th Annual Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung, Innsbruck, Austria
Poster title: “Uncovering the moonlighting function of nuclear GARP in melanoma”
02/202248th Annual Meeting of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung, virtual, poster title: “GARP, a novel driver of proliferation and growth in 2D and 3D cultured melanoma cells”
09/2021Deutscher Hautkrebskongress, virtual, poster title: “Journey to another dimension: the development and application of a 3D melanoma spheroid model”
01/2020 – 02/2020Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Forschung Winter School, Zugspitze, Germany, poster title: “Post-Transcriptional Regulation of GARP Expression in Melanoma and Glioblastoma by miR-142-3p”
04/2019Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, Athens, USA, poster title: “Targeting Staphylococcus aureus infections from the inside-out”
06/201862nd Annual Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology, Estes Park, USA, poster title: “Investigating the contribution of the small RNA Teg41 to Staphylococcus aureus infection-related phenotypes”
03/2017Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, Athens, USA, poster title: “ATPase, Ectonucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase 2, as a Potential Novel Anticancer Therapeutic”
Stipendien und Auszeichnungen

01/2023
Junior member of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
03/2021DAAD One-Year Grants for Doctoral Candidates
04/20191st Prize Poster Presentation, Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, poster title: “Targeting Staphylococcus aureus infections from the inside-out”
03/2019Biological Sciences Outstanding Graduating Senior Award, Ohio University Honors Tutorial College
03/2019Fulbright U.S. Student Program
03/2019Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Ohio University
11/2018John J. Kopchick Molecular and Cellular Biology/Translational Biomedical Sciences Undergraduate Student Support Fund, Ohio University
03/2017DAAD RISE
03/20171st Prize Poster Presentation, Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Expo, poster title: “ATPase, Ectonucleoside Triphosphate Diphosphohydrolase 2, as a Potential Novel Anticancer Therapeutic”
Lehrveranstaltungen
01/2019 – 05/2019Teaching Assistant (General Genetics), Ohio University
08/2017 – 12/2017Teaching Assistant (Introductory Biology), Ohio University
01/2017 – 05/2019First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor, American Red Cross, Ohio University
Akademisches Engagement
Since 01/2023Junior member of the Gutenberg Academy Fellows Program, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Since 01/2022Ada Lovelace Career Orientation Mentorship Program, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Since 06/2021Mainz Research School of Translational Biomedicine (TransMed), University Medical Center Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Since 04/2021German Society for Immunology
Since 03/2020International Exchange Alumnus, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Since 09/2015Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honors Society