Dr. Swantje Liedmann

is a trained virologist and immunologist appointed as W1/W2 tenure track professor in immune epigenetics at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn.

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Dr. Liedmann is awardee of the NRW Rückkehrprogramm 2022 .

Her major scientific advancements have included the development of a pharmacological protocol that promote memory function of CD8 T cells, the discovery of novel virulence marker in the influenza A virus genome and interferon antagonistic properties of two influenza A virus polymerase subunits, as well as the development of a high-resolution light microscopy approach to visualize helical influenza genome segments.

Education

BSc, Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

MSc, Biology, University of Münster, Germany

PhD, Virology, University of Münster, Germany

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Immunology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA