nephrology

• Bacterial physiology and persister cell biology
• Mechanisms of antibiotic tolerance and resistance
• Bacterial genetic engineering and genome modification, and molecular analyses
• Host immune regulation in diabetic kidney disease
• Fcγ receptor signaling in podocytes and phagocytes

• Molecular and cellular analysis of host–pathogen interactions

   

I am currently working on the immunologic features of human podocytes, as well as role of Klotho and NPP1 proteins in the course of diabetic nephropathy. Previously, I studied genetics and immunology of sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. I work with cell lines, I perform quantitative analyses of gene and protein expression. I also implement techniques like immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry, and analyse glycolitic parametres of podocytes by measurement of extracellular acidification.