Professorship “Mitochondrial Signaling in Pulmonary Vascular and Airway Diseases”

Natascha Sommer focuses on the transfer of fundamental, preclinical scientific concepts to clinical practice, as well as the implementation of clinical questions into experimental problem solutions ("from bench to bedside and from bedside to bench"). This has been achieved by setting up a basic scientific working group in the field of pulmonary vascular and airway remodeling with a focus on mechanisms dependent on mitochondria and reactive oxygen species. In parallel, clinical work guarantees close contact to patients and other clinicians for optimal translational research and conduct of clinical trials.