{"id":21458,"date":"2022-03-15T00:49:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/?page_id=21458"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:59:10","slug":"project-b14","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/research\/project-area-b\/project-b14\/","title":{"rendered":"Project B14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one large-mehr-seitenrand\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#0069b4;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">How does the hepatitis D Virus bypass the immune system?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two text-mobil-kleiner\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#0069b4;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:28;line-height:1.5;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#projektleitung\">Prof. Wedemeyer \/ Dr. Sandmann \/ Dr. Kefalakes<\/a><\/p><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator bigtriangle fusion-section-separator-1\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-big-triangle-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path d=\"M-1 -1 L50 99 L101 -1 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:25px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#b2d6f2;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What is this research project about?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border:3px solid #d7ebfb;border-radius:10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[c67c50bb162447d296a]\" data-caption=\"created with Biorender\" data-title=\"B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage\" title=\"B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-23890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.1_englisch_Homepage.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 bildunterschrift\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Schematic figure of the hepatitis B and hepatitis D virus (Created with Biorender).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#d6ebfb;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What is this research project about?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Infection with the hepatitis D virus (HDV) induces the least frequent but most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis, inducing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in ~70% of patients. Development of chronic infection is thought to be immune-mediated, however there is not sufficient data available to support this. Chronic HDV infection results from either simultaneous infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or superinfection of patients already infected with HBV. The aim of this project is to define how HDV circumvents the immune system leading to chronic infection.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:-99px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator curved fusion-section-separator-2\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-curved-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(239,239,239,1)\"><path d=\"M0 0 C 50 100 80 100 100 0 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:115px;--awb-padding-bottom:35px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What\u2019s the current status?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>With high rates of chronicity and the associated risk for the development of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma, prevention of infection and\/or effective antiviral treatment options are decisive. Currently, the only available antiviral treatment options are pegylated-interferon alpha with an efficacy of 25-33% and bulevirtide. The latter has only a conditional authorization in Europe, as long-term data on its efficacy are still missing. Understanding mechanisms of chronicity and disease pathogenesis are essential for the development of personalized treatment options, which are not available for chronic HDV infection so far.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[214784cc174bc3854d7]\" data-caption=\"created with Biorender\" data-title=\"B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage\" title=\"B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-23894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/B14_Abb.2_englisch_Homepage.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 bildunterschrift\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Overview of the planned study (created with Biorender).<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#0069b4;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\" data-bg-align=\"center center\" data-direction=\"right\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.2\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RES_HG_Projektziele-01.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-parallax-right projektziele-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-padding-right:10%;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:10%;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RES_HG_Projektziele-01.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last projektziele-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:8%;--awb-padding-bottom:50px;--awb-padding-left:8%;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.25);--awb-bg-color-hover:rgba(0,0,0,0.25);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-top:3px;--awb-border-right:3px;--awb-border-bottom:3px;--awb-border-left:3px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">What are the project goals?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5 text-weiss\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>The aim of the project is to characterize and understand why the immune system leads to the establishment and maintenance of chronic HDV infection. These insights will provide the cornerstone for the development of personalized treatment options and prevention strategies in the future. Thereby, the project will alleviate the burden of disease associated with HDV infection in the long-term.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#0069b4;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:5px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:50px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:30px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">How do we get there?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Our preliminary work shows that immune cells, and especially CD4+ T cells, are implicated in viral control during chronic HDV infection. Thus, we would like to use a systems immunology approach to dissolve the host susceptibility to HDV infection, with a special focus on CD4+ T cells. Here, immune-cell subsets will be analyzed in different patient cohorts by flow cytometry, single-cell transcriptomics, epigenetics and proteomics. Interesting findings will be validated in vitro and in vivo with an ultimate goal to generate an immunological biomarker or treatment approach.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 bildunterschrift\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"border-radius:10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" title=\"RES_BILD_Weg-der-Forschung-04\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/RES_BILD_Weg-der-Forschung-04-300x167.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-6235\" 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style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"projektleitung\" class=\"fusion-container-anchor\"><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-11 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-18 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator bigtriangle fusion-section-separator-3\" style=\"--awb-spacer-height:99px;--awb-svg-margin-left:0;--awb-svg-margin-right:0;--awb-divider-height:99px;--awb-spacer-padding-top:inherit;--awb-sep-padding:0;--awb-svg-padding:0;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\"><svg class=\"fusion-big-triangle-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path d=\"M-1 -1 L50 99 L101 -1 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-12 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-19 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-small-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:25px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">Projectleader<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four dfgoriginaltitel\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#0069b4;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:30px;\"><h4 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.5;\">Project title: Dissolving immune control of hepatitis D virus infection<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-13 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-background-color:#efefef;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-20 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 20px + 20px ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px 10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[47f533165e654e2b990]\" data-caption=\"Karin Kaiser \/ MHH\" data-title=\"Wedemeyer\" title=\"Wedemeyer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-13301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Wedemeyer.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three forschertitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three projekttitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1;\">Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/research\/project-area-b\/project-b14\/\">B14<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/about-us\/research-team-2\/prof-dr-heiner-wedemeyer\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CV &amp; VIDEO<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-21 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 20px + 20px ) * 0.25 ) );margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px 10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[16a8bb4ac28b0048bec]\" data-caption=\"Copyright: Tom Figiel\" data-title=\"RES_CV_Sandmann\" title=\"RES_CV_Sandmann\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-24302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/RES_CV_Sandmann.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three forschertitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Dr. Lisa Sandmann<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three projekttitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1;\">Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/research\/project-area-b\/project-b14\/\">B14<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CV &amp; VIDEO<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-22 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 20px + 20px ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-zoomin\" style=\"border-radius:10px 10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep.jpg\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[9b6db2c8f9c02193ee3]\" data-caption=\"\u00a9 Tom Figiel\" data-title=\"Kefalakes_Homep\" title=\"Kefalakes_Homep\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-24484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep-400x222.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep-800x444.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Kefalakes_Homep.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three forschertitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-font-size:20px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:20;--minFontSize:20;line-height:1.3;\">Dr. Helenie Kefalakes<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three projekttitel\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:5px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:5px;--awb-font-size:18px;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18;line-height:1;\">Project: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/forschung\/projektbereich-b-immunsystem\/projekt-b14\/\">B14<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resist-cluster.de\/en\/about-us\/research-team-2\/dr-helenie-kefalakes\/\"><span 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fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:36;line-height:1.4;\">Publications of the Project B14<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9 publikationstext\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Publications 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/41317314\/\"><strong>Ten-Year Follow-Up After 96 Weeks Treatment With Peginterferon Plus Tenofovir in Hepatitis D (HIDIT-II): Improved Clinical Outcome After Combination Therapy<\/strong><\/a> C. Yurdaydin, J. Kahlh\u00f6fer, F. A. Caruntu, K. Yalcin, S. G\u00fcrel, U. S. Akarca, et al. <strong>United European Gastroenterol J<\/strong> 2026 Vol. 14 Issue 1 Pages e70153 Accession Number: 41317314 PMCID: PMC12799903 DOI: 10.1002\/ueg2.70153<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40934944\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Quality of life improves during antiviral therapy with bulevirtide<\/strong><\/a> J. C. Eichholz, C. Dietz-Fricke, S. K. Mrowietz, K. Dinkelborg, K. Port, H. Wedemeyer, et al. Z <strong>Gastroenterol<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 63 Issue 9 Pages 930-941 Accession Number: 40934944 DOI: 10.1055\/a-2633-6361<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40372088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Droplet Digital PCR: A Powerful Tool for Accurate Quantification of Hepatitis D Virus RNA Levels and Verification of Detection Limits<\/strong><\/a> L. Sandmann, L. Windzio, B. Bremer, S. Falak, J. Beheim-Schwarzbach, A. Kummrow, et al. <strong>J Viral Hepat<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 32 Issue 6 Pages e70036 Accession Number: 40372088 PMCID: PMC12080313 DOI: 10.1111\/jvh.70036<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40123834\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sequence analysis of the hepatitis D virus across genotypes reveals highly conserved regions amidst evidence of recombination<\/strong><\/a> S. Chowdhury, C. Jacobsen, D. P. Depledge, H. Wedemeyer, L. Sandmann and H. Kefalakes <strong>Virus Evol 2025<\/strong> Vol. 11 Issue 1 Pages veaf012 Accession Number: 40123834 PMCID: PMC11927530 DOI: 10.1093\/ve\/veaf012<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40242313\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A novel in vitro system for simultaneous infections with hepatitis B, C, D and E viruses<\/a><\/strong> R. Fouill\u00e9, E. R. Verrier, A. De Meyer, L. Verhoye, M. Michelet, R. Barnault, et al <strong>JHEP Rep 2025<\/strong> Vol. 7 Issue 5 Pages 101383 Accession Number: 40242313 PMCID: PMC11999259 DOI: 10.1016\/j.jhepr.2025.101383<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40087915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Frequency, Severity and Impact of Pegylated Interferon Alpha-Associated Flares in Hepatitis D Infection<\/strong><\/a> S. Hardtke, C. Yurdaydin, F. A. Caruntu, M. G. Curescu, K. Yalcin, U. S. Akarca, et al. <strong>J Viral Hepat<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 32 Issue 4 Pages e70022 Accession Number: 40087915 PMCID: PMC11909584 DOI: 10.1111\/jvh.70022<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39847437\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TIGIT-expression on natural killer cell subsets is an early indicator of alleviating liver inflammation following bulevirtide treatment in chronic hepatitis D<\/strong><\/a> P. C. Chen, K. Deterding, S. A. Engelskircher, K. Port, L. Sandmann, A. Chakkadath, et al. <strong>Hepatology<\/strong> 2025 Accession Number: 39847437 DOI: 10.1097\/hep.0000000000001238<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39853842\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Phase 2 Randomised Study of Bulevirtide as Monotherapy or Combined With Peg-IFN\u03b1-2a as Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis Delta P. Lampertico<\/strong><\/a>, P. O. Bogomolov, V. Chulanov, T. Stepanova, V. Morozov, L. Allweiss, et al. <strong>Liver Int<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 45 Issue 2 Pages e70008 Accession Number: 39853842 PMCID: PMC11760647 DOI: 10.1111\/liv.70008<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39846714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Value and Kinetics of Virological Markers in the Natural Course of Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection<\/strong><\/a> L. Sandmann, V. Ohlendorf, A. Ehrenbauer, B. Bremer, A. R. M. Kraft, M. Cornberg, et al. <strong>Liver Int<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 45 Issue 2 Pages e70003 Accession Number: 39846714 PMCID: PMC11756344 DOI: 10.1111\/liv.70003<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/40540405\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hepatitis D Virus Infection: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology and Treatment. Report From the Third Delta Cure Meeting 2024<\/strong><\/a> E. Degasperi, L. Sandmann, H. Wedemeyer and P. Lampertico <strong>Liver Int<\/strong> 2025 Vol. 45 Issue 7 Pages e70189 Accession Number: 40540405 DOI: 10.1111\/liv.70189<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38205270\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Challenge of Anticoagulation in Liver Cirrhosis.<\/b><\/a> Eichholz JC, Wedemeyer H, Maasoumy B.\u00a0 Visc Med. 2024 Jan;39(6):169-176. doi: 10.1159\/000535438. Epub 2023 Dec 21. PMID: 38205270; PMCID: PMC10775854.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38844458\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Genetic determinants of host- and virus-derived insertions for hepatitis E virus replication<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b> Wi\u00dfing, M. H., T. L. Meister, M. K. Nocke, A. G\u00f6mer, M. Masovic, L. Knegendorf, Y. Br\u00fcggemann, V. Bader, A. Siddharta, C. T. Bock, A. Ploss, S. P. Kenney, K. F. Winklhofer, P. Behrendt, H. Wedemeyer, E. Steinmann, and D. Todt. 2024. Nat Commun 15: 4855.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38872774\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Management of chronic viral hepatitis B and D.<\/b><\/a> Dietz-Fricke, C., and H. Wedemeyer. 2024. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 23: e0221.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39471056\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hepatitis D virus &#8211; still the devil !<\/strong><\/a> A. Wranke and H. Wedemeyer <strong>Hepatology<\/strong> 2024 Accession Number: 39471056 DOI: 10.1097\/hep.0000000000001144<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39663120\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis delta: new insights from clinical trials and real-life studies<\/strong><\/a> P. Lampertico, M. P. Anolli, D. Roulot and H. Wedemeyer <strong>Gut<\/strong> 2024 Accession Number: 39663120 DOI: 10.1136\/gutjnl-2024-332597<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39586812\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>[Significant increase in newly diagnosed hepatitis B and C cases in Germany due to screening]<\/strong><\/a> D. H\u00fcppe, Y. Serfert, M. Cornberg and H. Wedemeyer <strong>Z Gastroenterol<\/strong> 2024 Accession Number: 39586812 DOI: 10.1055\/a-2435-5069<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2023\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37345876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A Phase 3, Randomized Trial of Bulevirtide in Chronic Hepatitis D.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Wedemeyer H, Aleman S, Brunetto MR, Blank A, Andreone P, Bogomolov P, Chulanov V, Mamonova N, Geyvandova N, Morozov V, Sagalova O, Stepanova T, Berger A, Manuilov D, Suri V, An Q, Da B, Flaherty J, Osinusi A, Liu Y, Merle U, Schulze Zur Wiesch J, Zeuzem S, Ciesek S, Cornberg M, Lampertico P; MYR 301 Study Group.\u00a0 N Engl J Med. 2023 Jul 6;389(1):22-32. doi: 10.1056\/NEJMoa2213429. Epub 2023 Jun 22. PMID: 37345876.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36924318\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bile acid increase during bulevirtide treatment of hepatitis D is not associated with a decline in HDV RNA.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Deterding K, Xu C, Port K, Dietz-Fricke C, Xun J, Maasoumy B, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H.\u00a0 J Viral Hepat. 2023 Jul;30(7):597-606. doi: 10.1111\/jvh.13831. Epub 2023 Mar 28. PMID: 36924318.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37789170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Clinical long-term outcome of hepatitis D compared to hepatitis B monoinfection.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Wranke A, Heidrich B, Deterding K, Hupa-Breier KL, Kirschner J, Bremer B, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H.\u00a0 Hepatol Int. 2023 Dec;17(6):1359-1367. doi: 10.1007\/s12072-023-10575-0. Epub 2023 Oct 3. PMID: 37789170; PMCID: PMC10661878.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37640384\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HDV RNA assays: Performance characteristics, clinical utility, and challenges.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Wedemeyer H, Leus M, Battersby TR, Glenn J, Gordien E, Kamili S, Kapoor H, Kessler HH, Lenz O, L\u00fctgehetmann M, Mixson-Hayden T, Simon CO, Thomson M, Westman G, Miller V, Terrault N, Lampertico P; HDV RNA Assays Writing Group at the HBV Forum.\u00a0 Hepatology. 2023 Aug 28. doi: 10.1097\/HEP.0000000000000584. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37640384.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36002390\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Interferon-based treatment of chronic hepatitis D.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Sandmann L, Wedemeyer H. Liver Int. 2023 Aug;43 Suppl 1:69-79. doi: 10.1111\/liv.15410. Epub 2022 Sep 2. PMID: 36002390.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36648369\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kinetics and predictive value of HBcrAg, HBV RNA and anti-HBc during bulevirtide treatment of chronic HDV-infected patients.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Sandmann L, Deterding K, Bremer B, Port K, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H, Maasoumy B.\u00a0 J Viral Hepat. 2023 Apr;30(4):283-286. doi: 10.1111\/jvh.13804. Epub 2023 Jan 23. PMID: 36648369.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37025462\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Treating hepatitis D with bulevirtide \u2013 Real-world experience from 114 patients.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Dietz-Fricke C, Tacke F, Z\u00f6llner C, Demir M, Schmidt HH, Schramm C, Willuweit K, Lange CM, Weber S, Denk G, Berg CP, Grottenthaler JM, Merle U, Olkus A, Zeuzem S, Sprinzl K, Berg T, van B\u00f6mmel F, Wiegand J, Herta T, Seufferlein T, Zizer E, Dikopoulos N, Thimme R, Neumann-Haefelin C, Galle PR, Sprinzl M, Lohse AW, Schulze Zur Wiesch J, Kempski J, Geier A, Reiter FP, Schlevogt B, G\u00f6diker J, Hofmann WP, Buggisch P, Kahlh\u00f6fer J, Port K, Maasoumy B, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H, Deterding K.\u00a0 JHEP Rep. 2023 Mar 15;5(4):100686. doi: 10.1016\/j.jhepr.2023.100686. PMID: 37025462; PMCID: PMC10071092.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37649441\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Enhanced monitoring and detection of recent genotype 3 hepatitis E virus infection through urine antigen testing.<\/strong><\/a> Stahl Y, Kabar I, Heinzow H, Maasoumy B, Bremer B, Wedemeyer H, Schmidt HH, Pietschmann T, Schlevogt B, Behrendt P. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023 Dec;12(2):2251598. Epub 2023 Aug 31. PMID: 37649441; PMCID: PMC10512750.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37593170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hepatitis D virus infection: Pathophysiology, epidemiology and treatment. Report from the first international delta cure meeting 2022<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>JHEP Rep<\/strong>. 2023 Jun 28;5(9):100818. doi: 10.1016\/j.jhepr.2023.100818. eCollection 2023 Sep.<br \/>\nPietro Lampertico , Elisabetta Degasperi , Lisa Sandmann , Heiner Wedemeyer ; Delta Cure 2022 Working Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37183524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Quality-of-life scores improve after 96\u2009weeks of PEG-IFNa-2a treatment of hepatitis D: An analysis of the HIDIT-II trial.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Dinkelborg K, Kahlh\u00f6fer J, D\u00f6rge P, Yurdaydin C, Hardtke S, Caruntu FA, Curescu MG, Yalcin K, Akarca US, G\u00fcrel S, Zeuzem S, Erhardt A, L\u00fcth S, Papatheodoridis GV, Keskin O, Port K, Radu M, Celen MK, Idilman R, Weber K, Stift J, Wittkop U, Heidrich B, Mederacke I, von der Leyen H, Dienes HP, Cornberg M, Koch A, Manns MP, Wedemeyer H, Deterding K; HIDIT-2 Study Team. <strong>Liver Int.<\/strong> 2023 Aug;43(8):1663-1676. doi: 10.1111\/liv.15602. Epub 2023 May 15. PMID: 37183524.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/liv.14740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Residual low HDV viraemia is associated HDV RNA relapse after PEG-IFNa-based antiviral treatment of hepatitis delta: Results from the HIDIT-II study.<\/strong><\/a> Bremer B, Anastasiou OE, Hardtke S, Caruntu FA, Curescu MG, Yalcin K, Akarca US, Gurel S, Zeuzem S, Erhardt A, Luth S, Papatheodoridis GV, Radu M, Idilman R, Manns MP, Cornberg M, Yurdaydin C, Wedemeyer H. Liver Int 2021;41(2):295-299<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34302839\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Liver-Resident Bystander CD8 T Cells Contribute to Liver Disease Pathogenesis in Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection.<\/strong><\/a> Kefalakes H, Horgan XJ, Jung MK, Amanakis G, Kapuria D, Bolte FJ, Kleiner DE, Koh C, Heller T, Rehermann B. Liver-Resident Bystander Gastroenterology 2021;161(5):1567-1583<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2020\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32707605\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ten-year follow-up of a randomized controlled clinical trial in chronic hepatitis delta.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>Wranke A, Hardtke S, Heidrich B, Dalekos G, Yalcin K, Tabak F, Gurel S, Cakaloglu Y, Akarca US, Lammert F, Haussinger D, Muller T, Wobse M, Manns MP, Idilman R, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H, Yurdaydin C.\u00a0 J Viral Hepat 2020;27(12):1359-1368<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30833068\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Peginterferon alfa-2a plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for hepatitis D (HIDIT-II): a randomised, placebo controlled, phase 2 trial.<\/strong><\/a> Wedemeyer H, Yurdaydin C, Hardtke S, Caruntu FA, Curescu MG, Yalcin K, Akarca US, Gurel S, Zeuzem S, Erhardt A, Luth S, Papatheodoridis GV, Keskin O, Port K, Radu M, Celen MK, Idilman R, Weber K, Stift J, Wittkop U, Heidrich B, Mederacke I, von der Leyen H, Dienes HP, Cornberg M, Koch A, Manns MP, HIDIT-II study team. Lancet Infect Dis 2019;19(3):275-286<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31100314\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Chronic hepatitis delta virus infection leads to functional impairment and severe loss of MAIT cells.<\/strong><\/a> Dias J, Hengst J, Parrot T, Leeansyah E, Lunemann S, Malone DFG, Hardtke S, Strauss O, Zimmer CL, Berglin L, Schirdewahn T, Ciesek S, Marquardt N, von Hahn T, Manns MP, Cornberg M, Ljunggren HG, Wedemeyer H, Sandberg JK, Bjorkstrom NK. J Hepatol 2019;71(2):301-312<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30664876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hepatitis D Virus-Specific CD8 T Cells Have a Memory-Like Phenotype Associated With Viral Immune Escape in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis D Virus Infection.<\/strong><\/a> Kefalakes H, Koh C, Sidney J, Amanakis G, Sette A, Heller T, Rehermann B. Gastroenterology 2019;156(6):1805-1819<\/p>\n<p><strong>previous Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27803174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Third Signal Cytokine Interleukin 12 Rather Than Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Contributes to the Functional Restoration of Hepatitis D Virus-Specific T Cells.<\/strong> <\/a>Schirdewahn T, Grabowski J, Sekyere SO, Bremer B, Wranke A, Lunemann S, Schlaphoff V, Kirschner J, Hardtke S, Manns MP, Cornberg M, Wedemeyer H, Suneetha PV.\u00a0 J Infect Dis 2017;215(1):139-149<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21268724\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Peginterferon plus Adefovir versus Either Drug Alone for Hepatitis Delta.<\/strong> <\/a>Wedemeyer H, Yurdaydin C, Dalekos GN, Erhardt A, Cakaloglu Y, Degertekin H, Gurel S, Zeuzem S, Zachou K, Bozkaya H, Koch A, Bock T, Dienes HP, Manns MP, HIDIT Study Grp. 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