\n<\/i><\/td>\n My Research Interest in RESIST<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/h1><\/div>In our genetic ambulance we see a number of patients suffering from high susceptibility to infections. Our goal is to identify the underlying genetic mechanisms leading to defects in the immune system and thereby causing the patients being vulnerable to infections. Though the complete human genome has been sequenced already decades ago it remains a challenge to identify the DNA variations leading to dysfunctional immunological responses. Some of these syndromes are found in less than 500 out of one million people making it even more difficult to find the disease causing mutations. Therefore, we are working closely together in interdisciplinary teams with clinicians and researchers and use the latest methods to find the right diagnosis for our patients and enable customized, effective treatments.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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Prof. Dr. Nataliya Di Donato – Curriculum Vitae<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Current Position<\/h3><\/div><\/i><\/span>\n
Since May 2023 Director of the Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
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Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training<\/h3><\/div><\/i><\/span>\n
1996 \u2013 2002 Medical studies, Medical University Charkiw, Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2002 \u2013 2003 Practical year, Academy for postgradual medical studies, Kiew, Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2003 \u2013 2005 Physician at Genetics department, Academy for postgradual medical studies, Institute for Heart surgery, Kiew, Ukraine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2007 MD PhD in Medical genetics, University of Zurich, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2007 – 2010 Medical fellowship in Human genetics, Institute for Clinical Genetics, University Hospital Dresden, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2010 Board Certification in Human genetics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2018 PD \/ Habilitation in Human Genetics, Medical Faculty, TU Dresden, Germany<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
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Academic and Research Posts<\/h3><\/div><\/i><\/span>\n
2010 Attending Physician at the Institute for Clinical genetics, TU Dresden and MVZ at the University Hospital Dresden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2011 \u2013 2014 Head of the Genetic Outpatient clinic
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2014 \u2013 2015 DFG Clinician Scientist at the Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seatlle Children\u2019s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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Since 2015 PI at the Institute for clinical genetics, TU Dresden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2016 \u2013 2017 Habilitation scholar at the medical faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2018 \u2013 2021 Head of the Genetic Outpatient clinic, Institute for clinical genetics, TU Dresden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2018 – 2023 PI and Deputy director of the Institute for clinical genetics, TU Dresden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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Since May 2023 Director of the Department of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School (MHH)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
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Other Scientific Roles<\/h3><\/div><\/i><\/span>\n
Management committee member of the European network Neuro-MIG Cost Action project on Brain Malformations and work group leader \u201cGenetic diagnostics and functional genomic diagnostics\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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Coordinator of the 2020 EJP-RD funded EU consortium PredACTINg<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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Member of the scientific advisory board and member of the program commission of the German Society for Human Genetics (GfH)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2024 \u2013 2028 Review board member for human genetics of the DFG<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
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Awards and Prizes<\/h3><\/div><\/i><\/span>\n
2005 Federal excellence fellowship of the Swiss Federal Fellowship Commission for foreign students, Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2014 DFG research scholarship at the Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children\u2019s Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2016 Habilitation grant, medical faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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2021 Else Kr\u00f6ner excellence fellowship for clinicians at senior physician level<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
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Recommended Links<\/h1><\/div>For further information about Prof. Di Donato’s scientific work please check the following links:<\/p>\n<\/div>
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