Dr. rer. nat. Melissa Wich
Friedrich Schiller University
Center for Molecular Biomedicine (CMB) - Cell Biology
Role of B cells and antibodies in Candida albicans colonization and infection
Candida albicans is a benign member of the human microbiota, but can become a lethal pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. As it plays a substantial and increasing role in nosocomial infections, and resistances to the few available antifungal agents arise.
PhD start: 11/01/2017
Publications
Marta Ferreira-Gomes, Melissa Wich, Sally Böde, Bernhard Hube, Ilse D. Jacobsen and Berit Jungnickel 2021 B Cell Recognition of Candida albicans Hyphae via TLR 2 Promotes IgG1 and IL-6 Secretion for TH17 Differentiation Front. Immunol. 12, 698849.