Szanowni Państwo,
zapraszamy na wykład gościnny w ramach Programu przyjazdów profesorów wizytujących (wizyty krótkie), będącego jednym z działań projektu Inicjatywa Doskonałości – Uczelnia Badawcza, który odbędzie się 6 listopada 2025 r. w budynku Wydziału Biotechnologii, w auli 1.03., o godzinie 10:00.
Gościem na naszym Wydziale będzie Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ben Wielockx (Medical Faculty, Technical University Dresden, Germany), który – na zaproszenie prof. Rafała Bartoszewskiego – wygłosi wykład otwarty pt.:
“Oxygen sensing in health and disease.”
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Professor Ben Wielockx is a leading researcher and group leader at the Medical Faculty of the Technical University of Dresden (TU Dresden), where he heads the Wielockx Lab within the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. His work centers on the role of hypoxia pathway proteins in both physiological and pathological contexts, particularly within the bone marrow niche. His research has significantly advanced understanding of how oxygen availability affects hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance, inflammation, and tumor biology. Wielockx’s lab employs inflammatory mouse models, mouse genetics, and tumor biology techniques to explore these mechanisms.
Prof. Wielockx has contributed extensively to the field through high-impact publications, including studies on HIF prolyl hydroxylase-2 (PHD2) and its role in stem cell regulation, tumor progression, and immune responses. His work has revealed how hypoxia influences processes such as erythropoiesis, bone remodeling, and vascular integrity, with implications for diseases like cancer and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). He has led numerous research projects funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, including investigations into the interplay between glutamine metabolism and epigenetics in cancer stem cells, and the role of UTX in HSC fate decisions.
With an H-index of 41 and over 6,000 citations, Prof. Wielockx ranks among the top researchers in hematology and medical sciences in Germany and Europe. He collaborates widely across disciplines and institutions, and his lab is part of the DIGS-BB research initiative. His scientific leadership and editorial contributions to journals such as Cell, Nature Immunology, and Blood underscore his influence in the field. Prof. Wielockx’s work continues to shape our understanding of how cellular stress and oxygen regulation impact health and disease, particularly within the immune and hematopoietic systems.
