Inga Weßels

Dr. Inga Weßels is a Principal Investigator at the Center of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM) in Munich since 2023, focusing on the role of trace elements in immune system development and dysfunction. Previously, she led the "Zinc and Inflammation in the Innate Immune System" group at RWTH Aachen University Hospital (2015-2023) and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Florida (2012-2015).

• Education:
  • M.Sc. in Biotechnology (RWTH Aachen University, 2007)
  • PhD in Immunology (RWTH Aachen University, 2012)

Her research explores how zinc and nutritional elements influence innate immune cells, aiming to prevent allergic and inflammatory diseases like sepsis and acute lung injury. She utilizes in vitro, in vivo, and in silico models across species, emphasizing diet's role in immunological health.

Scientific awards include:

• DFG-Research Fellowship (2012-2014)
• Promotionsstipendium, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes (2008-2011)

She contributes to editorial boards for journals in nutrition and trace elements while overseeing interdisciplinary projects in nutritional immunology and allergy prevention.