Ulrike Protzer

Ulrike Protzer is a Professor at the Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Munich, serving as Hepatitis Coordinator and Deputy Site Spokesperson for the Munich site. Her work bridges academic research and clinical virology within Germany's leading biomedical research ecosystem.

Her research focuses on cellular immune responses in acute and chronic hepatitis B and D infections, requiring specialized biosafety level 3 facilities for standardized immune monitoring. Key methodologies include high-precision cell sorting and comprehensive genotypic/phenotypic analysis of immune cells to decode host-pathogen interactions.

Dr. Protzer's program directly targets therapeutic development through molecular dissection of immune mechanisms, with emphasis on translating laboratory findings into novel antiviral strategies for hepatitis treatment.