Anja Erika Hauser

Anja Erika Hauser is a tenured Professor (W3) at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Group Leader at the Deutsches Rheumaforschungszentrum (DRFZ), a Leibniz Institute. Her roles include leading the 'Immune Dynamics' group since 2008 and holding a professorship for Intravital Microscopy and Immune Dynamics since 2012. She specializes in developing novel microscopy techniques to study immune cell-tissue interactions and host-parasite dynamics.

Education & Career:

• PhD (summa cum laude), Freie Universität Berlin & DRFZ (2000–2003)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine (2004–2007)
• Postdoctoral Associate, DRFZ (2003–2004)

Research Focus: Her lab investigates how mechanical and microenvironmental factors influence immune responses. Techniques include intravital microscopy, multiplexed histology, and spatial transcriptomics. Key interests span B cell differentiation, innate lymphoid cell spatial characterization, and parasite-host interaction dynamics. Her work contributes to the SPP 2332 'Physics of Parasitism' initiative, notably Project 13 on Entamoeba tissue invasion mechanics.

Labs & Collaborations: The lab collaborates broadly, integrating biophysics and immunology. Projects include analyzing parasite motility, adhesion forces, and immune cell dynamics in diseases like rheumatism and malaria.