Axel Karger

Axel Karger is a Researcher and Laboratory Head at the Institute of Molecular Virology and Cell Biology (IMVZ) within the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut. His work spans virology, proteomics, and mass spectrometry applications.

Research Interests:

• Molecular virology, focusing on viral attachment proteins (e.g., pseudorabies virus glycoproteins)
• Development of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for bacterial identification and viral proteomics
• Proteomic analysis of pathogens like African swine fever virus and zoonotic agents

Publications highlight his expertise in viral pathogenesis, bacterial typing, and advanced spectroscopy techniques. Recent work includes phosphoproteomic studies of viral kinases and MALDI-TOF applications in clinical and veterinary microbiology.