Christoph Schramm

Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Schramm is a faculty member at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), affiliated with the I. Medical Clinic and Polyclinic under the Faculty of Medicine. His research focuses on autoimmune liver diseases, transplant immunology, and hepatic autoimmunity mechanisms.

• Research Areas
  • Molecular pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
  • Role of TH17 and regulatory T cells in cholangitis
  • Gut-liver axis in autoimmune conditions
  • Integrin-mediated epithelial remodeling
• Projects
  • Molecular pathogenesis and signaling pathways in PSC
  • "Transgender In Transition" study on hormonal therapy effects
  • "SOMA.LIV" patient experience study
• Key Collaborations
  • Neuro-Immune Network Hamburg
  • German Center for Liver Diseases (Deutsches Leberzentrum)

Publications highlight work on liver transplant recurrence, testosterone effects on T cells, and fibrosis progression markers through transcriptomic and metagenomic analyses. His studies span autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, and hepatic sarcoidosis with clinical implications for immunosuppressive strategies.

Contact: Department of Medicine I, UKE, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg