Christoph Wilhelm

Prof. Christoph Wilhelm is a Professor at the University of Bonn's Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine. He leads research in the Transdisciplinary Research Area 'Life and Health'. His work focuses on immunometabolism, mucosal immunity, and dietary influences on immune function.

Research Interests: Wilhelm's lab investigates how immune cells protect barrier sites (lung/gut) and how metabolites regulate immunity. Key topics include T cell dysfunction in diseases like COVID-19, lipid metabolism's role in inflammation, and metabolic adaptations in malnutrition/helminth infections.

Publications: His work spans high-impact journals like Nature, Immunity, and Science, emphasizing metabolic-immune crosstalk. Recent studies highlight impaired ketogenesis in COVID-19 and lipid-driven ILC2 pathogenicity in asthma.

Labs/Teams: The Wilhelm Group at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology explores immunometabolic mechanisms in health and disease.