Lorenz Adlung

Lorenz Adlung (Dr. rer. nat.) is a researcher at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), leading his own research group. His work spans computational biology, systems immunology, and translational medicine, with a focus on inflammatory diseases, erythropoiesis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

• Research Interests
  • Computational modeling of biological pathways (JAK2/STAT5, AKT/ERK)
  • Intestinal mucosal healing and microbiome-immune interactions
  • Machine learning applications in clinical decision-making
  • Hepatocarcinogenesis and metabolomic biomarkers
• Key Contributions
  • Developed tools like SCANet and Data2Dynamics for single-cell and dynamical systems analysis
  • Identified regulatory networks in erythroid progenitor cells and lipid-associated macrophages
• Awards
  • Co-winner of the 350th Anniversary Merck Innovation Cup (2020)

His affiliations include collaborations with institutions like the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Immunology and Systems Biology groups at UKE. He has authored 18 publications, including high-impact journals like Cell, Nature Reviews Immunology, and Trends in Biotechnology.