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Luise Erpenbeck is a Professor at the Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, where she leads the Erpenbeck Group focused on innate immunity and translational dermatology. She is an active participant in the Multiscale Imaging Centre and the "Cells in Motion" research network, with laboratory facilities at the University Hospital Münster (UKM).
Her research investigates neutrophil granulocyte biology with emphasis on Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs), exploring how substrate elasticity, ultraviolet radiation, serum components, and biophysical factors regulate NET formation in chronic inflammatory skin diseases. This work bridges immunology, biophysics, and clinical dermatology to develop translational applications for inflammatory conditions.
Analysis of her 2018-2020 publications reveals consistent focus on molecular mechanisms of NETosis using advanced imaging techniques, with significant contributions to understanding chromatin dynamics, environmental triggers, and physiological inhibitors of NET formation. Her collaborative approach integrates cell biology, biophysics, and clinical dermatology across multiple high-impact journals.
As a supervisor in the CiM-IMPRS Graduate Programme, she mentors doctoral candidates in interdisciplinary research. Her laboratory operates within the Multiscale Imaging Centre infrastructure, facilitating collaborations with biophysics and cell biology research groups to address complex questions in inflammation and immunity.
