Marc Lütgehetmann

Dr. Marc Lütgehetmann is a researcher at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Medicine, working at the I. Medical Clinic and Polyclinic of University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf located at Martinistraße 52 in Hamburg.

His research focuses on viral hepatitis with particular expertise in:

• Hepatitis Delta and Hepatitis B virus interactions
• Virus-host dynamics during chronic coinfection
• Immune system responses to hepatitis viruses
• Pathogenesis mechanisms of viral infections

Lütgehetmann has led significant research projects investigating hepatitis virus mechanisms, with completed work on virus-host interactions in uPA mouse models and hepatitis D virus pathogenesis. His work contributes to understanding viral hepatitis progression and potential therapeutic approaches.