Swantje Liedmann

Swantje Liedmann is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, part of the Medical Faculty at the University of Bonn. She leads a research group focused on understanding how environmental toxins induce transgenerational epigenetic changes that affect immune system functionality across generations.

• Key research areas: Epigenetics, Environmental Health, Immunology
• Team members: Hannah Proksch (PhD student), Marcela Renger (PhD student), Sharon Weingarten (Lab Manager)

Her work investigates the molecular mechanisms by which environmental exposures (e.g., pollutants, pesticides) alter germ cell epigenomes, leading to inheritable immune dysregulation and diseases like asthma, allergies, and cancer in offspring. She employs transgenic mouse models and advanced epigenomic analyses to explore these phenomena.

Recent publications highlight her contributions to understanding:

• Epigenetic inheritance of immune dysfunction
• Environmental toxin impacts on germ cell epigenetics
• Intergenerational transmission of immune-mediated pathologies
• Metabolic regulation in immune cell fate
• Viral immune evasion mechanisms