Triantafyllos Chavakis

Professor Triantafyllos Chavakis is affiliated with the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital at the Technical University of Dresden, where he works at the Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. His research spans multiple areas of inflammation, immunology, and vascular biology with substantial funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Dr. Chavakis's research focuses on molecular mechanisms of inflammatory processes, particularly examining Junctional Adhesion Molecule-3 (JAM-3) as a counter-receptor of the ß2 integrin Mac-1. His work investigates endothelial cell receptors in Staphylococcus aureus endovascular infection, inflammation of adipose tissue, and the adrenal-endothelial-immune interface in systemic inflammation. He employs advanced techniques including intravital microscopy to study immune-vascular interactions in real-time.

As both principal investigator and sub-project manager, Dr. Chavakis leads multiple Collaborative Research Centers, Transregios, and Clinical Research Groups. His projects explore immune training-mediated regulation of osteoclasts, hypoxia signaling pathways in adrenal response, and lipid metabolism in macrophage-hepatocyte interactions. His research has significant translational potential for developing novel anti-inflammatory interventions and understanding infection susceptibility.