PD Dr. rer. nat. Dr. habil. med. Christina Janko
Deputy Head of SEON; Head of Toxicology Unit; Biologist
Sektion für Experimentelle Onkologie und Nanomedizin (SEON)
Glückstraße 10a
91054 Erlangen
Institutions
HNO-Klinik
Education, Training and Academic Positions
Curriculum Vitae
Since 07/2018: Habilitand
at the Medical Faculty of the FAU University Erlangen-Nuremberg
04/2015-05/2015: Guest Researcher
„Immuntoxicology“ at the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), Frederick, MD, USA
Since 01/2013: Research associate
at the Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON) of the ENT Clinic, Head and Neck Surgery at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
03/2012-12/2012: Research associate
in the Medical Clinic 3, Immunology and Rheumatology at the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
11/2007-02/2012: PhD
at the Medical Clinic 3, Immunology and Rheumatology at the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Topic: „The impact for the clearance of dying cells of CRP“
03/2006-08/2006: Internship
at Roche Diagnostics GmbH in the field of screening/biochemistry at the Penzberg site
Biology diploma program
at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg
Diploma thesis at the medical clinic 3, immunology and rheumatology at the university hospital Erlangen: "Cell death and immunogenicity of high pressure treated cells"
2002: Allgemeine Hochschulreife
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Scientific and educational activities
Scientific activity
- Targeted induction of immunogenic cell death using nanoparticle-based steerable transport systems (magnetic drug targeting).
- Magnetization of T cells with iron oxide nanoparticles for targeted magnetic guidance in adoptive T cell therapy
- Magnetization of (vocal fold) cells with iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic tissue engineering
- Investigations on biocompatibility and immunogenicity of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for medical applications
Educational activity
- Lecturer Seminar "Functionalized nanoparticles for immuno-oncology: concepts for diagnosis and therapy".
- Lecturer seminar "Fundamentals of (immuno)toxicological investigation of nanomaterials for medical application"
- Lecturer: Lecture "Metallic Nanoparticles in Medicine" at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of FAU, organized by Prof. Kryschi
- Lecturer: Seminar series "Preparation for scientific work for physicians in the 2nd semester", at the medical faculty of FAU Erlangen/Nuremberg organized by Prof. Schiebel
- Lecturer: Lecture "Biomedical Applications in Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology", at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of FAU/Nuremberg
- Supervision of seminar, bachelor and master theses of the Natural Science and Technical Faculty of the FAU Erlangen/Nuremberg.
- Supervision of PhD projects from the Medical and Technical Faculty of the FAU Erlangen/Nuremberg
Memberships and current offices
Deputy Head of SEON
Head of Immunology and Toxicology Unit
Memberships:
German Platform NanoBiomedicine
German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (DGPT)
Prizes and awards
2019 - Matthias Lorenz Research Prize for Locoregional Tumor Therapy (Pharmacept; for young scientists for outstanding research in the field of regional tumor therapy)
2016 - Best Poster Award, (Jornal NanoImpact, Elsevier), 8th International Nanotoxicology Conference, Boston, MA, USA
2013 - ImmunoTools Special Award
