Dr. Martin Von Bergen
professor
Department of Molecular Systems Biology
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Germany
Biography
Professor von Bergen is a biologist and Head of the Department of Molecular Systems Biology at the UFZ in Leipzig. He is co-spokesperson for the "Exposome" Integrated Project in the Helmholtz "Terrestrial Environment" programme. His research expertise is in the impact of environmental pollution on cells in the human immune system, the identification and characterisation of allergens and in proteomic and metabolomic techniques as an approach to systems biology which is also applied to questions in microbial ecology and biodegradation. This research is closely linked to the Helmholtz research field "Health" through the "Environmental Health" programme. In 2015 Professor von Bergen was awarded the Waters Prize for Mass Spectrometry in the Biosciences. Since November 2015 he holds a chair for "Functional Proteome Analytics” at the University of Leipzig (Institute for Biochemistry) in a joint appointment with the UFZ.
Research Interest
Cellular response mechanisms towards environmental pollutants, Systems Biology based approaches using proteomic and metabolomic techniques, Influence of volatile organic compounds on cells of the immune system, Effects on ncRNA on protein expression Characterisation of environmental exposure scenarios, Identification and characterisation of allergens from indoor-specific mould species and their impact on health, Development of methods for quantitative and structural proteomics and their application towards diagnostic purposes.
Publications
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Hoffmann, M., Gebauer, S., Nüchter, M., Baber, R., Ried, J., von Bergen, M., Kiess, W., (2017): Endokrine Modulatoren. Hinweise aus epidemiologischen Studien bedürfen einer kritischen Überprüfung in Modellsystemen. Endocrine disruptors. Evidence from epidemiological studies necessitates a critical review of model systems Bundesgesundheitsblatt-Gesund. 60 (6), 640 - 648
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Friedman, R.C., Kalkhof, S., Doppelt-Azeroual, O., Mueller, S.A., Chovancová, M., von Bergen, M., Schwikowski, B., (2017): Common and phylogenetically widespread coding for peptides by bacterial small RNAs BMC Genomics 18 , art. 553
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Englich, B., Herberth, G., Rolle-Kampczyk, U., Trump, S., Röder, S., Borte, M., Stangl, G.I., von Bergen, M., Lehmann, I., Junge, K.M., (2017): Maternal cytokine status may prime the metabolic profile and increase risk of obesity in children Int. J. Obes
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Ebenau-Jehle, C., Mergelsberg, M., Fischer, S., Brüls, T., Jehmlich, N., von Bergen, M., Boll, M., (2017): An unusual strategy for the anoxic biodegradation of phthalate ISME J. 11 (1), 224 - 236
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Chupani, L., Zusková, É., Niksirat, H., PanáÄek, A., Lünsmann, V., Haange, S.-B., von Bergen, M., Jehmlich, N., (2017): Effects of chronic dietary exposure of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the serum protein profile of juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Sci. Total Environ. 579 , 1504 - 1511
