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Blood cell alterations

Description

Changes in the appearance and functionality of blood cells. Includes alterations to the morphology as well as deformability of red blood cells, i.e. their ability to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvasculature. Description adapted from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68004907.

Research projects
4
Research types
6
Research networks
1
Working groups
7
People
11
Publications
1
Event items
1

Research projects

Analysis of Blood Immune Cell Transcriptomes by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing (scRNA-seq)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Anna Aschenbrenner
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, University Clinic Bonn, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Research period:
2022-10
to not available
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction, General
Blood cell physics
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Jochen Guck
Organisations:
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Research period:
Not available
Research types:
Clinical research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction, Immune system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction
Cell Morphology, Cell Deformability and Microclots in ME/CFS
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Annick Fehrer
Organisations:
Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Research period:
2024-01
to 2026-12
Research types:
Basic research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction, Infections
Healthy Control Population für PAIS-ME/CFS (HelP)
Project status:
Ongoing
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM), Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2025-01
to 2029-12
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Hemic and lymphatic system dysfunction, Immune system dysfunction, Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction