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Port
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University
Hospital of Hamburg
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Department of
Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Osteology, Rheumatology and General Internal
Medicine,
University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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HEAD
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Prof
Dr med. R.A.K. Stahl
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CLINICAL
STAFF
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Dr
M. Ahrens, Dr M. Baumann, Dr H. Clausen, PD Dr Harendza, Dr I. Frieling,
Dr M. Janneck, S. Kahl, Prof Dr H.-P. Kruse, Dr T. N. Meyer, Dr C.
Meyer Schwesinger, Dr B. Pfalzer, Dr R. Reinking, T. Röben, S.
Scheidat, Dr A. Schneider, Prof Dr F. Thaiss, Dr A. Vernauer, PD Dr
U. Wenzel, Prof Dr G. Wolf
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RESEARCH
AND LABORATORY
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M.
Ds. and Ph.Ds.: Dr G. Zahner Ph.D. , Ulrike Südbeck Ph.D., Dr
U. Butzmann MD, Dr O. Steinmetz MD |
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INFORMATION |
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| rstahl@uke.uni-hamburg.de | |
| PHONE: | +49 6841 162 3526 |
| FAX: | +49 6841 162 3540 |
| FULL POSTAL ADDRESS | Universital Hospital of Hamburg, Zentrum innere medizin, Medizinische Klinik IV, Building N26, Martinistr. 52 , 20246 Hamburg Germany |
| WEBSITE OF THE UNIT | http://www.uke.uni-hamburg.de/kliniken/medizinische_klinik/nephrologie/ |
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CLINICAL
FACILITIES
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| NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° | 25 |
| HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS N° treatments | 4000 per year |
| INTENSIVE CARE NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° | extracorporal therapy for the following ICUs: Internal medicine, cardiology, surgery and anesthesiology, heart surgery, neurology, neurosurgery |
| RENAL TRANSPLANTS /YEAR (2001) N° | 52 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
CLINICAL RESEARCH
• Participation in multicenter trials of renal transplant
• Participation in multicenter trials of treatment of postmenopausal
osteoporosis
• Role of chemokines in renal transplant rejection
• Polymorphisms of chemokines in renal disease
• Treatment of early subclinical transplant rejection and long term outcome
• Hormones and bone turnover in male osteoporosis
BASIC RESEARCH
• Nonhemodynamic effects of angiotensin II
• Diabetic nephropathy
• Chemokines and signal transduction in LPS induced inflammatory renal
disease
• Signal transduction in renovascular hypertension
• Salt sensitive hypertension
• Role of chemokines in glomerulonephritis
• Transcriptional regulation of gelatinase A and polymorphisms in its
5'-regulatory region
• Role of COX-1 and COX-2 in mesangial cell biology
• Creation of EP4 and EP2 knockout mice
• Signal transduction in acute renal failure and oxidative stress
Peer Reviewed Publications in International Journals (only English) 2000-2002
European
Fellows programme
Specify if the Unit accepts fellows from European countries for:
Short (1-2 month) well focused training programs either clinically or laboratory
oriented NO
Long (at least 1 year) research fellowships: Yes
Specify corresponding availability of grants: Probably
Specify if the Unit may provide help for accommodation: Yes
Prerequisites
for Fellowship
Language: English/German
Work
/ Research experience (specify): some basics might be helpfull
