PD Dr. rer. nat. Dr. habil. med. Christina Janko

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

Deputy Head of SEON
Head of Immunology and Toxicology Unit

Memberships:
German Platform NanoBiomedicine
German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (DGPT)

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