PD Dr. rer. nat. Dr. habil. med. Rainer Tietze

HNO-Klinik

Deputy Head of SEON; Head of Synthesis Unit; Food Chemist

Sektion für Experimentelle Onkologie und Nanomedizin (SEON)
Glückstraße 10a
91054 Erlangen

Institutions
HNO-Klinik

Phone
+49 9131 85-34769

Fax
+49 9131 85-34828

rainer.tietze(at)uk-erlangen.de

Education, Training and Academic Positions

Curriculum Vitae

01/2020: Teaching authorization

in the subject "Experimental Nanomedicine

01/2020: Habilitation

at the medical faculty of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg

Topic: "Iron oxide nanoparticles and their functionalization for versatile application in experimental medicine"

Seit 07/2009: Head

of the synthesis unit at SEON

Since 07/2007: Research associate

at the Section of Experimental Oncology and Nanomedicine (SEON) of the ENT Clinic, Head and Neck Surgery at the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

2004-2007: PhD student

at the Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Nuclear Medicine Clinic, Laboratory for Molecular Imaging

Topic: "18F-labeled, subtype-selective radioligands for the dopamine D4 receptor for application in positron emission tomography" (completed 05/2009)

11/2003: Qualification as a state-certified food chemist

05/2002-10/2003: Practical semester

at the State Examination Office in Kassel
State examination part A in food chemistry B

11/2002-4/2003: Practical semester

at the Federal Institute for Meat Research in Kulmbach

1996-2002: Food chemistry studies

at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main
Degree: State Examination Part A in Food Chemistry A

Scientific and educational activities

Educational activity

Lecturer: Lecture "Metallic Nanoparticles in Medicine" at the Faculty of Science 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, organized by Prof. Schiebel
Lecturer: Lecture "Biomedical Applications in Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology" at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of FAU
Lecturer: "Nanomedicine in clinic and research", at the medical faculty of FAU
Supervision of doctoral and master theses of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Technology of FAU
Supervision of master theses of the medical faculty of FAU

Scientific activity
General: Development, synthesis, characterization of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) for medical applications in drug delivery and diagnostics.

Projects:

Magnetic drug targeting in oncology.
Magnetic Drug Targeting in Arteriosclerosis
Gene therapy using SPIONs (DFG funding with Tel-Aviv University in Israel)
Effect enhancement by SPIONs for radiotherapy
Pathogen extraction, sepsis diagnosis and treatment (funded by: Dr. Robert Pfleger Foundation)
Quantum sensing with SPIONs as histological imaging technique
In vitro diagnostics of diseases, e.g. SarsCov2 antibody status (funded by: Manfred Roth Foundation)