Group members
Research associates

Dr. rer.nat. Rika Bajorat
rika.bajorat{bei}med.uni-rostock.de
Research focus: Ischemia, reperfusion and inflammation after cardiocirculatory arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Dr. rer. nat. Lena Danckert
lena.danckert{bei}med.uni-rostock.de
Head of Laboratory, Cell Culture and Molecular Biology

Dr. med. Felix Klawitter, MD
felix.klawitter{bei}med.uni-rostock.de
Research focus: Intensive Care Unit - Acquired Weakness (ICU-AW) and associated neuromuscular complications in critically ill patients

Dr. med. Gerd Klinkmann, MD
gerd.klinkmann{bei}med.uni-rostock.de
Research focus: Sepsis-associated encephalopathy and delirium in critically ill patients

Friedrich von Möllendorff, MD
friedrich.vonmoellendorff{bei}med.uni-rostock.de
Research focus: Non-invasive detection of sepsis-associated encephalopathy in animal models

Susanne Wettengel
Medical Technical Assistant
PhD students

Melissa Jager, MD
Thesis: Diagnostic work-up of sepsis-associated encephalopathy on German intensive care units

Friederike Laukien, MD
Thesis: Bloodbiomarker profiles in intensive care unit - acquired weakness

Johanna Hackenberg, MD
Thesis: Biomarker-guided detection of neuroaxonal injury in pediatric patients with inflammatory central nervous system diseases

Cand. med. Marie-Christine Oppitz
Thesis: Evaluation of neuromuscular ultrasound for the detection of dysphagia in critically ill patients

Cand. med. Josefine Endler
Thesis: Comparison of quantitative and semi quantitative methods to assess muscle echogenicity in patients with intensive care unit-acquired weakness
Cand. med. Moritz Grabow
Thesis: Frequency of white matter hyperintensities detected by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with sepsis