Dr. Nicole Meyer

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Dr. rer. nat. Nicole Meyer

Scientist, Theme Coordinator of Influence of environmental chemicals on the innate immune system and consequences for vascular diseases and allergies and Platform Coordinator of In vivo and in vitro imaging

Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research – UFZ
Department of Environmental Immunology
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany

Phone: +49 341 6025-1542
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Dr. Nicole Meyer
Photo: Sebastian Wiedling/UFZ

Research Interests

  • Influence of environmental chemicals on the function of cells of the innate immune system, especially mast cells
  • Influence of chemical pollutants / mast cells on relevant pregnancy-associated processes, with focus on physiological transformation of spiral arteries
  • Role of environmental chemicals as risk factors in the development of mast cell-associated diseases such as allergies or vascular diseases
  • Knowledge transfer: systematic and target group specific


Curriculum vitae / Scientific career

Since 09/2020

Scientist, Department of Environmental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany

03/2017 - 04/2017

Research stay, National University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina

2016 - 2020

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otto-von-Guericke Universität, Magdeburg, Germany

06/2015

Research stay, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria

2012 - 2016

PhD, Department of Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany; Degree: Dr. rer. nat (summa cum laude)

03/2010 - 07/2010

Student Assistant, Institute of Clinical Genetic, University of Technology Dresden, Germany

2006 - 2011

Diploma in Biology, University of Technology Dresden, Germany


Funding

02/2023

Knowledge and Technology Transfer, UFZ funding programme for innovative products, TP-23-04: „Empowering pregnant women through awareness about potential risks of environmental chemicals: app-based approach - Phase II“

05/2022

Knowledge and Technology Transfer, UFZ funding programme for innovative products, TT-22-03: „Empowering pregnant women through awareness about potential risks of environmental chemicals: app-based approach - Phase I“


Own third-party funded projects

since 04/2019

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying uterine spiral artery remodeling, a critical process for pregnancy and fetal well-being: importance of chymases, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), ME 5360/1-1


Awards

09/2019

Travel grant from Commission for the Promotion of Young Scientists, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

09/2017

Travel grant from Commission for the Promotion of Young Scientists, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

07/2015 - 06/2016

PhD scholarship from Commission for the Promotion of Young Scientists, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

04/2015

Travel grant from Commission for the Promotion of Young Scientists, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

12/2013

Travel grant from the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)

04/2013

Travel grant from German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)


Travel Award of the American Society for Reproductive Immunology (ASRI)


Publications