Elke Neumann-Haefelin

Prof. Dr. med.
Principal Investigator

Department of Medicine, Renal Division
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Hugstetter Str. 55
79106 Freiburg

Current Position

Senior Attending Physician

Academic Education

2009 Visiting Scientist, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
2007 - present Independent Research Group Leader, Nephrology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
2005 - 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Bioinformatics & Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
2003 - 2004 Residency in Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
1998 - 2001 MD thesis, Functional dissection of Trigger Factor and Dank: Interactions with nascent polypeptides (summa cum laude), Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
1996 - 2003 Medical School, University of Freiburg

Advanced Qualifications

2021 Professor (apl) Internal Medicine
2015 Habilitation in Internal Medicine, University of Freiburg
2013 Board Certification (Facharztprüfung) in Nephrology
2011 Board Certification (Facharztprüfung) in Internal Medicine
2003 German Medical Licence (Approbation)
2003 MD in Physiology, University of Freiburg

Postgraduate Positions

Since 2019 Head of von Hippel-Lindau Division
2019 - 2020 Berta Ottenstein Grant for Advanced Clinician Scientists, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg
Since 2016 Board member Vasculitis Center; Medical Center - University of Freiburg
2012 - 2019 Margarete von Wrangell Stipendary (Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst des Landes Baden-Württemberg)
2011 - present Senior Attending Physician, Renal Division, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
2007 - 2011 Residency Internal Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg
2005 - 2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Intitute of Bioinformatics & Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
2003 - 2004 Residency Internal Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg

Link to all publications of Elke Neumann-Haefelin: PubMed

Publications on CRC 1453 funding

Buckley M, Terwagne C, Ganner A, …, Diederichs SNeumann-Haefelin E, Turajlic S, Ivakine EA, Findlay GM. Saturation genome editing maps the functional spectrum of pathogenic VHL alleles. Nat Genet (2024). Pilz JF, Klein M, Neumann-Haefelin EGanner A. VHL-dependence of EHHADH Expression in a Human Renal Cell Carcinoma Cell Line. J Kidney Cancer VHL (2024). Jaki L, Weigang S, Kern L, Kramme S, Wrobel AG, …, Neumann-Haefelin E, Schnepf D, Welte T, Kochs G, Huzly D, Panning M, Fuchs J. Total escape of SARS-CoV-2 from dual monoclonal antibody therapy in an immunocompromised patient. Nat Commun (2023). Mohl DA, Lagies S, Zodel K, Zumkeller M, Peighambari A, Ganner A, Plattner DA, Neumann-Haefelin E, Adlesic MFrew IJ, Kammerer B. Integrated Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of Modified Nucleosides for Biomarker Discovery in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cells (2023). Ganner A, Philipp A, Lagies S, Wingendorf L, Wang L, Pilz F, Welte T, …, Frew IJ, Walz G, Neumann-Haefelin E. SCD5 Regulation by VHL Affects Cell Proliferation and Lipid Homeostasis in ccRCC. Cells (2023). Welte T, Arnold F, Westermann L, Rottmann FA, Hug MJ, Neumann-Haefelin EGanner A. Eculizumab as a treatment for C3 glomerulopathy: a single-center retrospective study. BMC Nephrol (2023). Ganner A, Gehrke C, Klein M, Thegtmeier L, Matulenski T, …, Walz GFrew IJNeumann-Haefelin E. VHL suppresses RAPTOR and inhibits mTORC1 signaling in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Sci Rep (2021).