Claudia
Schrimpf, MD
Claudia Schrimpf graduated from
Rhenanian Westfalian Technical University Aachen in May 2006 after finishing
medical school. She started the common trunk in surgery in a affiliated
hospital of the Medical School Hannover in July 2006. In September 2009 she passed the
examination for her medical degree (Dr. med.) by defending her thesis, with
magna cum laude. The theme of her thesis was the Comparison of an Anti-ICAM 1
full IgG antibody to a FAB fragment in the treatment of burns in a rabbit
model. Besides surgical training, Claudia passed rotations on ICU, ER and was
one of the responsible physicians on emergency medical services in the field.
After a Lab training period in
Spring 2009 at the Medical School Hannover Claudia joined the Laboratory of
Inflammation research in August 2009. Her main research interests include the
impacts of angio- and vasculogenesis in kidney fibrosis with a special focus on
the role of pericytes in tissue remodeling.
As hobbies, Claudia likes to read
books especially cooking books, go on markets (food
and flee) and cook. Furthermore one of her passions is to travel to different
countries and she looks forward to explore the US.