Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Michael Meyer-Hermann
Director
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Rebenring 56
D-38106 Braunschweig
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Prof. Dr. Michael Meyer-Hermann has been working as head of the Department of Systems Immunology at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Braunschweig since 2010. He develops causal models for biomedical systems in order to understand the homeostasis of healthy organisms and their deregulation due to disease or ageing. A major contribution of his research is the development of a simulation tool based on mechanistic principles for the development and generation of specialized antibodies in the organism. The central goal of his research at CAIMed is to optimize medical therapies using quantitative methods from physics, mathematics and engineering.
"At CAIMed, we are developing causal models of the organism that allow us to better understand the development of diseases and ageing. The improved understanding will be used to optimize medical treatments. We will use mechanistic modelling and control theory at CAIMed to adapt therapies to the reaction of the individual patient in the sense of personalized medicine."
