Funk Lab
Ageing & Environmental stress in lung diseaseThe Funk laboratory aims to understand how ageing and environmental stress affect the homeostasis and regenerative capacity of the lung epithelium, thereby promoting chronic inflammatory diseases, such as COPD. Based on this, we want to identify molecular mechanisms and targets in epithelial cells as a basis for therapeutic approaches. Our preferred research tools are innovative 3D lung organoid models from primary mouse and patient-derived tissue.
The Funk laboratory aims to understand how ageing and environmental stress affect the homeostasis and regenerative capacity of the lung epithelium, thereby promoting chronic inflammatory diseases, such as COPD. Based on this, we want to identify molecular mechanisms and targets in epithelial cells as a basis for therapeutic approaches. Our preferred research tools are innovative 3D lung organoid models from primary mouse and patient-derived tissue.