Short CV
1991 | M.Sc. in Biology from the University of Leipzig, Germany |
1995 | Ph.D. in Immunology / Cell Biology from the University of Leipzig, Germany |
1995-2000 | Postdoc at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Leipzig, Germany |
2001-2006 | Instructor / Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, UofL, KY |
Since 2006 | Research Director at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland |
2010 | Venia Docendi from the University of Bern, Switzerland |
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Stem cells
- Regenerative Medicine
- Neuroprotection
Further Activities
- Scientific Reviewer for several Scientific Journals and Grant Agencies
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
- International Society for Eye Research (ISER)
- Schweizerische Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (SOG)
Volker Enzmann |
Key Publications
- Zulliger R, Lecaudé S, Eigeldinger-Berthou S, Wolf-Schnurrbusch UEK, Enzmann V:
Caspase-3-independent photoreceptor degeneration by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) induces morphological and functional changes in the mouse retina.
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. DOI 10.1007/s00417-010-1584-6, 2011. - Franco LM, Zulliger R, Wolf-Schnurrbusch UE, Yoshiaki Katagari Y, Kaplan HJ, Wolf S, Enzmann V:
Low dose sodium iodate induces patchy loss of retinal pigment epithelium and decreases visual function in a mouse model.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 50:400-4010, 2009. - Enzmann V, Yolcu E, Kaplan HJ, Ildstad ST:
Stem cells as tools in regenerative therapy for retinal degeneration. Arch Ophthalmol. 127(4):563-571, 2009. - Li Y, Atmaca-Sonmez P, Schanie CL, Ildstad ST, Kaplan HJ, Enzmann V:
Endogenous bone marrow derived cells express retinal pigment epithelium cell markers and migrate to focal areas of RPE damage.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 48(9):4321-7, 2007. - Atmaca-Sonmez P, Li Y, Yamauchi Y, Schanie CL, Ildstad ST, Kaplan HJ, Enzmann V:
Systemically transferred hematopoietic stem cells home to the subretinal space and express RPE-65 in a mouse model of retinal pigment epithelium damage.
Exp Eye Res. 83(5):1295-302, 2006. - Li Y, Reca RG, Atmaca-Sonmez P, Ratajczak MZ, Ildstad ST, Kaplan HJ, Enzmann V:
Retinal pigment epithelium damage enhances expression of chemoattractants and migration of bone marrow-derived stem cells.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 47(4):1646-52, 2006. - Enzmann V, Row BW, Yamauchi Y, Kheirandish L, Gozal D, Kaplan HJ, McCall MA.
Behavioral and anatomical abnormalities in a sodium iodate-induced model of retinal pigment epithelium degeneration.
Exp Eye Res. 82(3):441-8, 2006.
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