Abteilungsleitung

Prof. Dr. Ferdinand le Noble

2006-2015 Group leader at the MDC and W2 appointment at the Charite, Berlin
present W3-professor at the KIT, Department of Cell- and Developmental Biology, group leader at the ITG

Education
1986-1991 Msc, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
1997 Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Research direction
Focus lays on the understanding of the basic molecular mechanisms that control angiogenesis, arteriogenesis, and vessel function in normal development and in pathological conditions related to ischemic cardiovascular diseases.


 
 Ferdinand le Noble
Video Interview with Prof. Dr. Ferdinand le Noble (Helmholtz & Friends)


Recent Publications from our Lab
°  Thymosin 4 Improves Differentiation and Vascularization of EHTs
Ziegler, T., R. Hinkel, A. Stohr, T. Eschenhagen, K.-L. Laugwitz, F. le Noble, R. David, A. Hansen, and C. Kupatt (2017)
Stem cells international, v. 2017, p. 6848271
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Steerable Induction of the Thymosin beta4/MRTF-A Pathway via AAV-Based Overexpression Induces Therapeutic Neovascularization
Ziegler, T., M. Kraus, W. Husada, F. Gesenhues, Q. Jiang, O. Pinkenburg, T. Trenkwalder, K.-L. Laugwitz, F. le Noble, C. Weber, C. Kupatt, and R. Hinkel (2017).
Human gene therapy

°  Neuronal sFlt1 and Vegfaa determine venous sprouting and spinal cord vascularization
Wild R, Klems A, Takamiya M, Hayashi Y, Strähle U, Ando K, Mochizuki N, van Impel A, Schulte-Merker S, Krueger J, Preau L, le Noble F (2017)
Nature Communications. 8:13991. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13991
°  Circular RNAs are a large class of animal RNAs with regulatory potency
Memczak S., Jens M., Elefsinioti A., Torti F., Krueger J., Rybak A., Maier L., Mackowiak S., Gregersen L., Munschauer M., Loewer A., Ziebold U., Landthaler M., Kocks C., Le Noble F., and Rajewsky N. (2013)
Nature 495, 333-8
°  Dll4-Notch signaling determines the formation of native arterial collateral networks and arterial function in mouse ischemia models
Cristofaro B., Shi Y., Faria M., Suchting S., Leroyer A., Trindade A., Duarte A., Zovein A., Iruela-Arispe M., Nih L., Kubis N., Henrion D., Loufrani L., Todiras M., Schleifenbaum J., Gollasch M., Zhuang Z., Simons M., Eichmann A., and Le Noble F. (2013)
Development 140, 1720-9


In Cooperation with 
Interaktionen an der Neurovaskulären Schnittstelle
Mitglied der Führungs-Community
Erforschung, Prävention, Diagnostik und Therapie von Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen
Function and pathology of blood vessels
Deutsche Herz-Kreislauf-Forscher
Herz- und Kreislaufforschun
Physiologie in Forschung und Unterricht