The Köhl lab is interested in the biology of the complement system. A particular focus is on the multiple functions of the small cleavage fragments of C3 and C5, i.e. the anaphylatoxins (AT) C3a and...

Inflammation is crucial to maintain tissue homeostasis in response to physical, chemical or infectious agents.  If inflammation fails to stop timely, however, it quickly becomes a pathological...

My group is interested in settings in which complement, or more specifically the anaphylatoxin C5a and the corresponding receptors C5aR1 and C5aR2, are involved in regulating immune responses or...

The research group focuses on terminal differentiation of B lymphocytes into plasma cells and the role of these cells in inflammatory diseases. Through the secretion of antibodies, plasma cells...