Head of Department
Saarland University
Homburg, Germany
Martina Sester, PhD, is a professor of immunology and director of the department of transplant and infection immunology at Saarland University, Germany. She specialized in T-cell immunology with relevance to graft rejection and clinically relevant pathogens with specific interest on immunology towards cytomegalovirus, other herpesviruses, BK polyomavirus, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and more recently SARS-CoV-2. Her research focuses on basic understanding of antigen-specific immune regulation in immunocompromised patients, and on translational aspects of immunomonitoring of infectious complications and graft rejection. Her recent research on SARS-CoV-2 immunology focusses on specific immunity after infection and vaccination in immunocompetent individuals as well as in immunocompromized risk groups. She is a member of national and international transplant societies and participated in national and international consensus conferences and guideline committees.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Saturday, October 22, 2022
1:45 PM – 3:00 PM US ET
Saturday, October 22, 2022
1:45 PM – 2:10 PM US ET