Marta Rizzi takes over Chair in Clinical Experimental Immunology
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Marta Rizzi took over the Chair in Clinical Experimental Immunology (§98) at MedUni Vienna at the beginning of June. The expert on human B-cell lymphocytes comes to Vienna from University Hospital Freiburg. Marta Rizzi is an expert in human B-cell lymphocyte development, activation both in physiological and disease context. B lymphocytes are an essential component of adaptive immunity; they produce antibodies but can also present antigens to T cells and contribute to inflammation by secreting cytokines. Disturbed B-cell function can contribute to disease in different ways. When tolerance is broken, B cells produce autoantibodies that can result in autoimmunity. A defect in early B-cell development can lead to immunodeficiency.
