I am immunologist, and since 2020, I am the assigned University Professor of Infection Biology at the Medical University of Innsbruck. My research group at the Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology of the Medical University Innsbruck is interested in the modulation of DC and macrophage function by the opsonization pattern of pathogens, i.e. SARS-CoV-2, HIV-1, HIV-2, or fungi, in relevant 3-dimensional cell culture microenvironments containing epithelial borders. To address these issues, we use molecular biologic, imaging, and immunologic approaches as well as high content screening and primary cell models–where possible–or appropriate cell lines for, e.g., gene editing approaches.