Prof. Dr. Jan Tuckermann

Research interest

  • Nuclear Receptors
  • Immune Metabolism
  • Bone Diseases
  • Resolution of inflammation
  • Osteoimmunology
  • Metabolism

                             

Academic and Scientific education

 

  • Since 04/2012– current, Full Professorship (W3) for General Zoology and Endocrinology, Ulm University, Ulm
  • 1995-1999 German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg / University of Karlsruhe (KIT)  PhD: Transcriptional Regulation (summa cum laude)
  • 1989-1995:, M.S. (Diplom) in Biology Main Topics: Genetics and Zoology) Master of Science: Microbiology  Final degree: sehr gut

 

Additional Information

  • Since 2019 – current: Study Dean of Biological Studies Ulm University
  • Since 2019- current: 1. Vice President of the German Society for Endocrinology (DGE)

 

selected publications

 

1. Auger J.-P., Zimmermann M., Faas M., Stifel U., Chambers D., Krischnacoumar B., Taudte V., Grund C., Sholtysek C., Uderhardt S., Maté M.P., Stoll C., Böttcher M., Palumbo-Zerr K., Mangan M.S.J., Dzamukova M., Kieler M., Hofmann M., Blüml,S., Schabbauer G., Mougiakakos D., Sonnewald U., Hartmann F., Simon D., Kleyer A., Grüneboom A., Finotto S., Latz E. Hofmann J., Schett G. Tuckermann J., and Krönke G. (2024). Mitochondrial rewiring essentially contributes to the anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. Nature 629(8010):184-192. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07282-7.

2. Caratti, G., Stifel, U., Caratti, B., Jamil, A.J.M., Chung, K.J., Kiehntopf, M., Graler, M.H., Bluher, M., Rauch, A., and Tuckermann, JP (2023). Glucocorticoid activation of anti-inflammatory macrophages protects against insulin resistance. Nat Commun14, 2271. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37831-z

3. Loft A, Schmidt SF#, Caratti G, Stifel U, Havelund J, Sekar R, Kwon Y, Sulaj A, Chow KK, Alfaro AJ, Schwarzmayr T, Rittig N, Svart M, Tsokanos FF, Maida A, Blutke A, Feuchtinger A, Møller N, Blüher M, Nawroth P, Szendrödi J, Færgeman NJ, ZeigererA, Tuckermann J#, Herzig S#. (2022) A macrophage-hepatocyte glucocorticoid receptor axis coordinates fasting ketogenesis. Cell Metab. 34(3):473-486.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2022.01.004. # equal correspondence

4. Vettorazzi S, Bode C, Dejager L, Frappart L, Shelest E, Klaßen C, Tasdogan A, Reichardt HM, Libert C, Schneider M, Weih F, Henriette Uhlenhaut N, David JP, Gräler M, Kleiman A, Tuckermann JP. (2015) Glucocorticoids limit acute lung inflammation in concert with inflammatory stimuli by induction of SphK1. Nat Commun. 6:7796. doi: 10.1038/ncomms8796.

5. Rauch A, Seitz S, Baschant U, Schilling AF, Illing A, Stride B, Kirilov M, Mandic V, Takacz A, Schmidt-Ullrich R, Ostermay S, Schinke T, Spanbroek R, Zaiss MM, Angel PE, Lerner UH, David JP, Reichardt HM, Amling M, Schütz G, Tuckermann JP.(2010) Glucocorticoids suppress bone formation by attenuating osteoblast differentiation via the monomeric glucocorticoid receptor. Cell Metab. 11(6):517-31. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.05.005.

this photo shows the director of the institute Prof. Dr. Jan Tuckermann