Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency (CCI) &
Center for Pediatrics
Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Breisacher Str. 115
79106 Freiburg i. Brsg.
- +49 (0)761 270-43000
- maria.elena.maccari@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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Current position
Junior group leader, research group “Human T cell differentiation and homeostasis”, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency & Fellow in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Academic training
| 2008 - 2015 | Study of Medicine in Milan, Italy |
Scientific qualifications
| 2020 | Dissertation in Medicine, University of Freiburg (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl) |
| 2014 | Dissertation in Medicine, University of Milan (San Raffaele) (Supervisors: Dr. Rosa Bacchetta/Prof. Dr. Maria Grazia Roncarolo) |
Postgraduate positions
| since 2023 | Junior group leader, research group "Human T cell differentiation and homeostasis", Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency, Medical Center - University of Freiburg |
| since 2023 | Fellow of IMMediate Advanced Clinician Scientist Program, Grant of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
| 2018 - 2021 | Fellow of EXCEL Clinician Scientist Program, Grant of the University of Freiburg (Research Group of Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl) |
| 2015 - 2022 | Resident in Pediatrics, Center for PEdiatrics, Medical Center - University of Freiburg |
Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)
| 2022 | Best presentation award of API |
| 2019 | Young Researcher Award of the GPOH |
link to all publications from M.E. Maccari: Pubmed
Publications based on CRC1160 funding
Maccari ME, König C, Andrieux G, Kury P, Berger SA, Mann J, Kelly B, Völkl S, Huang C, Helmstädter M, Lagies S, Fischer M, Baixauli F, Gorka O, Groß O, Hufnagel M, Salou S, Farmand S, Heine S, Schuster V, Willenbacher W, Dückers G, Grimbacher B, Warnatz K, Kapp FG, Lorenz M, Groß M, Wittner J, Elling R, Scorrano L, Koenig IA, Bengsch B, Speckmann C, Kammerer B, Börries M, Schwarz K, Hertel J, Pearce EL, Ehl S, Klein Geltink RI, Rensing-Ehl A. 2026. FAS-controlled T cells drive lymphoproliferation through glycolysis without effector differentiation. J Hum Immun. 2026 May 13;2(4):e20250233. doi: 10.70962/jhi.20250233.
Hägele P, Staus P, Scheible R, Uhlmann A, Heeg M, Klemann C, Maccari ME, Ritterbusch H, Armstrong M, Cutcutache I, Elliott KS, von Bernuth H, Leahy TR, Leyh J, Holzinger D, Lehmberg K, Svec P, Masjosthusmann K, Hambleton S, Jakob M, Sparber-Sauer M, Kager L, Puzik A, Wolkewitz M, Lorenz MR, Schwarz K, Speckmann C, Rensing-Ehl A, Ehl S; ALPID study group. 2024. Diagnostic evaluation of paediatric autoimmune lymphoproliferative immunodeficiencies (ALPID): a prospective cohort study. Lancet Haematol. 11(2):e114-e126. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00362-9.
Rensing-Ehl, A., M. R. Lorenz, M. Fuhrer, W. Willenbacher, E. Willenbacher, S. Sopper, M. Abinun, M. E. Maccari, C. Konig, P. Haegele, S. Fuchs, C. Castro, P. Kury, O. Pelle, C. Klemann, M. Heeg, J. Thalhammer, O. Wegehaupt, M. Fischer, S. Goldacker, B. Schulte, S. Biskup, P. Chatelain, V. Schuster, K. Warnatz, B. Grimbacher, A. Meinhardt, D. Holzinger, P. T. Oommen, T. Hinze, H. Hebart, K. Seeger, K. Lehmberg, T. R. Leahy, A. Claviez, S. Vieth, F. H. Schilling, I. Fuchs, M. Gross, F. Rieux-Laucat, A. Magerus, C. Speckmann, K. Schwarz, S. Ehl, and A. s. group. 2023. Abnormal biomarkers predict complex FAS or FADD defects missed by exome sequencing. J Allergy Clin Immunol. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.006.
Maccari ME, Wolkewitz M, Schwab C, Lorenzini T, Leiding JW, Aladjdi N, Abolhassani H, Abou-Chahla W, Aiuti A, Azarnoush S, Baris S, Barlogis V, Barzaghi F, Baumann U, Bloomfield M, Bohynikova N, Bodet D, Boutboul D, Bucciol G, Buckland MS, Burns SO, Cancrini C, Cathébras P, Cavazzana M, Cheminant M, Chinello M, Ciznar P, Coulter TI, D’Aveni M, Ekwall O, Eric Z, Eren E, Fasth A, Frange P, Fournier B, Garcia-Prat M, Gardembas M, Geier C, Ghosh S, Goda V, Hammarström L, Hauck F, Heeg M, Heropolitanska-Pliszka E, Hilfanova A, Jolles S, Karakoc-Aydiner E, Kindle GR, Kiykim A, Klemann C, Koletsi P, Koltan S, Kondratenko I, Körholz J, Krüger R, Jeziorski E, Levy R, Le Guenno G, Lefevre G, Lougaris V, Marzollo A, Mahlaoui N, Malphettes M, Meinhardt A, Merlin E, Meyts I, Milota T, Moreira F, Moshous D, Mukhina A, Neth O, Neubert J, Neven B, Nieters A, Nove-Josserand R, Oksenhendler E, Ozen A, Olbrich P, Perlat A, Pac M, Schmid JP, Pacillo L, Parra-Martinez A, Paschenko O, Pellier I, Sefer AP, Plebani A, Plantaz D, Prader S, Raffray L, Ritterbusch H, Riviere JG, Rivalta B, Rusch S, Sakovich I, Savic S, Scheible R, Schleinitz N, Schuetz C, Schulz A, Sediva A, Semeraro M, Sharapova SO, Shcher…See abstract for full author list. 2023. Activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ syndrome: Update from the ESID Registry and comparison with other autoimmune-lymphoproliferative inborn errors of immunity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. Oct;152(4):984-996.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.06.015.
