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Niethammer
Philipp Niethammer, PhD

Interdisciplinary approaches to wound healing, inflammation and regeneration.

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Niethammer Lab

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Postdoctoral researcher Yanan Ma, PhD
Go Fish: Why MSK Researchers Use Zebrafish To Study a Cancer-Linked Inflammation Pathway
A study led by postdoctoral researcher Yanan Ma from the lab of cell biologist Philipp Niethammer shows why diversity also matters in model animal research.
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A doctor examines a mole.
Don't Scratch That Mole? Scientists Are Learning More about Inflammation and Cancer
It's not only what's inside your cells that determines your cancer risk. It's what surrounds them too.

Publications Highlights

Ma Y, Hui KL, Gelashvili Z, Niethammer P. Oxoeicosanoid signaling mediates early antimicrobial defense in zebrafish. Cell Rep. 2023 Jan 31;42(1):111974. PMID: 36640321. PMC36640321

Shen Z, Lengyel M, Niethammer P. The yellow brick road to nuclear membrane mechanotransduction. APL Bioeng. 2022 Mar 25;6(2):021501. PMID: 35382443. PMC35382443

Shen Z, Belcheva KT, Jelcic M, Hui KL, Katikaneni A, Niethammer P. A synergy between mechanosensitive calcium- and membrane-binding mediates tension-sensing by C2-like domains. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Jan 4;119(1):e2112390119. PMID: 34969839. PMC34969839    

Niethammer P. Components and Mechanisms of Nuclear Mechanotransduction. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Oct 6;37:233-256. PMID: 34213953. PMC34213953

Katikaneni A, Jelcic M, Gerlach GF, Ma Y, Overholtzer M, Niethammer P. Author Correction: Lipid peroxidation regulates long-range wound detection through 5-lipoxygenase in zebrafish. Nat Cell Biol. 2021 May;23(5):566. PMID: 33850303. PMC33850303

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People

Niethammer

Philipp Niethammer, PhD

  • Cell biologist Philipp Niethammer investigates tissue damage responses with advanced imaging approaches in zebrafish.
  • PhD, European Molecular Biology Laboratories & Hamburg University, Germany
niethamp@mskcc.org
Email Address
212-639-5332
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Members

Niethammer
Philipp Niethammer

Principal Investigator

Zaza Gelashvili
Zaza Gelashvili

Graduate Student

Yanan Ma
Yanan Ma

Research Scholar

Tiseanie Hibbert

Research Technician

Miklos Lengyel
Miklos Lengyel

Research Scholar

Sriivatsan Govinda Rajan

Research Fellow

Hansranie Singh

Administrative Assistant

Lab Alumni
Michelle Bello Veramendi
Michelle Bello Veramendi

Research Technician

Gary Gerlach II
Gary Gerlach II

Postdoctoral Fellow

Danielle Bolton
Danielle Bolton

Research Technician

Cong Huang
Cong Huang

BCMB Graduate Student

King Lam Hui
King Lam Hui

Postdoctoral Fellow

Mark J. Jelcic
Mark J. Jelcic

Scientist at Fate Therapeutics Inc, San Diego, CA

Anushka Katikaneni
Anushka Katikaneni

PhD Candidate at Duke University

Zhouyang Shen
Zhouyang Shen

Graduate Student

Balázs Enyedi, MD, PhD
Balázs Enyedi

Postdoctoral Fellow

William Gault, PhD
William Gault

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kadeem P. Ho Sang
Kadeem P. Ho Sang

Administrative Research Assistant

Ellyn Obrochta
Ellyn Obrochta

Research Technician

Michelina Stoddard
Michelina Stoddard

MD-PhD graduate student

Lab Affiliations

Achievements

  • Dorsett L. Spurgeon Distinguished Research Award (2009)
  • Louis Gerstner Young Investigator (2012)
  • American Asthma Foundation Scholar (2014)
  • Louise and Allston Boyer Young Investigator Award (2018)

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Philipp Niethammer discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • American Association for Anatomy
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • European Molecular Biology Laboratory
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • European Molecular Biology Organization
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • Gordon Research Conferences
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • Mount Sinai Health System
    Professional Services and Activities
  • National University of Singapore
    Professional Services and Activities (Uncompensated)
  • University of Virginia
    Professional Services and Activities

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