Meik Kunz

This study examines natural cardiovascular aging in non-human primates, finding histological and molecular changes associated with aging, including fibrosis, inflammation, and atherosclerosis.

This paper presents a single-cell and spatial proteotranscriptomic atlas of human oral tissues, identifying fibroblasts as key immunoregulatory hubs and revealing changes in disease states.

Oral L-arginine therapy prevents and cures arginase 1-dependent chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis by restoring arginine levels and shifting the T helper cell response.

This study reveals how persistent intracellular bacterial macromolecules in mucosal epithelial cells drive inflammatory signaling, offering new insights into microbial-host interactions and their potential impact on inflammatory disease treatment and drug efficacy.

This paper establishes a pluripotent stem cell platform using genetically diverse mouse lines to study the impact of natural genetic variation on development and gene regulation.