Petra Reinke

This paper develops gene-edited tacrolimus-resistant Treg cells (FKBP12KO-Treg) for clinical use in transplant recipients, showing they maintain immunoregulatory function while resisting tacrolimus.

This paper develops BEKI, a base editor-based method for targeted transgene insertion and multiplex gene disruption in T cells, reducing chromosomal translocations compared to Cas9-based approaches.

This paper develops a non-viral CRISPR-Cas12a method to redirect Tregs with CARs by integrating an antigen-binding domain into the CD3 epsilon gene, showing improved antigen-specific function and graft protection in a mouse model.