A Leishmania ortholog of macrophage migration inhibitory factor modulates host macrophage responses [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Daniela Kamir

go A Leishmania Ortholog of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Modulates Host Macrophage Responses Von der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften der RWTH Aachen University zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einer Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Diplom-Biologin Daniela Kamir aus Aachen Berichter: Universitätsprofessor Dr. Jürgen Bernhagen Universitätsprofessor Dr. Fritz Kreuzaler Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 17.07.08 Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar. Albert Einstein: “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.” In memory of my grandfather Dr. med. Philipp Sachter who didn’t live long enough to see any of my graduations but whose memories will never be forgotten. Acknowledgments Completing a thesis is a challenge, thanking all those who contributed to it, is an even greater one. Due to the nature of my study, many people were involved in one or the other way. I want to thank all of them, including those not mentioned here by name. This PhD thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Bernhagen, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, RWTH Aachen University, as well as by Prof.