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     Publications 
    
    
    Research topics
    
    
 
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                Epithelial Na+ channel (ENaC) 
 
                   - Impedance spectroscopy 
    Recent grants 
    German Research Foundation (DFG) 
    
      
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			 2022 - 2026 | 
          
			 Fromm, Piontek  | 
          
		Project A3 "Claudin- and TAMP-mediated water transport", in:  
		DFG Research Training Group (GRK 2318/2) "Tight junctions and their proteins: molecular 
		features and actions in health and disease (TJ-Train)" | 
      	 
      
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			 2020 | 
          
			 Günzel  
			et al.  | 
          
DFG major instrumentation (Großgerät, 700 T€) STED super-resolution confocal microscope, 
  
 
consortium project: Fromm M | 
      	 
      
          |  2017 - 2022 | 
          
			 Fromm, Schulzke  | 
          
		Project A3 "Claudin- and TAMP-mediated water transport", in:  
		DFG Research Training Group (GRK 2318/1) "Tight junctions and their proteins: molecular 
		features and actions in health and disease (TJ-Train)"
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          |  2017 - 2022 | 
          
			 Krug, Fromm  | 
          
		Project C2 "Role of the tricellular tight junction in inflammatory bowel diseases", in:  
		DFG Research Training Group (GRK 2318/1) "Tight junctions and their proteins: molecular 
		features and actions in health and disease (TJ-Train)"
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          |  2017 | 
          Bachmann (Anatomy) | 
          
      
  
 
 
 DFG major instrumentation 
(INST 335/596-1 FUGG) Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), consortium project: Fromm M, Krug SM, Piontek J "Paracellular versus transcytotic macromolecule passage / Organization 
of claudins in nanodomains"  | 
         
      
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          2014 - 2018  | 
        Fromm  | 
         DFG Research Grant (FR 652/12-1) "Tight junction protein-mediated water transport" | 
       
      
        |  2010 - 2013 | 
        Fromm, Schulzke | 
        
        
        Project B2 "Paracellular intestinal barrier - effects of probiotics and feed additives", in: 
        DFG Collaborative Research Center 852 (SFB 852/1), Coordinator J. Zentek: "Nutrition and intestinal 
		microbiota - host interaction in the pig" | 
       
      
         2006 - 2009 
         2010 - 2012 | 
        Fromm | 
        
         Coordinator: DFG Research Unit 721 (FOR 721/1, 
		-/2) "Molecular structure and function of the tight junction"  | 
       
      
         2006 - 2009 
         2010 - 2012 | 
        Fromm, Amasheh | 
        
         
        Project TP1 
        "Characterization of tight junction proteins as barrier or channel formers", in: 
        
        DFG Research Unit 721 (FOR 721/1, -/2) "Molecular structure and function of the tight junction"  | 
       
      
        |  2010 - 2012 | 
        Rittner, Brack, Fromm | 
        
         
        Project TP8
        "Tight junction-proteins as permeability regulators of the perineurium and the antinociception of perineurally applied drugs", in: 
        
        DFG Research Unit 721 (FOR 721/2) "Molecular structure and function of the tight junction"  | 
       
      
         2006 - 2009 
         2010 - 2012 | 
        Fromm, Schulzke, Krug | 
        
         
        Project Z 
        "Freeze fracture electron microscopy; general duties", in: 
        
        DFG Research Unit 721 (FOR 721/1, -/2) "Molecular structure and function of the tight junction"  | 
       
		
        |  2009 - 2012 | 
        Aust, Amasheh, 
        Fromm | 
        
         DFG Research Grant 
        (AU 132/7-1 and AM 141/4-1) "Meaning of CD97 in experimental colitis and ulcerative colitis: functional characterization of the molecule in intestinal epithelial cells"  | 
       
      
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			 2008 - 2010 | 
          
			 Günzel, 
          Fromm  | 
          
           DFG Research Grant (GU 447/11-1) "Barrier and channel properties of claudins in the renal diluting segment and distal nephron"  | 
         
       
    CV 
    
      
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		  1965 - 1972  | 
        
		 Study of Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin and University of Würzburg  | 
       
      
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		  1973  | 
        
		 Physician State Diploma  | 
       
      
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		  1975 - 1980  | 
        
		 Postgraduate, Inst. of Clinical Physiology, FU Berlin  | 
       
      
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		  1978  | 
        
		 Doctor of Medicine, Thesis on intestinal transport  | 
       
      
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		  1979 - 1980  | 
        
		 Max Kade scholarship, Dept. Physiology & Cell Biology (Prof. S.G. Schultz) University of Texas, Houston TX, USA  | 
       
      
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		  1980 - 1986  | 
        
		 Research Fellow, Inst. Clin. Physiology  | 
       
      
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		  1986  | 
        
		 Habilitation for Physiology and Clinical Physiology  | 
       
      
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		  1987 - 2001  | 
        
		 Senior Fellow, Inst. Clin. Physiology  | 
       
      
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		  1991  | 
        
		 Adjunct Professor (Außerplanmäßiger Professor)  | 
       
      
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		  1993     | 
        
		 Medical specialist in Physiology (Facharzt für Physiologie)  | 
       
      
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		  2001 - 2014    | 
        
		 Professor in Clinical Physiology  
		(Schwerpunkt-Professor für Klinische Physiologie)  | 
       
      
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		  2002 - 2014  | 
        
		 Director of the Institute of Clinical Physiology, Charité ‒ Universitätsmedizin Berlin  | 
       
      
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		  2014 - 2017  | 
        
		 Guest Scientist, Clinical Physiology
        / Nutritional Medicine,
		Charité ‒ Universitätsmedizin Berlin  | 
       
      
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		  since 2017  | 
        
		 Seniorprofessor of Charité
		‒ Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Clinical Physiology / Nutritional Medicine  | 
       
      
          
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 Duties   | 
           
		
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		  1993 - 2003  | 
        
		 Chair of the Benjamin Franklin Med. Sch. research committee 
        2003 - 2006 Vice-chair of the Charité research committee  | 
       
		
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		  1998 - 2015  | 
        
		 Secretary general, European Intestinal Transport Group (EITG)  | 
       
		
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		  2006 - 2009  | 
        
		 Coordinator of German Research Foundation Research Unit (DFG FOR 721/1) "Molecular structure and function of the 
		tight junction"  | 
       
		
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		  since 2008  | 
        
		 Liaison officer of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for Charité
		‒ Universitätsmedizin Berlin  | 
       
		
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		  2010 - 2012  | 
        
		 Coordinator of German Research Foundation Research Unit (DFG FOR 721/2) "Molecular structure and function of the 
		tight junction"  | 
       
		
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		  since 2012  | 
        
         Editorial Board:
        Tissue Barriers  | 
       
		
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		  2013 - 2014  | 
        
		 Member: Joint Committee for Bioinformatics, Freie Universität Berlin and Charité
		‒ Universitätsmedizin Berlin  | 
       
		
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		  2015 - 2017  | 
        
		 Editorial Board: 
        Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CMGH)  | 
       
		
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		  since 2019  | 
        
		 Appointed member: Ethics Committee of Charité
		‒ Universitätsmedizin Berlin  | 
       
		
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			  since 2020  | 
          
			 Editorial Board: International Journal of 
          Molecular Sciences (IJMS)  | 
		 
		
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			 2020 - 2023 | 
          
      
          	Member of the Steering Committee, DFG Research Training Group GRK 2318 | 
       
		
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			  2020 - 2023  | 
          
			 Associate Editor for Section Physiology: Biology (Basel)  | 
       
		
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			 since 2023 | 
          
			Editor-in-Chief for Section Physiology: Biology (Basel) | 
       
		 
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