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       Grants 
      German Research Foundation (DFG) 
      
      
        
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			 2023 - 2026  | 
          
			 Piontek  | 
			
          
          DFG Research Grant (PI 837/4-3) "Molekulare Architektur Claudin-basierender Tight Junction-Stränge und parazellulärer Ionenkanäle" | 
          	
		 
        
          | 2022 - 2026 | 
          Piontek, Roderer (FMP) | 
          
	 
	Project A2, "Structure-based modification of Clostridium perfringens 
	enterotoxin to target claudins", 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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			 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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			 2021 - 2023  | 
          
			 Piontek  | 
			
          
          DFG Research Grant (PI 837/4-2) "Molekulare Architektur Claudin-basierender Tight Junction-Stränge und parazellulärer Ionenkanäle" | 
           
        
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			 2020 | 
          
			 Günzel  
			et al.  | 
          
DFG major instrumentation (Großgerät, 700 T€) STED super-resolution confocal microscope, 
  
 
consortium project: Piontek J | 
      		 
        
          | 2017 - 2022 | 
          Piontek, Krause | 
          
	 
	Project A2, "Structure-based modification of Clostridium perfringens 
	enterotoxin to target claudins", in: 
	
DFG Research Training Group 
	(GRK 2318/1) 
	
	"Tight junctions and their proteins: molecular features and actions in health and disease (TJ-Train)" 
 | 
         
        
          | 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"  | 
         
        
          | 2016 - 2019 | 
          Piontek, Krause | 
          
          
          DFG Research Grant (PI 837/4-1) "Molecular architekture of claudin-based tight junction strands and paracellular ion channels" | 
         
        
          | 2009 - 2013 | 
          Piontek | 
          
           DFG Research Grant (PI 837/2-1) "Molecular organization of heteropolymer tight junction strands"  | 
         
        
          | 2010 - 2012 | 
          Krause, Piontek | 
          Project TP6, "Molecular and structural patterns of paracellular pores formed by subtype-dependent claudin-claudin interactions 
			in tight junctions", in
           
          DFG Research Unit 721 (FOR 721/2) "Molecular structure and function of the tight junction" | 
         
        
        
          
         
       
      
      CV 
      
      
        
          | 1991 - 1993 | 
          Study of biology, University of Kaiserslautern | 
         
        
          | 1994 - 1996 | 
          Study of biology, University of Heidelberg | 
         
        
          | 1997 | 
          Diploma thesis (Dipl. Biol.) "Analysis of the expression and localization of microtubule-associated proteins in human model neurons", University of Heidelberg, Priv.-Doz. Dr. 
			Roland Brandt | 
         
        
          | 1997 - 2002 | 
          PhD thesis (Dr. rer. nat.) "Generation of monoclonal antibodies against proteins of the neuronal membrane cortex and investigation of gravin-signaling complexes in human 
			model neurons", Interdisciplinary Center for Neurosciences (IZN), University of Heidelberg, Prof. Dr. Roland Brandt | 
         
        
          | 2002 - 2003 | 
          Research Associate, Tissue engineering, ALVITO Biotechnologie GmbH, Kleinmachnow | 
         
        
          | 2003 - 2009 | 
          Research Associate,
          
          group "Molecular cell physiology", Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ingolf Blasig, Leibniz-Institut für molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin  | 
         
        
          | 2009 - 2012 | 
          
          
          Project leader, Leibniz-Institut für molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin | 
         
        
          | since 2012 | 
          Visiting Professor,
          Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, China | 
         
        
          | since 04.2013 | 
          Research Associate, Institut für Klinische Physiologie, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin | 
         
        
          | 11.07.2016 | 
          Habilitation for "Privatdozent" 
			(US eqivalent "associate professor"), Experimental biomedicine | 
         
       
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