Jakob Ankerhold

Doctoral Researcher

Department for Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene
Institute for Virology
Medical Center – University of Freiburg

Hermann Herder Str. 11
79104 Freiburg i. Brsg.

07/2023 – present PhD student at the Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg (AG Graf / AG Schwemmle)
03/2020 – present Medical doctoral student and scientific assistant at the Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg (AG Schwemmle)
10/2015 – 05/2023 Medical studies at the University of Freiburg with study visits in Gdańsk and Kraków, Poland

Miscellaneous (Honors, Awards)

12/2022 Best paper of the season winter award of the Young Society of Virology (jGfV)
Ankerhold J*, Giese S*, Kolb P*, …Falcone V. Circulating multimeric immune complexes contribute to immunopathology in COVID-19. Nat Commun. 2022 Sep 26;13(1):5654.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32867-z
07/2022 Scholar of Freunde der Universität Freiburg e.V. for the attendance as a speaker at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Virology 2022, Madison, WI, USA
04/2022 Scholar of the ACHIEVE spring school 2022 at the annual meeting of the German Society of Virology 2022, Munich

Publications based on CRC1160 funding

Ankerhold J, Kessler S, Beer M, Schwemmle M, Ciminski K. 2025. Replication Restriction of Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Viruses by Human Immune Factor, 2023-2024. Emerg Infect Dis. Jan;31(1):199-202. doi: 10.3201/eid3101.241236.