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Geiger Lab

Hartmut Geiger

Hartmut Geiger, PhD

Appointment

Assistant Professor, Director of Mouse Core

Email

hartmut.geiger@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-1338

Fax

513-636-3768

Credentials

MS: Studies in chemistry at the University Karlsruhe, Germany and studies in biochemistry at the University Witten/Herdecke, Germany (1996)

PhD: Max-Planck Institut für Immunbiologie in Freiburg, Germany.
Plasticity of murine hematopoietic stem cells (1999).

Postdoctoral Studies: University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Genetic analysis of hematopoiesis and aging/longevity in mice.

Awards and Honors

  • New Scholar in Aging, The Ellison Medical Foundation (2005-2008)
  • Research Fellow of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (1999-2002)
  • Elected Member of the Senate of the University Witten/Herdecke (1992-1994)

Research

Connect to Hartmut Geiger's laboratory webpage

Research Grants and Contracts

New Scholar in Aging, The Ellison Medical Foundation (2005-2008)

RO1 HL076604-01 Genetic Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Mobilization, PI (2004-2007)

TRI Somatic Mutation Frequency Core, PI (7/2005 –6/2006)

Stipend and benefit support is available to qualified candidates through NHLBI Training Grant: T-32 HL07382-30: "Training In Cardiovascular Biology", Dr. Arnold Schwartz, Principal Investigator.

Publications, Most Recent

Connect to Hartmut Geiger's publications on PubMed

Geiger H, Rennebeck G, Van Zant G. Regulation of hematopoietic stem cell aging in vivo by a distinct genetic element.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Apr 5;102(14):5102-7.

Geiger H, Szilvassy SJ, Ragland P, Van Zant G. Genetic analysis of progenitor cell mobilization by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor: verification and mechanisms for loci on murine chromosomes 2 and 11.Exp Hematol. 2004 Jan;32(1):60-7.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • Member of the Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie, Germany (GBM)
  • American Society of Hematology (ASH)
  • International Society for Experimental Hematology (ISEH).

Special Interests

hematopoietic stem cells, genetics, aging/longevity, plasticity of stem cells, mobilization, DNA-repair