Intranet Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie

Prof. Dr. Olivia Merkel

Address

Prof. Dr. Olivia Merkel
Department Pharmazie
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Butenandtstr. 5-13, Haus B
81377 München
Germany

Phone +49 89 2180 77025
Room-Nr. B1.023
Email
Home page merkel.cup.uni-muenchen.de

Research Interests

  • Non-viral siRNA Delivery
  • T Cell and Macrophage Targeting
  • Molecular Treatments for Lung Diseases, Inflammatory Diseases and Cancer
  • Smart Dosage Forms
  • Machine Learning and Computer Simulation for Nanocarrier Design

Short CV

  • Since 2022 Professor and Chair (W3) of Drug Delivery, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 2016 - 2022 Professor (W2) of Drug Delivery, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 2015 - 2016 Interim Professor of Drug Delivery, LMU Munich, Germany
  • Since 2012 Associate Faculty of Oncology, Wayne State University
  • 2011 - 2017 Tenure-Track Professor of Pharmaceutics, Wayne State University
  • 2009 - 2011 Postdoc/Habil Cand, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany

Key publications

  • Friederike Adams, Christoph M Zimmermann, Domizia Baldassi, Thomas M Pehl, Philipp Weingarten, Iris Kachel, Moritz Kränzlein, David C Jürgens, Peter Braubach, Ioannis Alexopoulos, Malgorzata Wygrecka, Olivia M Merkel*: Pulmonary siRNA Delivery with Sophisticated Amphiphilic Poly(Spermine Acrylamides) for the Treatment of Lung Fibrosis.
    Small, 2023, e2308775. doi: 10.1002/smll.202308775.
  • Christoph M. Zimmermann, Leonie Deßloch, David C Jürgens, Paola Luciani, Olivia M. Merkel: Evaluation of the effects of storage conditions on spray-dried siRNA-LNPs before and after subsequent drying.
    European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 2023, 193: 218-226
  • Rima Kandil, Domizia Baldassi, Sebastian Böhlen, Joschka T Müller, David C Jürgens, Tonia Bargmann, Susann Dehmel, Yuran Xie, Aditi Mehra, Olivia M Merkel*: GATA3 knockdown in activated T cells via pulmonary siRNA delivery as novel therapy for allergic asthma.
    Journal of Controlled Release, 2023, 354, 305-315.
  • Christoph M. Zimmermann, Domizia Baldassi, Karen Chan, Nathan B.P. Adams, Alina Neumann, Diana Porras-Gonzalez, Xin Wei, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Andreas Popp, Gerald Burgstaller, Dominik Witzigmann, Paola Luciani, Olivia M. Merkel*: Spray drying siRNA-lipid nanoparticles for dry powder pulmonary delivery
    Journal of Controlled Release, 2022, 351, 137-150
  • Domizia Baldassi, Shubhankar Ambike, Martin Feuerherd, Cho-Chin Cheng, David J Peeler, Daniel P Feldmann, Diana Porras-Gonzalez, Xin Wei, Lea Adriana Keller, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Mircea Gabriel Stoleriu, Andreas Popp, Gerald Burgstaller, Suzie H Pun, Thomas Michler, Olivia M. Merkel*: Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 replication in the lung with siRNA/VIPER polyplexes
    Journal of Controlled Release, 2022, 345, 661-674