Current position:

Since Feb. 2020 PhD student and research associate at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Department of Human Medicine, Departments of Experimental Allergology and Immunodermatology & Anatomy.

Academic training and scientific career:

2018 - 2019 Master's degree in "Molecular Medicine" at Trinity College Dublin.

Master thesis at Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Dublin

Testing the efficacy of therapeutic interventions in models of fatty liver diseases.

2015 - 2018 Bachelor's degree in "Molecular and Technical Medicine" at Furtwangen University, Villingen-Schwenningen.

Bachelor thesis at the University of Vienna, Department of Nutritional Sciences.

Investigation of the influence of the supplementation of a short-chain fatty acid on the development of alcohol-related liver disease in the model organism..

School education:

2006 - 2013 General qualification for university entrance at the Schickhardt-Gymnasium, Herrenberg.

Chen Y, Hausmann J, Zimmermann B, Helgers SOA, Dömer P, Woitzik J, Raap U, Gray N, Büttner A, Koch KW, Bräuer AU. Retinal degeneration protein 3 mutants are associated with cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. Cell Death Discov. 2025 Apr 15;11(1):175. doi: 10.1038/s41420-025-02475-z. PMID: 40234400; PMCID: PMC12000573.

Weihrauch T, Gray N, Meyer NH, Loser K, Raap U. Protocol for autofluorescence-driven isolation of human peripheral blood eosinophils. STAR Protoc. 2024 Nov 19;5(4):103451. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103451. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39565692; PMCID: PMC11617454.

Weihrauch T, Melo RCN, Gray N, Voehringer D, Weller PF, Raap U. Eosinophil extracellular vesicles and DNA traps in allergic inflammation. Front Allergy. 2024 Aug 1;5:1448007. doi: 10.3389/falgy.2024.1448007. PMID: 39148911 ; PMCID: PMC11324581. 

Weihrauch T, Gray N, Wiebe D, Schmelz M, Limberg M.M^†, Raap, U^†. TRPV1 Channel in Human Eosinophils: Functional Expression and Inflammatory Modulation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(3):1922. https://doi.org10.3390/ijms25031922; ^†equal contribution

Gray N, Wiebe D, Weihrauch T, Raap U, Limberg MM. Density Gradient Centrifugation-Independent Purification of Human Basophils. Curr Protoc. 2024 Feb;4(2):e991. doi: 10.1002/cpz1.991. PMID: 38358026.

Limberg MM, Wiebe D, Gray N, Weihrauch T, Bräuer AU, Kremer AE, Homey B, Raap U. (2023) Functional expression of TRPV1 in human peripheral blood basophils and its regulation in atopic dermatitis. Allergy. 2023 Jul 1. doi: 10.1111/all.15802. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37392059.

Wiebe D, Limberg MM, Gray N, Raap U. (2023) Basophils in pruritic skin diseases. Front. Immunol. 14:1213138. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1213138.

Limberg MM, Weihrauch T (joint 1st), Gray N, Ernst N, Hartmann K, Raap U. (2023) Eosinophils, Basophils, and Neutrophils in Bullous Pemphigoid. Biomolecules 13, 1019. doi.org/10.3390/biom13071019.

Weihrauch T, Limberg MM, Gray N, Schmelz M, Raap U. (2023) Neurotrophins: Neuroimmune Interactions in Human Atopic Diseases. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(7):6105. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24076105.

Gray N, Limberg MM, Wiebe D, Weihrauch T, Langner A, Brandt N, Bräuer AU, Raap U. (2022) Differential Upregulation and Functional Activity of S1PR1 in Human Peripheral Blood Basophils of Atopic Patients. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(24), 16117; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232416117 (registering DOI).

Gray N, Limberg MM, Bräuer AU, Raap U. (2022) Novel functions of S1P in chronic itchy and inflammatory skin diseases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2022 Mar;36(3):365-372. doi: 10.1111/jdv.17764. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Short biography

Current Position:

Since Jun. 2021

PhD student, Department of Human Medicine, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Academic training and academic career:

Sept. 2020 - Mar. 2021

Master student, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Ageing Biology (ERIBA), Groningen, the Netherlands.

Project on unravelling novel mechanisms underlying neural development in zebrafish.

Feb. 2019 - Aug. 2019

Master Student, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Biomedical Sciences of Cells and Systems, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Project on the validation and characterization of compounds preventing PolyQ aggregation in a DNAJB6-dependent manner.

Jul. 2018 - Sept. 2018

Summer Student, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Ageing Biology (ERIBA), Groningen, the Netherlands.

Project on identifying the role of Protein Arginine Methyl Transferase 5 on chromosomal instability.

Sept. 2017 - Jul. 2018

Bachelor Student, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Ageing Biology (ERIBA), Groningen, the Netherlands.

Project on identifying the role of Protein Arginine Methyl Transferase 5 on chromosomal instability.

2019-2021

M.Sc. degree in Biomedical Sciences at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Sept. 2018 - Feb. 2019

Premaster Biomedical Sciences at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Sept. 2014 - Jul. 2018

B.Sc. degree in Applied Sciences - Biology and Medical Research at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands

Short biography

Current Position:

Since Oct. 2021

PhD student, Department of Human Medicine, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Academic training and academic career:

Aug. 2020 - Sep. 2021

Master Student, Springer Laboratory, Jacobs University, Bremen

Project regarding major histocompatibility complexes (MHC) class I molecules

Feb. 2020 - Sep. 2021

M.Sc. degree in Biology, City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen

Title: MHC class I heavy chain clusters - Preparation and biochemical analysis of heavy chain/ _a3 domain complexes

Mar. 2019 - Aug. 2019

Bachelor Student, i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Porto, Portugal

Project regarding the Development of a suitable protein linker for AIP56 and PRX-1

Oct. 2016 - Feb. 2019

B.Sc. in Biology, City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany

Aug. 2011 - Feb. 2014

Vocational studies as Pharmaceutical Technical Assistant, Völkerschule, Osnabrück

Current position

Since May 2022

Doctoral student and research assistant at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Department of Health Services Research, Department of Assistance Systems and Medical Technology

Academic training and scientific career

2019-2022 Master's degree in computer science at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg

Master's thesis topic: Induction of emotional stress from the intensive care context with storytelling in VR

2015-2019 Bachelor's degree in computer science with physics as an application subject at the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg

Bachelor thesis topic: Implementation of multimodal alarms on augmented reality glasses for noise reduction in intensive care units

School education

2007-2015 General qualification for university entrance at the KGS Schwanewede

Current Position:
Since May 2024 PhD student, Department of Human Medicine, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Academic training and academic career:
Oct. 2021 - Feb. 2024
Master Student, Bräuer Laboratory, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg Project regarding Large Scale Protein Production and Purification of Plasticity Related Genes 3, 4 and 5

Oct. 2018 - Feb. 2022
Bachelor Student, Kretzberg Laboratory, Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg Project regarding the Spike Initiation Zones of the Leech Touch Receptor