Physician · Immunologist · Professor
Prof. Dr. Stefan Endres
Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, LMU Munich
Stefan Endres (born 17 June 1957 in Augsburg) is a German physician and immunologist. As Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology at the University Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), he has made significant contributions to the immunotherapy of cancer.
After studying at LMU Munich and Harvard University (B.A. magna cum laude in Biochemistry and Immunology), he received his doctorate in medicine in 1984. His research focuses on various approaches to the immunotherapy of cancer.
In 2020 he was awarded the Robert Pfleger Research Prize for his scientific achievements. He served as a member of the supervisory board of LMU University Hospital from 2006, as Research Dean of the Medical Faculty from 2007, and as speaker of several research programmes, including from 2015 the international doctoral programme “i-Target: Immunotherapy of Cancer”, until his retirement in 2025. Since 2025, Stefan Endres has continued to work as a strategy consultant for the Medical Faculty of LMU Munich and for LMU University Hospital, and he chairs the Scientific Commission of the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung.
Top 10 Publications
From: Top Papers — Division of Clinical Pharmacology, LMU Klinikum
Members of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology are shown in bold; doctoral students are additionally underlined.
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Single-cell transcriptomic atlas-guided development of CAR-T cells for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.
Nature Biotechnology 2023; 2023 Mar 13. JIF2021 68.2. PubMed
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T cell-derived interleukin-22 drives the expression of CD155 by cancer cells to suppress NK cell function and promote metastasis.
Immunity 2023; 143-161.e11. JIF2021 43.5. PubMed
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OAS1/RNase L executes RIG-I ligand-dependent tumor cell apoptosis.
Science Immunology 2021; 61, eabe2550. JIF2021 30.6. Science Immunology, Press Release
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T cells armed with C-X-C chemokine receptor type 6 enhance adoptive cell therapy for pancreatic tumours.
Nature Biomedical Engineering 2021; 35:2243-2257. JIF2020 29.2. Nature BME, Press Release
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Impact of a new fusion receptor on PD-1-mediated immunosuppression in adoptive T cell therapy.
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2015; 107. JIF2015 15.2.
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Selective bispecific T cell recruiting antibody enhances anti-tumor activity of adoptive T cell transfer.
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2015; 107:364. JIF2015 15.2.
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Recognition of RNA virus by RIG-I results in activation of CARD9 and inflammasome signaling for interleukin 1 beta production.
Nature Immunology 2010; 11:63-9. JIF2010 26.2.
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Syk kinase signaling couples to the Nalp3 inflammasome for anti-fungal host defense.
Nature 2009; 459:433-6. JIF2009 38.6.
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5' triphosphate RNA is the ligand for RIG-I.
Science 2006; 314:994-997. JIF2006 35.3.
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Sequence-specific potent induction of IFN-a by short interfering RNA in plasmacytoid dendritic cells through TLR7.
Nature Medicine 2005; 11:263-70. JIF2005 30.6.
All Publications
Full list on PubMed: Link
Patents
(sorted by filing date)
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PD-1-CD28 fusion proteins and use thereof in medicine.
Inventors: Sebastian Kobold, Stefan Endres · Applicant: Stefan Endres, Sebastian Kobold
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Anti-CD86 CAR expressing lymphocytes for targeted tumor therapy.
Inventors: Sebastian Kobold, Adrian Gottschlich, Ruth Grünmeier, Stefan Endres, Carsten Marr, Moritz Thomas · Applicant: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Helmholtz Zentrum München
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Anti-CSF1R CAR expressing lymphocytes for targeted tumor therapy.
Inventors: Stefan Endres, Adrian Gottschlich, Sebastian Kobold, Stefanie Lesch · Applicant: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Improved adoptive T-cell therapy.
Inventors: Christian Klein, Claudio Sustmann, Gerhard Niederfellner, Martina Geiger, Stefan Endres, Sebastian Kobold · Applicant: F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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CXCR6-transduced T cells for targeted tumor therapy.
Inventors: Stefan Endres, Simon Grassmann, Sebastian Kobold, Moritz Rapp · Applicant: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Bispecific antibody molecules with antigen-transfected T-cells and their use in medicine.
Inventors: Carole Bourquin, Raffaella Castoldi, Stefan Endres, Christian Klein, Sebastian Kobold, Gerhard Niederfellner, Claudio Sustmann · Applicant: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
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CCR8 expressing lymphocytes for targeted tumor therapy.
Inventors: Bruno Cadilha, Stefan Endres, Sebastian Kobold · Applicant: Klinikum der Universität München
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Composition and method for inducing immune response in mammal and method of treatment.
Inventors: Gunther Hartmann, Veit Hornung, Stefan Endres, Antonin de Fougerolles · Applicant: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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Compositions and methods for inducing an immune response in a mammal and methods of avoiding an immune response to oligonucleotide agents such as short interfering RNAs.
Inventors: Antonin de Fougerolles, Stefan Endres, Gunther Hartmann, Veit Hornung · Applicant: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Immunotherapy of chronic infections and of malignant diseases.
Inventors: Stefan Endres · Applicant: Stefan Endres
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CV
Personal Information
- Born: June 17, 1957, Augsburg, Germany
- Position: Professor of Clinical Pharmacology
- Institution: former Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich
Education
- 1984: MD, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 1979: Harvard College: B.A. magna cum laude in Biochemistry and Immunology
- 1975 to 1983: Medical Studies: LMU Munich and Harvard University
Research Focus
- Immunotherapy of cancer
Academic Positions
- 2007 to 2025: Research Dean of the Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 2015 to 2025: Speaker of the i-Target international doctoral program
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Biomedicine Pearls
- Style Guide: How to format a scientific text
- Mnemonic for aetiology (German: „Ätiologie kommt aus dem Ei“ — “aetiology comes from the egg”)
- E – entzündlich (inflammatory) or I – infektiös (infectious)
- M – maligne (malignant) or M – metabolisch (metabolic)
- T – traumatisch (traumatic) or V – vaskulär (vascular)
- P – psychogen (psychogenic) and others
- Medical specialties (German postgraduate training regulations)
Other Pearls
Links — Medicine
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