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Ellebrecht Lab
Christoph T. Ellebrecht, MD
Dr. Ellebrecht received his MD from the University of Lübeck, Germany. He subsequently completed a research fellowship in the Payne lab, where he invented the chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) T cell concept and advanced several additional cellular immunotherapy technologies that have been licensed to industry partners. He completed his dermatologic residency at the University of Pennsylvania’s 2+2 Physician Scientist track. When he is not in lab, he can be found reading the New York Times, running half marathons, or hiking with his wife and two Shih Tzu pups.
Research Interests
The combined focus of the Ellebrecht lab is to understand immune cells in the context of autoimmunity and manipulate them for use as precision cellular immunotherapies.
We are particularly fascinated with immune cells and their ability to remember: if we are exposed to a pathogen a second time, our immune system responds quicker and more vigorously than the first time around. Our research aims to elucidate the mechanisms behind how and when specialized human T lymphocytes, that are used to treat patients or reside in specific organs, commit to long- or short-lived cell fates.
We believe that science is centered on pushing the boundaries of knowledge and technology. To that end, we employ single cell multiomics to dissect fate decisions in human immune cells; our ultimate goal is to uncover the intricacies of autoimmunity and translate our findings to engineer next generation immunotherapies.
Ellebrecht lab
The Ellebrecht Lab
Contact
1023 Biomedical Research Bldg II/III
421 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
chell@pennmedicine.upenn.edu