Dr. med. Julia Wallmeier

 

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Tel.: +49 (251) 83 - 57493
E-Mail: Julia Wallmeier

  • University training and degree

    2011 State examination
    2006 – 2011 Studies in Human Medicine, Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg, Freiburg
    2004 – 2006 Studies in Human Medicine, Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg

  • Advanced academic qualifications

    2012 Dr. med., Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg year of oral exam: 2012 (supervisor H. Omran) „Mutation analysis in the gene DNAH5 in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia and congenital heart defects.“

  • Postgraduate professional career

    2024 – Group leader, Department of Medical Genetics, University Münster/University Hospital Münster
    2024 – Physician, Department of Medical Genetics, University Hospital Münster
    2021 – 2023 Guest Researcher Max Planck Institute for molecular Biomedicine, Münster (Prof. Schöler)
    2016 – 2024 Group leader, Department of General Paediatrics, University Münster/University Hospital Münster
    2013 – 2024 Clinician Scientist, Department of General Paediatrics, University Münster/University Hospital Münster
    2011 – 2024 Physician, Department of General Paediatrics, University Hospital Münster

  • Academic memberships and activities

    2022 Member of the Organising Committee “Interdisziplinäre Netzwerk Symposiums für Clinician Scientists 2022 in Münster”
    2021 Member of First Class! Mentoring Programme, University Münster
    2021 Johannes Wenner Research Award, Gesellschaft für pädiatrische Pneumologie (GPP)
    2021 Desitin Research Award, Gesellschaft für Neuropädiatrie (GNP)
    2014 Speaker Award, Gordon Research Conference on Cilia, Mucus & Mucociliary interactions, Galveston, TX, USA

  • Selected publications

    All publications by Dr. med. Julia Wallmeier can be found here.

    1. Boon M*, Wallmeier J*, Ma L, Loges NT, Jaspers M, Olbrich H, Dougherty GW, Raidt J, Werner C, Amirav I, Hevroni A, Abitbul R, Avital A, Soferman R, Wessels M, O'Callaghan C, Chung EM, Rutman A, Hirst RA, Moya E, Mitchison HM, Van Daele S, De Boeck K, Jorissen M, Kintner C, Cuppens H, Omran H. MCIDAS mutations result in a mucociliary clearance disorder with reduced generation of multiple motile cilia. Nat Commun. 2014 Jul 22;5:4418
    2. Wallmeier J*, Al-Mutairi DA*, Chen CT, Loges NT, Pennekamp P, Menchen T, Ma L, Shamseldin HE, Olbrich H, Dougherty GW, Werner C, Alsabah BH, Köhler G, Jaspers M, Boon M, Griese M, Schmitt-Grohé S, Zimmermann T, Koerner-Rettberg C, Horak E, Kintner C, Alkuraya FS, Omran H. Mutations in CCNO result in congenital mucociliary clearance disorder with reduced generation of multiple motile cilia. Nat Genet. 2014 Jun;46(6):646-51.
    3. Amirav I*, Wallmeier J*, Loges NT, Menchen T, Pennekamp P, Mussaffi H, Abitbul R, Avital A, Bentur L, Dougherty GW, Nael E, Lavie M, Olbrich H, Werner C, Kintner C, Omran H; Israeli PCD Consortium Investigators. Systematic Analysis of CCNO Variants in a Defined Population: Implications for Clinical Phenotype and Differential Diagnosis. Hum Mutat. 2016 Apr;37(4):396-405.
    4. Wallmeier J, Shiratori H, Dougherty GW, Edelbusch C, Hjeij R, Loges NT, Menchen T, Olbrich H, Pennekamp P, Raidt J, Werner C, Minegishi K, Shinohara K, Asai Y, Takaoka K, Lee C, Griese M, Memari Y, Durbin R, Kolb-Kokocinski A, Sauer S, Wallingford JB, Hamada H, Omran H. TTC25 Deficiency Results in Defects of the Outer Dynein Arm Docking Machinery and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia with Left-Right Body Asymmetry Randomization. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 Aug 4;99(2):460-9.
    5. Wallmeier J, Frank D, Shoemark A, Nöthe-Menchen T, Cindric S, Olbrich H, Loges NT, Aprea I, Dougherty GW, Pennekamp P, Kaiser T, Mitchison HM, Hogg C, Carr SB, Zariwala MA, Ferkol T, Leigh MW, Davis SD, Atkinson J, Dutcher SK, Knowles MR, Thiele H, Altmüller J, Krenz H, Wöste M, Brentrup A, Ahrens F, Vogelberg C, Morris-Rosendahl DJ, Omran H. De Novo Mutations in FOXJ1 Result in a Motile Ciliopathy with Hydrocephalus and Randomization of Left/Right Body Asymmetry. Am J Hum Genet. 2019 Nov 7;105(5):1030-1039.
    6. Wallmeier J, Nielsen KG, Kuehni CE, Lucas JS, Leigh MW, Zariwala MA, Omran H. Motile ciliopathies. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2020 Sep 17;6(1):77
    7. Dougherty GW, Mizuno K, Nöthe-Menchen T, Ikawa Y, Boldt K, Ta-Shma A, Aprea I, Minegishi K, Pang YP, Pennekamp P, Loges NT, Raidt J, Hjeij R, Wallmeier J, Mussaffi H, Perles Z, Elpeleg O, Rabert F, Shiratori H […] Omran H. CFAP45 deficiency causes situs abnormalities and asthenospermia by disrupting an axonemal adenine nucleotide homeostasis module. Nat Commun. 2020 Nov 2;11(1):5520.
    8. Wallmeier J*, Bracht D*, Alsaif HS, Dougherty GW, Olbrich H, Cindric S, Dzietko M, Heyer C, Teig N, Thiels C, Faqeih E, Al-Hashim A, Khan S, Mogarri I, Almannai M, Al Otaibi W, Alkuraya FS, Koerner-Rettberg C*, Omran H*. Mutations in TP73 cause impaired mucociliary clearance and lissencephaly. Am J Hum Genet. 2021 Jul 1;108(7):1318-1329.
    9. Aprea I, Nöthe-Menchen T, Dougherty GW, Raidt J, Loges NT, Kaiser T, Wallmeier J, Olbrich H, Strünker T, Kliesch S, Pennekamp P, Omran H. Motility of efferent duct cilia aids passage of sperm cells through the male reproductive system. Mol Hum Reprod. 2021 Feb 27;27(3):gaab009.
    10. Dodd DO, Mechaussier S, Yeyati PL, McPhie F, Anderson JR, Khoo CJ, Shoemark A, Gupta DK, Attard T, Zariwala MA, Legendre M, Bracht D, Wallmeier J, Gui M, Fassad MR, Parry DA, Tennant PA, Meynert A, Wheway G, Fares-Taie L, Black HA, Mitri- Frangieh R, Faucon C, Kaplan J, Patel M, McKie L, Megaw R, Gatsogiannis C, Mohamed MA, Aitken S, Gautier P, Reinholt FR, Hirst RA, O'Callaghan C, Heimdal K, Bottier M, Escudier E, Crowley S, Descartes M, Jabs EW, Kenia P, Amiel J, Bacci GM, Calogero C, Palazzo V, Tiberi L, Blümlein U, Rogers A, Wambach JA, Wegner DJ, Fulton AB, Kenna M, Rosenfeld M, Holm IA, Quigley A, Hall EA, Murphy LC, Cassidy DM, von Kriegsheim A; Scottish Genomes Partnership16; Genomics England Research Consortium45; Undiagnosed Diseases Network46; Papon JF, Pasquier L, Murris MS, Chalmers JD, Hogg C, Macleod KA, Urquhart DS, Unger S, Aitman TJ, Amselem S, Leigh MW, Knowles MR, Omran H, Mitchison HM, Brown A, Marsh JA, Welburn JPI, Ti SC, Horani A, Rozet JM, Perrault I, Mill P. Ciliopathy patient variants reveal organelle-specific functions for TUBB4B in axonemal microtubules. Science. 2024 Apr 26;384(6694):eadf5489.

    * contributed equally