Michael Heming

Michael Heming

Clinician Scientist

Professional Summary

I am a clinican scientist and board-certified neurologist with a research focus on neuroimmunology, data analysis and single-cell transcriptomics. I work at the Department of Neurology, University Hospital Münster.

Programming/DevOps Skills

  • R ★★★★★
  • Linux Admin ★★★☆☆
  • Nix ★★★☆☆
  • Docker ★★★☆☆
  • Git ★★★☆☆
  • Python ★★☆☆☆
  • C++ ★☆☆☆☆

Interests

Data analysis Neuroimmunology Single cell transcriptomics
Projects
R Packages Nix Binary Cache featured image

R Packages Nix Binary Cache

Reproducible binary cache for all CRAN and Bioconductor packages with weekly updates.

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Human PNS Atlas

Multi-omic characterization of human sural nerves across polyneuropathies.

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CerebroAppLite

R package that provides an interactive visualization of single cell RNA-seq data.

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scMisc

R package that provides helper functions for single cell RNA-seq analysis.

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Primary CNS lymphoma

Single-cell atlas of primary CNS lymphoma

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Stroke

Stroke-specific myeloid cells in the brain parenchyma and pia

Featured Publications
Multi-omic identification of perineurial hyperplasia and lipid-associated nerve macrophages in human polyneuropathies featured image

Multi-omic identification of perineurial hyperplasia and lipid-associated nerve macrophages in human polyneuropathies

Diseases affecting multiple peripheral nerves, termed polyneuropathies (PNPs), are common, mechanistically heterogeneous, and their causes are challenging to identify. Here, we …

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Atlas of cerebrospinal fluid immune cells across neurological diseases. featured image

Atlas of cerebrospinal fluid immune cells across neurological diseases.

OBJECTIVE: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) provides unique insights into the brain and neurological diseases. However, the potential of CSF flow cytometry applied on a large scale …

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Intratumor heterogeneity and T cell exhaustion in primary CNS lymphoma

BACKGROUND: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare lymphoma of the central nervous system, usually of diffuse large B cell phenotype. Stereotactic biopsy …

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Single-cell profiling of CNS border compartment leukocytes reveals that B cells and their progenitors reside in non-diseased meninges. featured image

Single-cell profiling of CNS border compartment leukocytes reveals that B cells and their progenitors reside in non-diseased meninges.

Based on single-cell transcriptomics, we here identify a highly location-specific composition and expression profile of tissue-resident leukocytes in CNS border compartments …

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Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 Feature T Cell Exhaustion and Dedifferentiated Monocytes in Cerebrospinal Fluid featured image

Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19 Feature T Cell Exhaustion and Dedifferentiated Monocytes in Cerebrospinal Fluid

We utilized single-cell sequencing and examined the immune cell profiles from the cerebrospinal fluid of Neuro-COVID patients and discovered an expansion of dedifferentiated …

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