Assal Daneshgar
Assal Daneshgar is a physician–scientist in Experimental Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. After receiving a joint MD–PhD degree from Charité, she began her surgical residency at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and became a fellow of the Junior Clinician–Scientist Program at the Berlin Institute of Health.
As a bioengineer, Assal’s work focuses on fabricating bioactive and programmable materials that can serve as functional matrices in surgical applications. By studying natural matrices, she and her team develop technologies to engineer smart biomaterials inspired by natural systems. Working at the intersection of biology, engineering, and design, she aims to translate emerging regenerative technologies from the laboratory into therapeutic reality.
Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sophienstr. 22a
10178 Berlin
Articles
Akbal, Z., Daneshgar, A., Morgül, M. H., Moosburner, S., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Queisner, M. 2025. »Exploring the Need for Haptic Feedback and Improved Communication in Robotic-Assisted Surgery: A Surgeon-Centered Survey.« IEEE Access, 13: 197889-197898.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3633553
Diedrich, A., Daneshgar, A., Tang, P., Klein, O., Mohr, A., Onwuegbuchulam, O. A., von Rueden, S., Menck, K., Bleckmann, A., Juratli, M. A., Becker, F., Sauer, I. M., Hillebrandt, K. H., Pascher, A., Struecker, B. 2024. »Proteomic analysis of decellularized mice liver and kidney extracellular matrices.« Journal of Biological Engineering, 18 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13036-024-00413-8
Haderer, L. M., Zhou, Y., Tang, P., Daneshgar, A., Globke, B., Krenzien, F., Reutzel-Selke, A., Weinhart, M., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Hillebrandt, K. H., Keshi, E. 2024. »Thrombogenicity assessment of perfusable tissue engineered constructs: a systematic review.« Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews.
https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.TEB.2024.0078
Almalla, A., Elomaa, L., Bechtella, L., Daneshgar, A., Yavvari, P., Mahfouz, Z., Tang, P., Koksch, B., Sauer, I., Pagel, K., Hillebrandt, K. H., Weinhart, M. 2023. »Papain-Based Solubilization of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for the Preparation of Bioactive, Thermosensitive Pregels.« Biomacromolecules, 24 (12): 5620-5637.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00602
Andreas, M. N., Boehm, A. K., Tang, P., Moosburner, S., Klein, O., Daneshgar, A., Gaßner, J. M., Raschzok, N., Haderer, L., Wulsten, D., Rückert, J., Spuler, S., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Hillebrandt, K. H. 2023. »Development and systematic evaluation of decellularization protocols in different application models for diaphragmatic tissue engineering.« Biomaterials Advances, 153: 213493.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213493
Elomaa, L., Gerbeth, L., Almalla, A., Fribiczer, N., Daneshgar, A., Tang, P., Hillebrandt, K., Seiffert, S., Sauer, I. M., Siegmund, B., Weinhart, M. 2023. »Bioactive photocrosslinkable resin solely based on refined decellularized small intestine submucosa for vat photopolymerization of in vitro tissue mimics.« Additive Manufacturing, 64: 103439.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103439
Snellings, J., Keshi, E., Tang, P., Daneshgar, A., Willma, E. C., Haderer, L., Klein, O., Krenzien, F., Malinka, T., Asbach, P., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Braun, J., Sack, I., Hillebrandt, K. 2022. »Solid fraction determines stiffness and viscosity in decellularized pancreatic tissues.« Biomaterials Advances, 139: 212999.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212999
Daneshgar, A., Klein, O., Nebrich, G., Weinhart, M., Tang, P., Arnold, A., Ullah, I., Pohl, J., Moosburner, S., Raschzok, N., Strücker, B., Bahra, M., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Hillebrandt, K. H. 2020. »The human liver matrisome – Proteomic analysis of native and fibrotic human liver extracellular matrices for organ engineering approaches.« Biomaterials, 257: 120247.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120247
Pohl, J. M. O., Raschzok, N., Eurich, D., Pflüger, M., Wiering, L., Daneshgar, A., Dziodzio, T., Jara, M., Globke, B., Sauer, I. M., Biebl, M., Lurje, G., Schöning, W., Schmelzle, M., Tacke, F., Pratschke, J., Ritschl, P. V., Öllinger, R. 2020. »Outcomes of Liver Resections after Liver Transplantation at a High-Volume Hepatobiliary Center.« Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9 (11): 3685.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113685
Daneshgar, A., Tang, P., Remde, C., Lommel, M., Moosburner, S., Kertzscher, U., Klein, O., Weinhart, M., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Hillebrandt, K. H. 2019. »Teburu—Open source 3D printable bioreactor for tissue slices as dynamic three‐dimensional cell culture models.« Artificial Organs, 43 (10): 1035-1041.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.13518
Exhibitions
Igor M. Sauer, Navena Widulin (curators), Sophia Gräfe (coordination), Julia Blumenthal, Mareen Baumeister, Nick Geipel, Nicholas Plunkett (production & design). Vessels: Infrastructures of Life | Gefäße: Infrastrukturen des Lebens. Exhibition. With Contributions by: Assal Daneshgar, Emile De Visscher, Frédéric Eyl, Karl Hillebrandt, Eriselda Keshi, Theresa Lohman, Dietrich Polenz, Moritz Queisner, Iva Rešetar and Igor Sauer. Part of the ＿matter Festival 2025. Berlin Museum of Medical History. 5 June 2025 - 12 October 2025.
https://bmm-charite.de/ausstellungen/gefaesse-infrastrukturen-des-lebens
Highlighted by radioeins, rbb.
Talks & Presentations
Dick M., Erdmann A. L., Schumacher H., Klein O., Hillebrandt K. H., Käs J. A., Sack I., Pratschke J., Sauer I. M., Daneshgar A. Biohybrid plant extracellular matrix-based humanized bypass grafts for vascular surgery. Poster presentation at the International Conference on Biofabrication, Warsaw. 15 September 2025.
Erdmann A. L., Dick M., Schumacher H., Klein O., Hillebrandt K. H., Käs J. A., Sack I., Pratschke J., Sauer I. M., Daneshgar A. Chromogenic plant extracellular matrix-derived scaffolds as smart wound dressings. Talk at the International Conference on Biofabrication, Smart Materials in Biofabrication. Warsaw. 17 September 2025.
Daneshgar A., Klein O., Pratschke P., Sauer I. M., Hillebrandt K. H. Proteomic characterization of the human liver matrisome in health and disease. Poster presentation at the Der Simulierte Mensch, Berlin. Virtual. 24 November 2022.
(Co)Supervisions of Qualification Theses
Daneshgar A. 2025. Second supervisor of Anthea L. Erdmann. Non-immunogenic plant extracellular matrix-based skin grafts. PhD/Doctor thesis, supervisor Igor M. Sauer. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Daneshgar A. 2025. Second supervisor of Henry Schumacher. Development of vascularized extracellular matrix platforms for biomedical applications. PhD/Doctor thesis, supervisor Igor M. Sauer. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Daneshgar A. 2025. Second supervisor of Marius Dick. Humanized plant-based extracellular matrices as coronary artery bypass grafts. PhD/Doctor thesis, supervisor Igor M. Sauer. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Daneshgar A. 2023. Second supervisor of Jonas K. Wieland. Development of liver hydrogels based on decellularized extracellular matrix as Matrigel substitutes. PhD/Doctor thesis, supervisors Sauer I. M. and Hillebrand K. H. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
Cooperations
Rešetar, I. (Guest researcher) 2023 - 2025. Repurposing plants for tissue engineering and active building materials. Collaborative research on human-plant relationships at the intersection between regenerative medicine and design with Charité Berlin, Department of Surgery, Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine. Collaboration with I. Sauer and A. Daneshgar.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/posts/14235/vascularizations
Contributions in TV & Radio
radioeins, Mantel, M. (image). Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften: Gefäße. Infrastrukturen des Lebens. About the Exhibition »Vessels. Infrastructures of Life«, parto of the ＿matter Festival 2025. Radio contribution, radioeins. 7 minutes, 28 June 2025.
https://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/sondersendung/lange-nacht-der-wissenschaften/2025/infrastrukturen-des-lebens.html