Dr. med. Johanna Steingröver


Clinician Scientist
Tel.: +49 (251) 83 - 53412
E-Mail: Johanna Steingröver


  • University training and degree

    2012 – 2020 Studies in Human Medicine, University of Hamburg, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, State examination
    2013 Biological-Technical Assistant

  • Scientific career and activities

    2024 – Research programme “ReproTrack.MS”, funded by BMBF
    2023 – Clinician Scientist, Institute for Reproductive Genetics, UKM
    2023 – Training in Human Genetics, Centre of Medical Genetics, UKM
    2023 Dr. med., Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Prof. Dr. J. Oh “The calcium sensing receptor stabilizes podocyte function in proteinuria”, Note: Summa cum laude
    2022 Training in Gynaecology, University Hospital Münster
    2021 Training in General Surgery, Agaplesion DKH Hamburg

  • Academic memberships and activities

    2024 Poster award “AZF deletion analysis – from PCR to genome sequencing”
    2023 Accessor of EQA scheme for AZF deletion analysis in the European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (EMQN)
    2023 Dr. Martini Award, Hamburg, “New therapy medical therapy approach for severe kidney diseases in children"
    2017 Poster award „Suppression of the glomerular Calcium sensing receptor is associated with proteinuria”
    2016 Lecture award „The Calcium sensing receptor leads to a reorganization of focal adhesions in podocytes“

  • Selected publications

    1. Wyrwoll MJ, Steingröver J. Reproductive genetics and health. Medizinische Genetik. 2024 Sep 6; 36(3):179-188. doi: 10.1515/medgen-2024-2036.
    2. Stallmeyer B, Bühlmann C, Stakaitis R, Dicke AK, Ghieh F, Meier L, Zoch A, MacKenzie MacLeod D, Steingröver J, Okutman Ö, Fietz D, Pilatz A, Riera-Escamilla A, Xavier MJ, Ruckert C, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N, Gurbuz AS, Şalvarci A, Le May N, McEleny K, Friedrich C, van der Heijden G, Wyrwoll MJ, Kliesch S, Veltman JA, Krausz C, Viville S, Conrad DF, O'Carroll D, Tüttelmann F. Inherited defects of piRNA biogenesis cause transposon de-repression, impaired spermatogenesis, and human male infertility. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 9;15(1):6637. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50930-9.
    3. Mühlig AK*, Steingröver J*, Heidelbach HS, Wingerath M, Sachs W, Hermans-Borgmeyer I, Meyer-Schwesinger C, Choi HY, Lim BJ, Patry C, Hoffmann GF, Endlich N, Bracke K, Weiß M, Guse AH, Lassé M, Rinschen MM, Braun F, Huber TB, Puelles VG, Schmitt CP, Oh J. The calcium-sensing receptor stabilizes podocyte function in proteinuric humans and mice. Kidney Int. 2022 Jun;101(6):1186-1199.  
    4. Kim JY*, Steingröver J*, Lee KH, Oh J, Choi MJ, Lee J, Larkins NG, Schaefer F, Hong SH, Jeong GH, Shin JI, Kronbichler A. Clinical Interventions and All-Cause Mortality of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An Umbrella Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32024136
    5. Muntau AC, Driemeier J, Abt JC, Steingröver J. 2018. Pädiatrie hoch2. Urban& Fischer Verlag Elsevier GmbH, München. ISBN-13: 978-3437434815.

    * contributed equally