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Given the vast number of research projects, we can only itemize a small selection in the following list. You can obtain further details on the webpages of the respective clinics (departments) or institutes:
Faculty Research Foci
- Tissue Homeostasis, Metabolism and Degeneration
(Speaker: Prof. Dr. C. Niessen, Vice speaker: Prof. Dr. J. Brüning) - Tumours, Infections and Immune Defence
(Speaker: Prof. Dr. M. Hallek and Prof. Dr. M. Krönke) - Neuromodulation
(Speaker: Prof. Dr. J. Klosterkötter, Vice speaker: Prof. Dr. G. Fink)
Faculty Research Foci in development
- Pathomechanisms of the aging heart
(Speaker: PD Dr. S. Rosenkranz, Vice speaker: PD Dr. Y.-H. Choi) - Cellular Plasticity
(Speaker: Prof. Dr. J. Hescheler, Vice speaker: Dr. M. Heke) - Health Literacy in complex environments(Speaker: Prof. Dr. C. Woopen, Vice speaker: PD Dr. S. Stock)
Centre for Molecular Medicine Cologne
At the CMMC, physicians and scientists from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences collaborate in investigating the pathogenetic and cellular mechanisms of diseases, thus aiming to develop more effective therapeutic approaches and diagnostic tools, notably for cardiovascular diseases, inflammation and infection, as well as oncological and neurological diseases.
Besides conducting research projects, the Centre’s prime objectives are to promote junior researchers, set up communication platforms and build active research infrastructures. (Speaker: Prof. Dr. Th. Benzing)
Excellence Initiative
- Cluster of Excellence: Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Assosiated Diseases - CECAD
(Speaker: Prof. Dr. J. Brüning)
Collaborative Research Centres of the German Research Foundation
Collaborative Research Centres at the Medical Faculty:
- Collaborative Research Centre 670:
Cell-autonomous Immunity (Speaker: Prof. Dr. M. Krönke, Institut für Mikrobiologie)
- Collaborative Research Centre 829:
Molecular Mechanisms regulating Skin Homeostasis (Speaker: Prof. Dr. T. Krieg, Klinik für Dermatologie)
- Collaborative Research Centre 832:
Molecular Basis and Modulation of Cellular Interactions in the Tumour Microenvironment (Speaker: Prof. Dr. M. Hallek, Klinik I für Innere Medizin)
Subprojects in the SFBs at Cologne’s Mathematics & Natural Sciences Faculty
- Collaborative Research Centre 572:
Commitment of Cell Arrays and Cell Type Specification (Speaker: Prof. Dr. W. Werr, Institut für Entwicklungsbiologie) - Collaborative Research Centre 635:
Posttranslational Control of Protein Function (Speaker: Prof. Dr. T. Langer, Institut für Genetik) - Collaborative Research Centre 680:
Molecular Basis of Evolutionary Innovations (Speaker: Prof. Dr. M. Lässig, Institut für Theoretische Physik)
University of Düsseldorf:
- Collaborative Research Centre 612:
Molecular Analysis of Cardiovascular Function and Dysfunction (Speaker: Prof. Dr. J. Schrader, Institut für Herz- und Kreislaufphysiologie)
Clinical Research Units
- Clinical research group in infectious diseases: “HIV infection and infections in immunocompromised patients“ (German Ministry of Education and Research; Speaker: Prof. Dr. G. Fätkenheuer)
- Clinical Research Unit 219:
Basal Ganglia - Cortex Loops: Mechanisms of Pathological Interactions and Their Therapeutic Modulation (Speaker: Prof. Dr. L. Timmermann, Klinik für Neurologie)
