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12/05/2025 | You are invited to the Annual Meeting 2025 of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES), the premier gathering for experts in genetic epidemiology and statistical genetics!

02/05/2025 | The Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) congratulates Professor Jens Brüning on receiving the University Award for Research 2024 in recognition of his exceptional scientific achievements and his contribution to Cologne’s reputation as a leading research hub.

02/05/2025 | As part of the European Union's (EU) MSCA funding line, the STEM-CORE project, which includes the Center for Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Cologne, will receive more than four million euros.

30/04/2025 | Today, it is a great joy and honor for all of us at the CMMC to send Professor Stoffel our warmest congratulations on his birthday! 

28/04/2025 | Interdisciplinary Progam Molecular Medicine - From May 19 - 20, 2025

25/04/2025 | A research team has discovered that the enzyme myeloperoxidase (MPO) plays an important role in vascular health in obese people

23/04/2025 | Professor Dr. Dr. Jan Rybniker, Cologne, and Professor Dr. Rolf Müller, Saarbrücken, are starting a collaboration with the Institut Pasteur in Paris.

23/04/2025 | New mechanisms discovered that show how development-dependent disruptions in mitochondrial function lead to premature skeletal ageing

14/04/2025 | The DFG is providing €500,000 for three-years for his research, which is closely tied to the CRC 1607.

09/04/2025 | How can data-driven medicine help fight breast cancer better? Host Vivian Polenz visited researchers at the University of Cologne for the Mindblown University YouTube channel. The video was produced on behalf of the BMBF.

08/04/2025 | for his outstanding scientific achievements in neuroblastoma research

07/04/2025 | Damage to the mitochondria, the “power plants” of the cells, contributes to many diseases.

04/04/2025 | A new DFG-funded research group investigates how proteostasis is regulated at the organismal level and its impact on aging and disease.

04/04/2025 | Early administration of the drug Fosdenopterin/rcPMP improves the chances of survival of infants with MoCD type A and promotes the development of brain functions

24/03/2025 | Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have a persistent effect on the innate immune system.

21/03/2025 | Funded by the German Center for Infection Research - The rise of antibiotic resistance is a global health problem associated with increasing mortality and significantly higher healthcare costs.

28/02/2025 | Researchers at the University of Cologne have identified a specific form of the tau protein that is responsible for mediating the toxicity of harmful protein clumps in human neurons

18/02/2025 | Dept. of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Transplant Surgery at Cologne University Hospital and the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne

13/02/2025 | A European research collaboration has found that besides regulating the fusion of mitochondria, Mitofusin 2 also ensures protein quality control. This discovery could open up new routes to treating Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease / publication in ‘Nature Communications’

07/02/2025 | Advancing global collaboration to accelerate breakthroughs in healthy aging.

07/02/2025 | A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact location and analyse their neighbouring cells.

16/01/2025 | Scientists have discovered a novel autophagy mechanism that protects the brain cells of mice and opens up new therapeutic approaches for the treatment of neurogenerative diseases.

03/01/2025 | The Donation goes to the Dept. of Exp. Pediatric Oncology at the University Hospital Cologne headed by Professor Matthias Fischer

20/12/2024 | honored for his pioneering contributions to optimizing minimally invasive corneal transplantation.

17/12/2024 | to Investigate Metabolic Implications of Neuron-Tumor Interactions

16/12/2024 | In recognition of her work in identifying microglial immune mechanisms and targets to optimize AAV-based gene therapies for retinal degeneration.

06/12/2024 | Cologne Scientist Prof. Axel Heidenreich receives €700.000 funding for his research on yolk sac tumors

29/11/2024 | Two of the three silver medals awarded this year by the Walter Siegenthaler Society go to Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers and Dr. Alexander Simonis, both from the Clinic I for Internal Medicine at the University Hospital Cologne and the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne.

27/11/2024 | STOP-PKD is the first study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with ADPKD.

26/11/2024 | Two Collaborative Research Centres involving the University of Cologne will receive funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a further funding period. One of them is the CRC 1451.

22/11/2024 | The University of Cologne is once again represented in the international ranking ‘Highly Cited Researchers’, which is published annually by Clarivate Analytics based on information from the publication database ‘Web of Science’.

21/11/2024 | He received the award for his research on how olfactory receptor 2 drives abdominal aortic aneurysm by promoting CX3CR1-mediated monocyte recruitment at the German Cardiac Societies’ Heart Conference in Sept. 2024.

19/11/2024 | Research Training Groups receive over 9.5 million Euros in funding from the DFG

15/11/2024 | At its 122nd Annual Meeting in Berlin, the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) elected Prof. Dr. Claus Cursiefen, Director of the Center for Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Cologne, as Secretary General for a further four years.

04/11/2024 | Experts from the University of Cologne highlight the importance of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and their multifaceted role during disease pathogenesis.

28/10/2024 | The CMMC hosted an event on student mobility between German and Italian universities. The event was a joint initiative of the Italian Consulate General in Cologne, the Forum Accademico Italiano (FAI), the Orizzonti platform of Com.It.Es. in Cologne and the University of Cologne.

17/10/2024 | Professor Dr. Stephan Baldus has been elected President of the Ordinarienkonferenz Kardiologie e.V. for the next two years.

15/10/2024 | Honor for special services to medicine: Prof. Dr. Michael Hallek has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in Cologne´s historic town hall.

01/10/2024 | Researchers from the University of Cologne and University Hospital Cologne have discovered key factors that determine different disease progressions in rare lung tumors / publication in the ‘Journal of Clinical Oncology’

27/09/2024 | This interdisciplinary research facility, operated jointly by the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, is dedicated to investigating the pathological mechanisms underlying diseases and the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

06/09/2024 | The Center for Ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Cologne has once again maintained its leading position in the field of corneal transplants in Germany in 2023.

04/09/2024 | Scientists at the University of Cologne, in collaboration with international partners, have developed a new experimental setup to induce sustained muscle contraction in nematodes using blue light alone.

03/09/2024 | Scientists at the University of Cologne have discovered that coordination between basic cellular processes is lost with increasing age / publication in ‘Nature Aging’

26/08/2024 | University of Cologne scientists have found that the protein histone H1.2 and the enzyme PARP1 could be potential therapeutic targets to decrease neurodegeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) / publication in ‘Cell Reports’

26/08/2024 | University of Cologne - New AI-based digital platform enables extremely fast and accurate analysis of tissue sections from lung cancer patients / publication in ‘Cell Reports Medicine’

20/08/2024 | Prof. Dr. Gereon R. Fink is honored as one of the most cited German neuroscientists for outstanding scientific achievements in the neurosciences.

31/07/2024 | The results of the new study could have significant implications for advancing our understanding of diabetes / publication in ‘Molecular Metabolism’

17/07/2024 | The Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne offers positions in the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program (CCSP), a training program for Clinician Scientists with a strong focus on translational and / or clinical research.