Research for Health

Research Projects at the CMMC


Another top position for corneal transplants

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.

New Mechanisms Identified for Muscle Repair in Nematodes

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.

How gene regulation changes over a lifetime

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’

Two proteins identified as potential targets to improve ALS symptoms

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’

Artificial intelligence improves lung cancer diagnosis

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’

Prof. Fink new member of the Leopoldina

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.