Research for Health

Research Projects at the CMMC

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Corneal transplantation: Research on donor-induced graft acceptance

29/08/2024 | Follow-up funding for ophthalmology: Prof. Dr. Felix Bock (Cologne), together with Prof. Dr. Alexander Steinkasserer (Erlangen), has received follow-up funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for further research into donor-induced graft acceptance after corneal transplantation.

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’

Unique mechanism protects pancreatic cells from inflammation in mice

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

Apply now for the CCSP-Program at the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne

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.

Aleksandra Trifunovic accepted as a new member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

09/07/2024 | Together with other internationally renowned European scientists, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has accepted the molecular biologist Professor Dr Aleksandra Trifunovic from the Institute of Mitochondrial Diseases and Ageing at the University of Cologne’s Faculty of Medicine, the CMMC Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne and the CECAD Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research as a new member.