Senior Research Groups
The CMMC has provided support since 2008 to outstanding, officially retired senior scientists, who demonstrate a sustained high level of productivity and whose expertise and research accomplishments have been and will continue to be crucial to the CMMC. In line with this, the CMMC awarded Professor Wilhelm Stoffel (Emeritus, Lab. for Molecular Neurobiology) and Professor Thomas Krieg (Translational Matrix Biology) a SRG Leader position for the current funding period 2020 - 2022.
CMMC SRG I - Antagonistic pleiotropy of the Δ6-fatty acid desaturase (fads2) gene in disease and senescence. ω3- and ω6-Polyunsaturated fatty acids in Δ6-fatty acid desaturase (fads2-/-) deficiency
Wilhelm Stoffel
Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience | Institute for Biochemistry
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Prof. Dr. Dr. Dres. h.c. Wilhelm Stoffel, who died on June 24, 2025, at the age of 97.
Wilhelm Stoffel was one of the most influential biochemists of the postwar era and a founding figure of the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC). He played a key role in shaping modern molecular medicine and advancing its integration into clinical research. Thanks to his tireless dedication and extraordinary scientific energy, he significantly contributed to building lasting bridges between basic science and clinical application, extending far beyond the borders of Germany. With his passing, we have lost a remarkable and inquisitive scientific mind whose shaped generations of researchers over many decades. We remember Prof. Wilhelm Stoffel with deep respect and gratitude as a distinguished scientist and an extraordinary person.
We extend our deepest and heartfelt condolences to his wife and family during this difficult time of loss.
CMMC SRG II - The role of activated fibroblasts in fibrosis – scleroderma as a model disease
Thomas Krieg
Translational Matrix Biology
CMMC SRG III - Metabolic Virulence of Staphylococcus aureus
Martin Krönke
Inst. for Med. Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene
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