The Center of Medical Biotechnology (ZMB) is an interdisciplinary scientific center of the University of Duisburg-Essen and provides the framework for research in the field of biomedical science. The ZMB integrates basic scientific research on the UDE campus with application-oriented medical research at the University Hospital Essen. The mission of the ZMB is to elucidate molecular mechanisms of disease and to turn this knowledge into medical progress. To this end, the ZMB is active in key areas of basic biomedical research, and the translation of scientific knowledge into novel drugs and diagnostic tools.
Accordingly, approx. 80 workgroups of the ZMB combine basic and applied biomedical sciences. The interdisciplinary research approach is also reflected in joint research and collaborative projects between the three participating faculties, which focus on three research areas:
- oncology, immunology,
- infectious diseases and transplantation and
- molecular and chemical cell biology.
Contact
| Chairman | Prof. Dr. Michael Ehrmann |
| Managing Director | Dr. Maike Müller |
| ZMB Office | Claudia Küpper |
| Web Editor | Carola Schubert |
| ICCE Core Facility Manager | Dr. Nina Schulze |
| Dr. Johannes Koch |
Coordinated Collaborative Research Centers/Transregios (CRC/TRR)
- CRC 1430: Molecular Mechanisms of Cell State Transitions
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Hemmo Meyer - CRC/TRR 296: Local Control of Thyroid Hormone Action (LOCOTACT)
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dagmar Führer-Sakel - CRC 1093: Supramolecular Chemistry on Proteins
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schrader
Members
| Prof. Dr. Stefan Barcikowski | Technical Chemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Sebastian Bauer | Translational Sarcoma Research |
| Prof. Dr. Peter Bayer | Structural and Medicinal Biochemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Jürgen Becker | Translational Skin Cancer Research |
| Prof. Dr. Dominik Boos | Molecular Genetics II |
| Prof. Dr. Sven Brandau | Otorhinolaryngology |
| Prof. Dr. Jan Buer | Institute of Medical Microbiology |
| Prof. Dr. Elke Cario | Experimental Gastroenterology |
| Prof. Dr. Ulf Dittmer | Institute of Virology |
| Prof. Dr. Nicole Dünker | Neuroanatomy |
| Prof. Dr. Michael Ehrmann | Microbiology |
| Prof. Dr. Matthias Epple | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Kai Exner | Technical Inorganic Chemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Joachim Fandrey | Institute of Physiology |
| Dr. Farnoush Farahpour | Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics |
| Jun.-Prof. Dr. Katja Ferenz | Institute of Physiology |
| Prof. Dr. Katharina Fleischhauer | Institute of Experimental Cellular Therapy |
| Prof. Dr. Stefanie Flohé | Immunology Sepsis/Trauma |
| Prof. Dr. Dagmar Füher-Sakel | Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism |
| Prof. Dr. Bernd Giebel | Group Giebel |
| Prof. Dr. Barbara Grüner | Molecular Tumorpathology |
| Prof. Dr. Erich Gulbins | Department of Molecular Biology |
| Prof. Dr. Matthias Gunzer | Institute of Experimental Immunology & Imaging |
| Prof. Dr. Wiebke Hansen | Molecular Infection Immunology |
| Prof. Dr. Iris Helfrich | Vascular Oncology & Metastatsis |
| Prof. Dr. Doris Hellerschmied-Jelinek | Mechanistic Cell Biology |
| Prof. Dr. Ulrike Hendgen-Kotta | Cardio Science Labs |
| Prof. Dr. Dirk M. Hermann | Vascular Neurology, Dementia and Age Research |
| Prof. Dr. Kenn Herrmann | Clinic for Nuclear Medicine |
| Prof. Dr. Heike Heuer | Molecular Thyroidology |
| Prof. Dr. Anke Hinney | LVR Clinic for Psychiatry Essen |
| Prof. Dr. Daniel Hoffmann | Bioinformatics and Computational Biophysics |
| Prof. Dr. Peter Horn | Institute for Transfusion Medicine |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.mult. Robert Huber | Structure Research |
| Prof. Dr. George Iliakis | Radiation Biology |
| Prof. Dr. Hans Werner Ingensiep | Institute of Philosophy |
| Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Jablonska-Koch | Ortorhinolarynology (ENT) |
| Prof. Dr. Verena Jendrossek | Molecular Cell Biology |
| Dr. Christian Johannes | Molecular Genetics I |
| Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser | Chemical Biology |
| Dr. Farnoush Kaschani | Analytics Core Facility Essen (ACE) |
| Prof. Dr. Carsten Kirschning | Regulation of Pathogen-specific Immunity |
| Prof. Dr. Diana Klein | Vascular Remodeling & Normal Tissue Protection |
| Prof. Dr. Christoph Kleinschnitz | Clinic of Neurology |
| Prof. Dr. Shirley Knauer | Molecular Biology II |
| Prof. Dr. Adalbert Krawczyk | Clinic for Infectious Diseases |
| Prof. Dr. Ralf Küppers | Institute of Cell Biology (Tumor Research) |
| Prof. Dr. Karl Sebastian Lang | Institute of Immunology |
| Prof. Dr. Dietmar Lohmann | Ophtalmic Oncology and Genetics |
| Prof. Dr. Katharina Lückerath | Preclinical Theranostics in Nuclear Medicine |
| Dr. Johann Matschke | Metabolism and Radiation Response |
| Prof. Dr. Hemmo Meyer | Molecular Biology I, CRC1430 |
| Prof. Dr. Andrea Musacchio | Mechanistic Cell Biology |
| Prof. Dr. Perihan Nalbant | Molecular Cell Biology |
| Prof. Dr. Cläre von Neubeck | Translational Particle Therapy |
| Prof. Dr. Jochen Niemeyer | Supramolecular Organocatalysis and Chemosensing |
| Prof. Dr. Annette Paschen | Molecular Tumor Immunology |
| Prof. Dr. Samuel Peña-Llopis | Translational Genomics in Solid Tumors |
| Prof. Dr. Tienush Rassaf | Clinic for Cardiology and Vascular Medicine |
| Prof. Dr. Stefan Raunser | Structural Biochemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Christian Reinhardt | Clinic for Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation |
| Prof. Dr. Alexander Roesch | Tumor Heterogeneity & Plasticity |
| Prof. Dr. Barbara Saccà | Bionanotechnology |
| Prof. Dr. Elsa Sànchez-García | Computational Biochemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Dirk Schadendorf | Clinic for Dermatology |
| Prof. Dr. Björn Scheffler | Translational Neurooncology |
| Prof. Dr. Sebastian Schlücker | Molecular Biophotonics and Nanodiagnostics |
| Prof. Dr. Thomas Schrader | Biosupramolecular Chemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Alexander Schramm | Molecular Oncology |
| Prof. Dr. Martin Schuler | Department of Medical Oncology |
| Dr. Nina Schulze | Imaging Center Essen (ICCE) |
| Prof. Dr. Bettina Siebers | Molecular Enzyme Technology |
| Prof. Dr. Winfried Siffers | Institute of Pharmacogenetics |
| Prof. Dr. Bernhard B. Singer | Institute of Anatomy |
| Prof. Dr. Jens Siveke | Bridge Institute for Experimental Tumor Therapy |
| Prof. Dr. Kathrin Sutter | Interferone-alpha Subtypes |
| Prof. Dr. Dr. Alpaslan Tasdogan | Tumor Metabolism |
| Prof. Dr. Basant Kumar Thakur | Cancer Exosome Research Lab |
| Dr. Silvia Vega-Rubín-de-Celis | Autophagy in Cancer |
| Prof. Dr. Andrea Vortkamp | Developmental Biology |
| Prof. Dr. Jens Voskuhl | Biosupramolecular Chemistry |
| Prof. Dr. Gunther Wennemuth | Institute of Anatomy |
| Prof. Dr. Astrid Westendorf | Infection Immunology |
| Prof. Dr. Stefan Westermann | Molecular Genetics I |
| Dr. Manuela Wülling | Developmental Biology |