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Principal Investigators

Prof. Dr. Ole Ammerpohl

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Institute of Human Genetics

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Expert in epigenetics; epigenetic analyses in disorders and diseases with focus on the development of epigenetic tests for early detection, prognosis and follow-up

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Prof. Dr. Harald Baumeister

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Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

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Expert in E-/M-Behavioral and Mental Health; Digital Phenotyping in Epidemiology; Psychological Aspects of Chronic Diseases

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Prof. Dr. Holger Cario

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Expert in hematopoiesis and immune system; development of innovative therapies, guidelines and registries in hematopoietic disorders

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Prof. Dr. Sebahattin Cirak

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Expert in Pediatric Neurology and Social Pediatrics; Neuromuscular disorders

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Prof. Dr. Klaus-Michael Debatin

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Site Director; expert in pediatric oncology / hematology / immunology, molecular oncology, apoptosis, experimental therapy, rare diseases

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Prof. Dr. Jörg M. Fegert

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

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Expert in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy; developmental psychopathology and coping with chronic diseases

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PD Dr. Kerstin Felgentreff

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Expert in immunology; projects in stem cell differentiation, immunodeficiency, DNA repair, induced pluripotent stem cells

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Prof. Dr. Pamela Fischer-Posovszky

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Expert in Experimental Endocrinology and Metabolism; preclinical models incl. human MSCs and adipose tissue organoids for mechanistic studies including immunometabolic characterization

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Prof. Dr. Reinhard W. Holl

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Institute for Epidemiology and Medical Biometry; Central Institute for Biomedical Technology

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Expert in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes; health care research in chronic diseases, registry development and benchmarking

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Prof. Dr. Manfred ±áö²Ô¾±²µ

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Expert in Pediatric Immunology; novel approaches in cellular therapy incl. gene therapy approaches by gene transfer or gene correction

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Prof. Dr. Hassan Jumaa

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Institute of Immunology

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Expert in the development of the immune system; characterization of molecular mechanisms and signal transduction defects in immune deficiency

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Prof. Dr. Hans Armin Kestler

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Institute of Medical Systems Biology

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Expert in Medical Systems Biology and Bioinformatics: machine learning and statistical approaches for high-dimensional data, modeling and analysis of regulatory networks

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Prof. Dr. Iris-Tatjana Kolassa

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Department of Clinical and Biological Psychology

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Expert in Clinical Biopsychology, Mitochondrial Biopsychology, and Psychotherapy; (Traumatic) stress research;  Biomolecular basis of mental disorders throughout lifetime; Innovative treatment strategies

Prof. Dr. Manfred Reichert

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Institute of Databases and Information Systems

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Expert in Databases and Information Systems; Development of Digital Behavioral Medicine Innovation Hub, E-/M-Behavioral and Mental Health; Process & Data Science

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Prof. Dr. Dietrich Rothenbacher

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Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry

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Expert in Epidemiology and Medical Biometry; epidemiology of chronic diseases, development of new biomarkers, meta-analysis, benefit-risk analysis

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Prof. Dr. Hubert Schrezenmeier

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Institute of Transfusion Medicine

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Expert in cell therapy (MSC, HSC); mesenchymal stem cells and programs on immune response modification and tissue regeneration

Prof. Dr. Ansgar Schulz

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Leading expert for the diagnosis and therapy of Osteopetrosis; expert in Pediatric Immunology and Stem Cell Transplantation; studies on age-dependent function of the innate and adoptive immune system, state-of-the art cell therapy

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Dr. Klaus Schwarz

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Institute of Transfusion Medicine

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Expert in Pediatric Immunology; molecular pathophysiology of inborn errors of immunity; DNA repair, gene correction programs for inborn diseases including gene editing

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Prof. Dr. Reiner Siebert

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Institute of Human Genetics

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Expert in Human Genetics, focus on somatic genetics and epigenetics, mapping somatic (epi)genetic patterns in development and disease including identification of clinical biomarkers

Prof. Dr. Florian Steger

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Institute of History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine

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Expert in Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine; data security and privacy, ethical aspects of research and care for children and their families, including minorities and immigrants

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Prof. Dr. Jürgen M. Steinacker

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Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine

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Expert in primary and secondary prevention; school and kindergarten-based prevention programs, exercise medicine

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Prof. Dr. Gudrun Strauss

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Expert in experimental medicine and immunoregulation; research on innate immunity, studies on a link between the immune system and metabolism

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Prof. Dr. Jan Tuckermann

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Institute of Comparative Molecular Endocrinology

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Expert in Comparative Molecular Endocrinology; preclinical models and translational analysis in cellular cross-talk during systemic inflammation and insulin resistance

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Prof. Dr. Martin Wabitsch

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Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

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Site Vice Director; expert in experimental and clinical research in endocrinology, obesity, and diabetes, in vitro models for human MSCs / adipocytes; clinical studies in monogenic and severe obesity; chronic care model for obesity

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For additional information on the activities of the PIs please see the websites of the departments involved, linked on the Structure page.

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