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Two New Heisenberg-Fellowships
Tobias Hermle and Peter Walentek from our department receive funding from the DFG
Research
Our team initiated a Glomerular Research Programm for the analysis of signalling networks regulating glomerular diseases. This platform includes various transgenic mouse models and invertebrate models to identify different aspects of glomerular diseases. We truely believe in the inestimably value of scientific cooperation and many of our projects involve close local, national and international collaborations.
Glomerular kidney diseases are of major public health importance not only because of their high prevalence, but also because they are a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Despite the crucial importance of the kidney both as a target and as determinant of human disease, knowledge of the molecular networks underlying glomerular development, regeneration and diseases is very limited. Our studies aim to elucidate molecular programs that will help to formulate therapeutic interventions that delay the onset and progression of glomerular diseases.
Our research focuses on four main topics:
