Science and Research at the Medical Faculty

The scientific activities of the Medical Faculty of Ulm University have undergone a remarkable development during recent years. A research profile has been developed, with priorities strengthened by external funding and internal faculty resources. The growth rate of third-party funds acquired (52% over a period of four years) resulted in Ulm ranking far above the average for third-party funds per professor, compared to other medical faculties in Germany.

The research profile of the Medical Faculty comprises the following priorities:

Hematology/Oncology
Ageing/Apoptosis
Infectious Diseases
Metabolism
Signaling
Neurosciences
Molecular imaging
Biomaterials / Musculoskeletal Research

These priorities are strengthened by 23 nationally and internationally funded research networks coordinated in Ulm (as of September 2011).

In order to sharpen its research profile, extend its unique characteristics and exploit synergies, the Medical Faculty has also established the following competence and excellence centers supported by the State of Baden-Württemberg:

Center of Excellence Cellular Differentiation (Speaker Prof. Dr. Th. Wirth, Institute of Physiological Chemistry)
Center of Excellence on Metabolic Disorders (Speaker Prof. Dr. B. Böhm, Department of Internal Medicine I)
ZMFU - Center for Musculoskeletal Research Ulm (Speaker Prof. Dr. A. Ignatius, Institute of Orthopedic Research and Biomechanics)
Competence Center on Geriatrics and Ageing Research (Speaker Prof. Dr. Th. Nikolaus, Geriatric Center Ulm / Alb-Donau)
Trans-regional competence center on Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (together with the Medical Faculty Heidelberg and the ZI Mannheim; speaker: Prof. Dr. J. Fegert, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
Center Medicine and Society of Ulm University (Speaker Prof. Dr. H. Fangerau, Institute of the History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine)