Research Groups
One MMPU hallmark is that it is staffed by both institutions, EMBL and the University Hospital Heidelberg, and each research group is headed by two cooperating principal investigators. Currently, the MMPU consists of five international teams of molecular research-oriented MDs, PhDs, PhD students and technicians.
The research philosophy aims at the molecular understanding of the basis of common human diseases, its applications in diagnosis and therapy, and feedback from 'bedside medicine' into the research laboratory.
Diseases of mRNA metabolism
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kulozik and Prof. Dr. Matthias Hentze
Cystic fibrosis / Chronic Airway Disease
Prof. Dr. Marcus Mall and Dr. Carsten Schultz
Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer and Development of Novel Approaches for Early Detection, Diagnosis and Prevention
(Cancer Early Detection, Diagnosis and Prevention CED-DAP)
Prof. Dr. Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz and Dr. Peer Bork
Iron homeostasis in health and disease
Prof. Dr. Martina Muckenthaler and Prof. Dr. Matthias Hentze
Cell biology and disorders of cholesterol homeostasis
Dr. Heiko Runz and Dr. Rainer Pepperkok
