9.3 million euros in funding for physicians conducting research
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds program to study immune-mediated diseases at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg
The "IMMediate - Immune-Mediated Diseases" program at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg is based in the fields of immunology, oncology and cell biology. It supports researching medical specialists who, as so-called Advanced Clinician Scientists, investigate immune-mediated diseases that affect the brain, heart, liver or intestines, for example. The program has now been selected for funding by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as one of eight projects at various university hospitals in Germany, with 9.3 million euros going to Freiburg.
"With this generous funding, we will be able to release 12 specialists and senior physicians from 50 percent of their duties for research over the next five years. This will give them more freedom for their research activities," says Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme, Medical Director of the Department of Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Infectiology) at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg and project leader of IMMediate. Thimme submitted the successful application together with Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl, Medical Director of the Institute of Immunodeficiency at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg, and Prof. Dr. Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, Medical Director of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg.
The program, which is the only project in Baden-Württemberg to receive funding, strengthens the excellent framework conditions for scientists at the Faculty of Medicine - University of Freiburg. "I am delighted that we are able to further expand the structured training program for physicians in Freiburg with IMMediate. It already starts with MOTI-VATE in medical school. Together with the Berta-Ottenstein program and now with IMMediate, all phases of medical training up to long-term career prospects are covered," says Thimme.
Background:
At university hospitals in Germany, medical research and the treatment of patients are closely linked. This link is a central feature of university medicine. It enables the clinics to significantly advance health research and quickly bring important advances to treatment. With this funding initiative, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research aims to ensure that local doctors also have the best conditions for their research.
In recent years, the Faculty of Medicine - University of Freiburg has developed a structured advanced training program for physicians conducting research (Berta Ottenstein Program), which covers all phases of advanced medical training.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme
Medical Director
Department of Medicine II (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Infectiology)
Uniklinikum Freiburg
Phone: 0761 270-34040
robert.thimme@uniklinik-freiburg.de
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