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Ute Becherer Dept. 2.2 - Physiology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 59 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26476 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26468		Imaging techniques TIRF microscopy Image analysis Patch clamp Membrane capacity measurements Details (in German only)
Kurt W. Becker Dept. 2.1 - Anatomy and Cell Biology Saarland University Medical Faculty, Building 61 D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26140 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26121		Macroscopic anatomy Clinical anatomy Details (in German only)
Ingolf Bernhardt Dept. 8.3 - Biosciences Biophysics Research Group Saarland University Building A2 4 D-66123 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-6689 Fax: +49(0)681-302-6690		Ion transport Carrier-mediated transport Red blood cells Membrane potential Cell aggregation Details (in German only)
Michael Böhm Dept. 2.7 - Internal Medicine Internal Medicine III Saarland University University Hospital D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23372 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23369		International multicenter contolled studies Experimental pharmacology Intracellular ion homeostasis Myocardial stem cells Endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) Interventional cardiology Details (in German only)
Dieter Bruns Dept. 2.2 - Physiology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 59 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26495 / -26494 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26492		Exocytosis Neurotransmitter Calcium signals Membrane fusion UV-blitz-photolysis Details (in German only)
Adolfo Cavalié Dept. 2.4 - Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 45 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26438 / -26151 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26402		Neurophysiology Neuropharmakology Electrophysiology Ion channels Details (in German only)
Johanna Dudek Dept. 2.3 - Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 44 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26046 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26288		Protein synthesis Protein transport Protein translocase Molecular chaperones Ribosomal ligands Details (in German only)
Jutta Engel Dept. 2.5 - Biophysics Saarland University Campus Homburg, Building 76 D-66421 Homburg Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26212, 26202 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26211		Physiology of hearing Calcium channels Calcium-dependant potassium channels Exocytosis, Endocytosis Deafness Details (in German only)
Matthias Engel Dept. 8.2 - Pharmacy Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Saarland University Campus C2 2 P.O.B. 151150 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-64369 Fax: +49(0)681-302-4386		Drug design, -synthesis Proteinkinase inhibitors and activators Oncology Metabolic diseases Details (in German only)
Klaus Faßbender Dept. 2.17 - Neurology and Psychiatry Saarland University University Hospital, Building 90 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-24103 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-24137		Neuroinflammation Neurodegeneration Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease Multiple sclerosis Details (in German only)
Veit Flockerzi Dept. 2.4 - Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 45 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26400 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26402		Pharmacotherapy Ion channels Model systems for drug characterisation Details (in German only)
Marc Freichel Dept. 2.4 - Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 46 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-47882 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-47801		Transgenic models for diseases Embryonic stem cells Calcium Influx Endothelium Regulation of blood pressure Details (in German only)
Friedrich Grässer Institute of Virology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 47 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23940 / -23983 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23980		Molecular Virology Tumor Biology microRNA, miRNA Oncogenesis Protein methylation Details (in German only)
Matthias Hannig Dept. 2.21 - Dentistry, Stomatology and Orthodontics Clinic of Conservative Dentistry, Parodontology and Preventive Dentistry Saarland Uiversity University Hospital, Building 73 D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-24960 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-1624954		Proteinadsorption Bacterial adherence Biofilm Dental restauration materials Enzyme activity Intraoral in-situ tests Details
Rolf Hartmann Dept. 8.2 - Pharmacy Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry Campus C2 2 Saarland University P.O.B. 151150 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-2424 Fax: +49(0)681-302-4386		Drug design, -synthesis Enzyme inhibitors Oncology Endocrinology Mass specrometry Details (in German only)
Tobias Hartmann Dept. 2.17 - Neurology and Psychiatry Saarland University University Hospital, Building 90 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0) 6841-16-47918 Fax: +49(0) 6841-16-24137		Neurobiology Alzheimer's disease Secretases Cholesterol Omega 3 fatty acids Details (in German only)
Mathias Herrmann Dept. 2.21 - Medical Microbiology and Hygiene Saarland University University Hospital, Building 43 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23900 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23985		Survival analysis Bacterial gene expression Gene deletion Gene complementation Growth analysis Details (in German only)
Markus Hoth Dept. 2.5 - Biophysics Saarland University University Hospital, Building 76 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26266 / -26267 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26060		Immune system Lymphocytes T cell activation Calcium channels Calcium signals Details (in German only)
Patrick Huber Dept. 7.3 - Engineering Physics Saarland University Building E 26 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302 3944 Fax: +49(0)681-302 4676		Wide and small angle scattering Dynamic light dispersion Electrochemical preparation Details (in German only)
Karin Jacobs Dept. 7.2 - Experimental Physics Saarland University Campus C6 3 P.O.Box 151150 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-64888 Fax: +49(0)681-302-64899		Coating rigidity Surface wettability Uncomplex and complex liquids Protein adsorption Adhesion of biomolecules Details (in German only)
Martin Jung Dept. 2.3 - Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Saarland University UniversityHospital, Building 44 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26322 / -26522 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26288		Protein analysis Polyclonale antibodies Cell organelles Membrane proteins Protein translocase Details (in German only)
Volker Jung Dept. 2.20 - Urology and Paediatric Urology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 6 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-24749 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-4756		Prostate cancer Molecular cytogenetics Microarray analysis 3D-cell culture models Tumor stem cells Details (in German only)
Lars Kästner Dept. 2.1 - Anatomy and Cell Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 61 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26107 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26104		Calcium signaling cardiac arrhythmia Fluorescent proteins Förster resonance energiy transfer (FRET) "living cell"-Imaging Details (in German only)
Jörn Kamradt Dept. 2.20 - Urology and Paediatric Urology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 6 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-24749 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-4756		Prostate cancer Molecular cytogenetics Microarray analysis 3D-cell culture models Tumor stem cells Details (in German only)
Alexandra K. Kiemer Dept. 8.2 - Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Biology Saarland University Campus C2 2 D-66123 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-57301 Fax: +49(0)681-302-57302		atherosclerosis Protein kinases Toll-like rezcptors cytokine Insulin receptor Transcription factors Details (in German only)
Frank Lammert Internal Medicine II - Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Diabetology and Dietary Medicine Saarland University University Hospital, Building 41 D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23201 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23267		Cholestase Experimental genetics Fibrogenesis Hepatology Organ fibrosis Transport proteins Details (in German only)
C. Roy D. Lancaster Dept. 2.5 - Biophysics Chair in Structural Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 60 D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26235 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26251		Membrane proteins Electron- and proton transfer Bioenergetics Inhibitors Membrane transport Details (in German only)
Matthias W. Laschke Dept. 2.9 - Surgery Clinical Experimental Surgery Saarland University University Hospital, Building 65 D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26554 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26553		Angiogenesis Endometriosis Transplantation Tissue Engineering Stem cells Details (in German only)
Ulrich Laufs Dept. 2.7 - Internal Medicine Internal Medicine III Saarland University University Hospital 66421 Homburg/Saar Tel.: +49(0)6841-16-21331 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-21331		Endothelium function Metabolism of lipids Clinical studies Atherogenesis Cellular ageing processes Myocardial hypertrophy Details (in German only)
Trese Leinders-Zufall Dept. 2.2 - Physiology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 58 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26450 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26655		Olfactory system Signal transduction Signal modulation and -integration Ion channels Second messenger molecules Neural messengers Details (in German only)
Thomas Lengauer Dept. 6.2 - Computer Science Saarland University Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik Stuhlsatzenhausweg 85, Building E1 4 66123 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-9325-300 Fax: +49(0)681-9325-399		Prediction of protein structures Active component screening Computational Epigenetics Analysis of mRNA expression data HIV resistence/Hepatitis C Virus Neural degenerative diseases Details (in German only)
Peter Lipp Dept. 2.1 - Anatomy and Cell Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 61 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26103 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26121		Cardiological basic research Cardiac arrhythmia Pharmacological therapies "Single cell" models Details (in German only)
Christoph Maack Dept. 2.7 - Internal Medicine Saarland University University Hospital, Builing 40 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-21330 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23583		Patch clamping of myocardial cells Epi-fluorescence microskopy Langendorff perfusion Radioligand binding assays beta-adrenozeptor polymorphism Measurments of contraction strength on isolated trabeculae Details (in German only)
Ulrich Mahlknecht Dept. 2.7 - Institute Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy Saarland University University Hospital, Builing 45.3 D-66421 Homburg/Saar Phone.: +49(0)6841-16-21361 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-21389		Epigenetic Molecular haematology Molecular Oncology Aging/Anti-Aging Cell differentiation HIV Details
Eckart Meese Dept. 2.6 - Human Genetics Saarland University University Hospital D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26038 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26185		Gene amplification Pulmonic-/brain tumors Immunogenic antigenes Diagnostic tumor marker Human endogenic Retroviruses Details (in German only)
Michael Menger Dept. 2.9 - Surgery Saarland University University Hospital, Building 57 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26551 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26553		Microvascular dysfunction Angiogenesis/Angiointegration Apoptonecrosis/Necrapoptosis Trauma/Sepsis Tissue-Engineering Transplantation Details (in German only)
Mathias Montenarh Dept. 2.3 - Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 44 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26501 / -26502 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26027		Protein-Protein-Interaction Proteintransport Regulation of transkription Splicing Apoptosis Details (in German only)
Nikolaus Müller-Lantzsch Dept. 2.24 - Medical Microbiology and Hygiene Institute for Virology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 47 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23931 / -23932 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23980		Virology of tumors Cell transformation Protein-Protein-Interaction Proteinlocalisation Details (in German only)
Hans-Ruprecht Neuberger Dept. 2.7 - Internal Medicine III Saarland University University Hospital D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23000 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23369		Atrial fibrillation Apoplexia Electrophysiology of thge heart Epicardial mapping Structural remodeling Details (in German only)
Barbara Niemeyer Dept. 2.5 - Biophysics Saarland University University Hospital, Building 76 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26453 / -26465 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26060		TRP ion channels Assembling of proteins Structure/function analysis Membrane proteins Interaction partner Details (in German only)
Christine Peinelt Dept. 2.5 - Biophysics Saarland University University Hospital, Building 58 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26453 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26060		Immune cells Prostate cancer Calcium signals ORAI, STIM, CRAC Details (in German only)
Stephan Philipp Dept. 2.4 - Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 45 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26152 / -26197 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26402		Cation channels TRP proteins Calcium signals, -storage Plasmamembrane proteins Details (in German only)
Jens Rettig Dept. 2.2 - Physiology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 59 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26485 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26468		Exocytosis Recycling of vesicles SNARE-complex Botulism Alzheimer`s disease Immunological synapse Details (in German only)
Gabriel Schlenstedt Dept. 2.3 - Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 61.4 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-47911 / -47912 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-47938		Protein transport Nucleocytoplasmatic transport Transport receptors Nucleus pore complex Details (in German only)
Manfred J. Schmitt Dept. 8.3 - Biosciences Applied Molecular Biology Saarlandes University, Building A 1.5 P.O.B. 151150 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-4730 Fax: +49(0)681-302-4710		Protein-targeting/-secretion Cell Cycle regulation Cell surface expression in yeast Antifungal agents Details (in German only)
Frank Schmitz Dept. 2.1 - Anatomy and Cell Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 61 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26012 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26121		Synapse Photoreceptor Cytoskeleton Exocytosis/Endocytosis Neurodegeneration Details (in German only)
Martina Sester Dept. 2.7 - Internal Medicine Saarland University University Hospital, Building 40 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-23557 / -23512 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-23499		Immunology Transplantation Agent-specific immune defense Immunmonitoring T cell diagnostics Details (in German only)
Gerald Thiel Dept. 2.3 - Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 44 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26504 / -26506 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26500		Signal transduction Proteinkinase/-phosphatase Transcriptionfactors Programmed cell death Neural stem cells Details (in German only)
Michael Veith Dept. 8.11 - Anorganic Chemistry Saarland University Gebäude C 4 1 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49 681 302 3415 Fax.: +49 681 302 3995		Nano-/microstructures Nanocomposite CVD/PVD Laser/Optics Biomaterials Anorganic chemistry Structural chemistry Details (in German only)
Christian Wagner Dept. 7.3 - Technical Physics Saarland University Campus Saarbrücken, Building E 2 6 D-66123 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-3216 Fax: +49(0)681-4676		Drop formation of compound liquids Rheology Visco-elastic turbulence Texturing Non-equilibrium turnover Cell-cell-adhesion of red blood cells Details (in German only)
Jörn E. Walter Dept. 8.3 - Biosciences Saarland University, Building A2 4 D-66041 Saarbrücken Phone: +49(0)681-302-2364 Fax: +49(0)681-302-2703		Epigenomics Reprogramming in stem cells Genomic Imprinting Details (in German only)
Gunther Wennemuth Dept. 2.1 - Anatomy and Cell Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 61 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26101 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26108		Ca²⁺-channels in spermatozoons Soluble adenylate cyclase Carbonic anhydrases Na²⁺/HCO^3- -transporter PAR2 Details (in German only)
Richard Zimmermann Dept. 2.3 - Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 44 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26510 / -26511 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26288		Protein biogenesis Protein transport Membrane proteins Molecular chaperones Pathology of protein transport Ribosomes Details (in German only)
Frank Zufall Dept. 2.2 - Physiology Saarland University University Hospital, Building 58 D-66424 Homburg/Saar Phone: +49(0)6841-16-26450 Fax: +49(0)6841-16-26655		G protein coupled receptors Cation channels TRP channels Calcium regulation Hormone regulation Social behavior Details (in German only)

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Competence Center Molecular Medicine

Work groups of the Competence Center Molecular Medicine