EU Research Grants

Ongoing projects in 2021 with funding of more than 1 million euros

Topic Project Head KEUR
Amount Granted
European Reference Network for rare kidney diseases direct grant proposal 2023-2027 (ERKNet-3) Prof. Dr. Franz Schaefer 3,225
Efficacy and safety of thrombectomy in stroke with extended lesion and extended time window: a randomized, controlled trial (TENSION) Prof. Dr. Martin Bendszus,
Dr. Steffen Luntz
2,455
Establishment and Exploitation of a European-Latin American Research Consortium towards Eradication of Preventable Gallbladder Cancer (EULAT Eradicate GBC) Prof. Dr. Justo Lorenzo Bermejo 2,362
Antibodies against Nogo-A to enhance plasticity, regeneration and functional recovery after acute spinal cord injury, a multicenter European clinical proof of concept trial (NISCI) Prof. Dr. Norbert Weidner,
Dr. Steffen Luntz,
Dr. Tanja Weiss
2,037
Food systems that support transitions to hEalthy And Sustainable dieTs (FEAST) Prof. Dr. Till Bärnighausen 1,855
Creation of a European wide sustainable network for harmonised large-scale clinical research studies for infectious diseases (ECRAID-Base) Dr. Thomas Jänisch 1,600
(PROTECT-ING) Prof. Dr. Kayvan Bozorgmehr 1,391
Penumbral Rescue by Normobaric O=O Administration in Patients With Ischaemic Stroke and Target Mismatch ProFile: A Phase II Proof-of-Concept Trial (PROOF) Dr. Steffen Luntz 1,351
European Reference Network for Rare Kidney Diseases (ERKNet-2) Prof. Dr. Franz Schaefer 1,298
Reconciliation of Cohort Data for Infectious Diseases (RECODID) PD Dr. Thomas Jänisch 1,237
An innovative non-contact and harmless screening modality set to change the course of breast cancer detection and patient monitoring (ThermoBreast) Prof. Dr. Michael Golatta 1,167

Funding amount 500 KEUR - 1 Mio:

Topic Project Head KEUR
Amount Granted
Digital diagnostics – developing tools for supporting clinical decisions by integrating various diagnostic data (DECIDER) Prof. Dr. Julio Saez-Rodriguez 998
Infectious Disease decision-support tools and Alert systems to build climate Resilience to emerging health Threats (IDAlert) Prof. Dr. Till Bärnighausen 886
Compact Cell-Imaging Device to provide insight into the cellular origins of diseases and to aid in the development of novel therapeutics (CoCID) Prof. Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager 774
Validation of a Trustworthy AI-based Clinical Decision Support System for Improving Patient Outcome in Acute Stroke Treatment (VALIDATE) Prof. Dr. Martin Bendszus 756
Integrating Activities for Starting Communities (HITRIplus) Prof. Dr. Thomas Haberer, Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Debus 726
Supporting Mental Health in Young People: Integrated Methodology for cLinical dEcisions and evidence-based interventions (SMILE) PD Dr. Jobst Hendrik Schultz 697
Addressing mental health vulnerabilities from adolescence to older age: innovating prevention science for times of change (ADVANCE) PD Dr. Manuela De Allegri 692
Clinical Validation of an AI-based approach to improve the shared decision-making process and outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients proposed for Locoregional treatment (CINDERELLA) Prof. Dr. Jörg Heil 663
Scaling up the WHO-PEN package for diabetes and hypertension in Swaziland: a nation-wide cluster randomized evaluation of three strategies in Swaziland (WHO-PENatScale) Dr. Jan-Walter De Neve 649
European Joint Programme on Rare Diseases (EJP RD) Prof. Dr. Franz Schaefer 643
Deliberative improvement of oral care quality (DELIVER) Prof. Dr. Stefan Listl 631
A federated network of aligned and interoperable infrastructures for the homogeneous analysis, management and sharing of genomic oncology data for Personalized Medicine (EUCANCan) Prof. Dr. Jürgen Eils 618
Development, dIagnostic and prevention of gender-related Somatic and mental COmorbitiEs in iRritable bowel syndrome In Europe (DISCOvERIE) Prof. Dr. Beate Niesler, Dr. Stefanie Schmitteckert 613
Strengthening the screening of Lung Cancer in Europe (SOLACE) Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor 605
Reconstruction and Computational Modelling for Inherited Metabolic Diseases (Recon4IMD) Prof. Dr. Stefan Kölker 589
Reconstruction and Computational Modelling for Inherited Metabolic Diseases (CONTAGIO) Dr. Thomas Jänisch 572
Therapies for Renal Ciliopathies (TheRaCil Pfo. Dr. Fanz Schaefer 537
Accelerating drug repurposing for rare neurological, neurometabolic and neuromuscular disorders by exploiting SIMilarities in clinical and molecular PATHology (SIMPATHIC Prof. Dr. Stefan Kölker 518
Reducing nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases in adolescence and youth: interventions and policies to boost nutrition fluency and diet quality in Africa (ARISE-NUTRINT) PD Dr. Ina Danquah 516
Ongoing ERC Grants in 2021
Topic Project Head Grant KEUR
Amount Granted
Targeting tubular reabsorption for kidney protection (RENOPROTECT) Prof. Dr. Matias Simon Consolidator Grant 1,945
Hypothalamic Mechanisms of Thermal Homeostasis and Adaptation (Acclimatize) Prof. Dr. Jan-Erik Siemens Consolidator Grant 1,903
How has the rapid scale up of malaria control in Africa impacted vector competence? (ReMVeC) Dr. Victoria Ingham Starting Grant 1,500
Improving health services to prevent heart attacks and strokes: Evidence for interventions (E4I) in large middle-income countries Dr. Pascal Geldsetzer Starting Grant 1,492
Dissecting the Functional and Therapeutic Impact of Somatic Copy Number Alterations (CrispSCNAs) Dr. Darjus-Felix Tschaharganeh Starting Grant 1,400
Research Grants from the German Federal Government

Ongoing projects in 2021 with funding of more than 1 million euros

Topic Spokesperson KEUR
Total Amount Granted
German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), 3.FP Prof. Dr. Johannes Backs 26,267
German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), 3.FP Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans-Georg Kräusslich 21,129
Medizininformatik-Konsortium HiGHmed Prof. Dr. Roland Eils Prof. Dr. Christoph Dieterich 12,874
German Center for Lung Research (DZL), 3. FP Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor 8,389
Adaptive Radiotherapy with Ion Beams (ARTEMIS) Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Debus 8,087
SMART-CARE: A systems medicine approach to stratify the relapse of cancer Prof. Dr. Jeroen Krijgsveld Prof. Dr. Carsten Müller-Tidow Prof. Dr. Petra Knaup-Gregori Prof. Dr. Julio Saez-Rodriguez Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmacher Prof. Dr. Andreas von Deimling Prof. Dr. Sascha Dietrich 6,798
CLINIC 5.1: Comprehensive Lifesciences Neural Information Computing – ergebnisorientierte Patientenbehandlung durch KI-definierte Interventionen mit dem virtuellen Patienten in 4D. Teilvorhaben: - Multilaterale Datenintegration und KI-gestützter Decision Support Prof. Dr. Markus Hohenfellner Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Debus Prof. Dr. Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmacher Prof. Dr. Dirk Jäger Dr. Oliver Heinze Prof. Dr. Stefan Duensing 4,978
Praxisverändernde Studie - SELREC - Selektive neoadjuvante Therapie bei Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem Rektumkarzinom: SELREC eine offene, randomisiert-kontrollierte, multizentrische Nicht-Unterlegenheitsstudie, Standort Heidelberg Dr. Pianka Dr. Klotz Prof. Kieser Prof- Debus Prof. Kauczor Dr. Schwab Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg 4,860
National cohorts, health survey 2nd funding phase Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Kauczor Prof. Dr. Till Bärnighausen Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg 3,721
Randomisierte, kontrollierte, multizentrische Therapiestudie zur Initialtherapie der Erstmanifestation des idiopathischen nephrotischen Syndroms im Kindesalter mit Mycophenolatmofetil versus Prednison (INTENT-Studie) Prof. Dr. Burkhard Tönshoff 3,612
Der Einfluss einer prophylaktischen mTOR-Inhibitor Behandlung bei Säuglingen mit einer Tuberösen Hirnsklerose auf die langfristige neuropsychologische Entwicklung (PROTECT) Prof. Dr. Steffen Syrbe 3,609
Improvement of functional outcome for patients with newly diagnosed grade II or III glioma with co-deletion of 1p/19q - IMPROVE CO-DEL: a NOA trial Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wick 2,948
Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung (DZD), 3. FP Prof. Dr. Julia Szendrödi 2,640
LeukoSyStem - e:med Juniorverbund: Einzelzell-Systembiologie von leukämischen Stammzellen in Pathogenese und Therapie. Teilprojekt B1: Multi-omics von leukämischen Stammzellen auf Einzelzellebene zur Identifizierung von Pathogenese- und Therapieresistenzmechanismen bei Akuter Myeloischer Leukämie PD Dr. Simon Raffel 2,577
DZHK TranslatiOnal Registry for CardiomyopatHies - Plus (DZHK TORCH-Plus) Prof. Dr. Banjamin Meder Prof. Dr. Hugo Katus Dr. Tanja Weis 2,509
HiGHmed – Medizininformatik-Konsortium – Teilvorhaben: Koordination, Harmonisierung, Patientenbeteiligung, Kommunikation, Weiterbildung Prof. Dr. Roland Eils 2,374
Cyclosporine In Takotsubo syndrome (CIT) - DZHK Trial 29 Prof. Dr. Norbert Frey 2,229
Liposomen als Plattform-Technologie für die orale Applikation makromolekularer Wirkstoffe (LipOra) Dr. Philipp Uhl Dr. Max Sauter 1,870
PerSurge - Klinische und translationale kontrollierte Studie zur perioperativen Perampanel-Behandlung von Patienten mit progressivem Glioblastom Prof. Dr. Frank Winkler 1,676
Deutsche Biobanken Allianz / BBMRI.de - Standort Heidelberg (GBA) Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmacher 1,550
Der generationsübergreifende Zyklus der Misshandlung in Familien: Ursachen und Prävention durch Maßnahmen des Gesundheitssystems und Sozialer Dienste - 4 Teilprojekte (UBICA II) Prof. Dr. Sabine Herpertz Prof. Dr. Svenja Taubner Prof. Dr. Beate Ditzen Dr. Steffen Luntz 1,520
DZHK Targeting maladaptive cardiac hypertrophy in cardio-myopathy and heart failure Prof. Dr. Norbert Frey 1,436
Medizininformatik-Konsortium HiGHmed: Nachwuchsgruppe Digitale Bildanalytik (HiGHDiBi) Prof. Dr. Julio Saez-Rodriguez 1,434
DASH – Netzwerk für Design und Evaluation von Interventionen und Politik zur Jugendgesundheit in Subsahara-Afrika – Verbesserung der sexuellen und reproduktiven Gesundheit Prof. Dr. Dr. Till Bärnighausen 1,355
Verbund HEROES-AYA - Heterogenität, Evolution und Resistenz von durch Fusionsgene getriebenen Sarkomen bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen; Standort Universität Heidelberg Prof. Dr. Richard Schlenk Prof. Dr. Burkhard Lehner Prof. Dr. Martin A. Schneider Prof. Dr. Patrick Guenther Prof. Dr. Albrecht Stenzinger Dr. Steffen Luntz 1,313
Förderung des Hilfesuchverhaltens von Jugendlichen mit psychischen Problemen durch Nutzung neuer Medien; Zentralprojekt VCP (Pro-HEAD) Prof. Dr. Michael Kaess 1,199
Selbstverletzendes Verhalten: Mechanismen, Intervention, Beendigung - Online-Intervention bei Nicht-Suizidalem Selbstverletzendem Verhalten in der Adoleszenz - eine Randomisiert-Kontrollierte Studie (STAR) Prof. Dr. Michael Kaess 1,138
S100A1ct Peptidtherapie der dekompensierten Herzmuskelschwäche mit reduzierter Ejektionsfraktion (HFrEF) Prof. Dr. Patrick Most 1,127
Chemische Modifikation etablierter Antibiotika mittels Peptid-Konjugation zur Überwindung der Resistenzproblematik - ROVANCE; Teilvorhaben: Synthese und PK/PD Untersuchung Dr. Philipp Uhl 1,090
RELIEF - Ressourcenorientiertes Case Management zur Umsetzung von Empfehlungen für Patientinnen und Patienten mit chronischen Schmerzen und häufigem Analgetikagebrauch in der Hausarztpraxis Dr. Cornelia Stassner 1,077
e:med Juniorverbund: MelBrainSys TP B.4: In vivo Validierung von therapeutischen Kandidaten, die das Wachstum von Melanom-Hirnmetastasen hemmen Dr. Matthia Karreman 1,069
ACRIBiS – Medizininformatik-Use Case 'Verbesserung der kardiovaskulären Risikoidentifizierung durch Synthese strukturierter klinischer Dokumentation und aus Biosignalen abgeleiteten Phänotypen' – Teilvorhaben: Biosignalverarbeitung, Risikovorhersage, Evaluation und Implementierung Prof. Dr. Christoph Dieterich 1,040
NEW_LIVES- Genomische Neugeborenen-Screening-Programme Prof. Dr. Eva Winkler Prof. Dr. Beate Ditzen Prof. Dr. Christian Schaaf Prof. Dr. Stefan Kölker 1,016

Participation in five German Health Research Centers

German Center for Cardiovascular Research
German Center for Lung Research
German Center for Infection Research
German Cancer Consortium
German Center for Diabetes Research
German Center for Mental Health (under development)
Collaborative Research Centers of the German Research Foundation

Medical Faculty and Spokesperson

Title Spokesperson
CRC 1118 Reactive metabolites as the cause of diabetic complications Prof. Dr. Peter Nawroth
CRC 1129 Integrative Analysis of Pathogen Replication and Spread Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans-Georg Kräusslich
CRC 1158 From nociception to chronic pain: Structural functional features of neuronal pathways and their reorganization Prof. Dr. Rohini Kuner
CRC 1389 Overcoming the resistance to treatment of glioblastomas Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wick
SFB-1550 Molecular circuits of heart disease Prof. Dr. Johannes Backs
CRC-TRR 156 The skin as sensor and effector organ orchestrating local and systemic immune responses Prof. Dr. Alexander Enk
CRC-TRR 179 Determinants and dynamics of elimination versus persistance of hepatitis virus infection Prof. Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager

Medical Faculty with Participation

Title Sites
SFB 1249 N-Heteropolyzyklen als Funktionsmaterialien Heidelberg
SFB 1261 Magnetoelectric Sensors: From Composite Materials to Biomagnetic Diagnostics Kiel, Heidelberg
SFB 1324 Mechanisms and functions of Wnt signaling Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Göttingen
SFB 1328 Adenine Nucleotides in Immunity and Inflammation Hamburg, Göttingen, München, Bonn, Heidelberg
SFB 1381 Dynamic organization of cellular protein machineries: From biogenesis and modular assembly to function Freiburg, Heidelberg
SFB 1425 Heterocellular Nature of Cardiac Lesions: Identities, Interactions, Implications Heidelberg, Freiburg
SFB 1436 Neural resources of cognition Magdeburg, Berlin, Göttingen, Düsseldorf, Heidelberg
SFB 1531 Damage control by the stroma-vascular compartment Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Mainz, Heidelberg
SFB-TRR 152 TRiPs to Homeostasis: Maintenance of Body Homeostasis by Transient Receptor Potential Channel Modules München, Homburg, Freiburg, Heidelberg, Leipzig
SFB-TRR 186 Molecular Switches: Spatio-temporal Control of Cellular Signal Transmission Heidelberg, Berlin
SFB-TRR 237 Nucleic Acid Immunity München, Bonn, Dresden, Marburg, Heidelberg
SFB-TRR 319 RMaP: RNA Modification and Processing Mainz, Heidelberg, Dresden, Mannheim
Other major German Research Foundation projects

Ongoing projects in 2021 with funding of more than 500,000 euros

Topic Spokesperson KEUR
Total Grant
Emmy Noether
mTOR dependent growth control in the myocardium
Dr. Mirko Völkers 1,909
Clinical trail
APOS study: Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery
PD Dr. Dr. Oliver Ristow 1,789
Emmy Noether
Treatable metabolic weak spots in leukemic stem cells
PD Dr. Simon Raffel 1,153
Emmy Noether
Translational multimodality imaging of glioma hallmarks to assess the dynamics of the immune cell landscape and tumor cell invasion during targeted therapy
PD Dr. Dr. Michael Breckwoldt 1,095
Research Group 2407
Exploring Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Degeneration and Regeneration in Osteoarthritis (ExCarBon)
TP 03: Bedeutung mechanosensitiver microRNAs für Knorpelfunktion und Pathophysiologie der Osteoarthrose
Prof. Dr. Wiltrud Richter 1,035
Individual Research Grant
Prospective evaluation of residual disease in intensively treated patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as surrogate endpoint for survival
Prof. Dr. Richard Schlenk 941
Research Group 2509
The concert of dolichol-based glycosylation: From molecules to desease models
TP 09: Komplexbildung und pathologische Mechanismen in den Initialen Schritten des N-Glykosylierungswegs
PD Dr. Christian Thiel 901
Priority program 1923
Innate Sensing and Restriction of Retroviruses
TP 08: Capsid-dependent innate sensing and restriction of retroviral replication complexes
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans-Georg Kräusslich 893
Clinical Trial
Distal Pancreatectomy – A randomised controlled trial to compare minimal-invasive distal pancreatectomy to open resection (DISPACT-2 Trial)
Prof. Dr. Pascal Probst Dr. Rosa Klotz 836
Individual Research Grant
Role of zyxin family members in hypertension-induced arterial remodelling
Prof. Dr. Markus Hecker 805
Priority program 1923
Innate Sensing and Restriction of Retroviruses
TP 03: Antagonism of host cell restriction and sensing by HIV-1 Nef
Prof. Dr. Oliver Fackler 665
Research Group 2936
Climate change and health in Africa south of the Sahara
TP ZP 01: Development and analysis of population cohorts in Burkina Faso and Kenya
Prof. Dr. Till Bärnighausen 637
Individual Research Grant
Secondary use of clinical data for research and care – ethical, societal and legal aspects
Prof. Dr. Eva Winkler 615
Individual Research Grant
The role of PTHrP signaling for the mechano-response of mesenchymal progenitors and chondrocytes
Dr. Justyna Buchert 561
Research Group 2928
Refugee migration to Germany: a magnifying glass for broader public health challenges (PH-LENS)
TP 01: Natural experiment on contextual effects on health and health care among refugees (NEXUS)
Prof. Dr. Kayvan Bozorgmehr 560
Individual Research Grant
Characterization of HIV infection in resting CD4 T-cells
Prof. Dr. Oliver Fackler 546
Research Group 5146:
Defining the osteohepatic axis in the context of iron homeostasis - FerrO
TP05: Identification of iron-related signals controlling BMP expression in liver non-parenchymal cells
Prof. Dr. Martina Muckenthaler 541
Individual Research Grant
Proteomic and functional characterization of the growth-suppressing action of galectin-4 in colorectal cancer cells
Dr. Malwina Michalak 538
Individual Research Grant
Monoallelic expression of proteinuria-associated CUBN variants for renal self-defense
Prof. Dr. Matias Simons 535
Individual Research Grant
MicroRNA regulation of glucocorticoid-induced autophagy and progression of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Herr 533
Individual Research Grant
Exploring novel molecular mechanisms of TSC22D4 in development of diabetes mellitus
Dr. Bilgen Ekim Üstünel 516
Projects with other sponsors

Im Jahr 2021 laufende Projekte mit einer Fördersumme von mehr als 1 Mio. Euro

Topic Spokesperson KEUR
Total Grant
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Heidelberg concept for the cure of multiple myeloma Prof. Dr. Hartmut Goldschmidt 12,566
Klaus Tschira Stiftung: Bridges Project Informatics for life Prof. Dr. Hugo Katus 5,394
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Roboterassistierte Viszeralchirurgie Prof. Dr. Thilo Hackert 3,060
Deutsche Krebshilfe: German Cancer Aid: Continued funding of the National Center for Tumor Diseases Heidelberg as part of the oncological centers of excellence funding program Prof. Dr. Stefan Fröhling 3,000
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Pilot project for the development of personalized cellular immunotherapy in solid cancers. Prof. Dr. Dirk Jäger 2,879
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Rapid Research for Diagnostics Development in TB Network PD Dr. Claudia Denkinger 2,322
Klaus Tschira Stiftung: Establishment of a sustainable real laboratory for interdisciplinary and translational research in the field of mathematical modeling and simulation in ophthalmology Prof. Dr. Gerd Auffarth 2,178
Chica und Heinz Schaller Stiftung: Junior research group: Neuron-glia Interactions in neural circuits Dr. Amit Agarwal 2,123
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Newborn screening - Langzeit Schul- und Jugendalter Prof. Dr. Georg F. Hoffmann
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kölker
2,183
Forum Gesundheitsstandort Baden-Württemberg: Der Kognitive medizinische Assistent (KoMed) - Klinische Entscheidungsunterstützung durch künstliche Intelligenz auf höchster Datenqualität Dr. Jan Larmann 2,050
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: DATA 5.0 – Data Acquisition, Translation and Analysis Prof. Dr. Markus Hohenfellner 2,000
Ministerium für Soziales und Integration Baden-Württemberg: ZPM-Netzwerk BW – Ausbildung einer regionalen Versorgungsstruktur der Personalisierten Medizin in Baden-Württemberg, inkl. Zukunftskonzept Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmacher
Dr. Caroline Plöger
1,950
Chica und Heinz Schaller Stiftung: Junior research group: Membrane biology of viral infection Dr. Petr Chlanda 1,826
Ministerium für Soziales und Integration Baden-Württemberg: ARMED – Augmented Reality assisted, forensic Medical Evidence collection and Documentation Prof. Dr. Kathrin Yen 1,811
Chica und Heinz Schaller Stiftung: Junior research group: Laboratory of neural circuits and behavior Dr. Claudio D. Acuna Goycolea, Ph.D. 1,785
Chica und Heinz Schaller Stiftung: Junior research group: Stem cell-derived culture models for hepatitis E virus studies Dr. Viet Loan Dao Thi, Ph.D. 1,780
Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA): PRiVENT - Früherkennung und Frühintervention bei Risikopatienten zur Vermeidung von invasiver Langzeitbeatmung Prof. Dr. Joachim Szecsenyi 1,716
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Newborn screening - Weiterentwicklung Neugeborenenscreening Prof. Dr. Georg F. Hoffmann
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kölker
1,666
Deutsche Krebshilfe: Risiko-adaptierte Prostatakarzinom Früherkennung durch eine Basis-PSA Bestimmung bei jungen Männern von 45 Jahren (PROBASE) Prof. Dr. Markus Hohenfellner 1,602
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung: Else Kröner-Promotionskolleg Heidelberg - Public Health Dr. Volker Winkler 1,550
Deutsche Krebshilfe: Phase I/II Umbrella Study of molecular adapted treatments in combination with radiation therapy for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma without MGMT MGMT Promotor hypermethylation: NCT Neuro Master Match (N2M2) Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wick 1,500
MWK: Junior reseach group for pediatric precision oncology Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfister
Dr. Kristian Pajtler
1,499
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Prädikativer Marker für Ansprechen auf Immunchemotherapie beim operablen NSCLC - iReP Studie Prof. Dr. Dirk Jäger 1,431
Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA): Mind: Pregnancy - Online-basierte Achtsamkeitsintervention zur Stärkung psychischer Stabilität von Schwangeren und Förderung einer physiologischen Geburt PD Dr. Stephanie Wallwiener 1,370
Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA): ULCUS CRURIS CARE – Etablierung eines patientenorientierten, evidenzbasierten Versorgungskonzeptes für die Therapie des Ulcus cruris venosum in Hausarztpraxen mit praxisbasiertem Case-Management durch Medizinische Fachangestellte (VERAH) und Nutzung moderner IT-Unterstützung Prof. Dr. Joachim Szecsenyi 1,367
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: 2D-Druck von Arnzeimitteln für Kinder und Jugendliche Prof. Dr. Walter Haefeli
Prof. Dr. Georg F. Hoffmann
1,360
Deutsche Krebshilfe: Nationales Netzwerk Genomische Medizin - Lungenkrebs: Das Netzwerk der Onkologischen Spitzenzentren zur Präzisionsmedizin bei Lungenkrebs - nNGM-Lungenkrebs Prof. Dr. Alfred Stenzinger
Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmacher
1,207
Dietmar Hopp Stiftung: Register für Seltene Anämien Dr. Joachim Kunz
Dr. Arne Krümpelmann
Prof. Dr. Martina Muckenthaler
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kulozik
1,092
Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss (G-BA): Participation-related goal achievement through remedies and equipment with mobility-restricting paralysis syndromes (NeuroMoves) Prof. Dr. Norbert Weidner
PD. Dr. Rüdiger Rupp
Prof. Dr. Michael Wensing
1,055
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung - Else Kröner-Research Schools: Heidelberg Research School for Neurooncology Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wick 1,000
Manfred Lautenschläger Stiftung: Tumor-stroma-immune interplay in pancreatic cancer - decoding the enigma of long-term survival Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Markus Büchler
Prof. Dr. Dirk Jäger
PD Dr. Dr. Susanne Roth
1,000
Manfred Lautenschläger Stiftung: Gedächtnisstörung als Früherkennungsmarker bei Alzheimer Demenz Prof. Dr. Hannah Monyer
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wick
1,000
Junior Development Programs
Program Goal/Content Support
strctured doctoral program (formerly: MD/PhD program) Structured doctoral program in biology, natural sciences and clinical work for students of human medicine and dentistry after they have completed the first part of the state examination in medicine or the preliminary dental medicine examination 6 newly admitted students
Clinician Scientist Programm The central goal of the Clinician Scientist Programm is to foster participating scientists’ development into scientific group or laboratory leaders. The program is designed for clinicians who are working in scientific research during their medical specialization training (fachärztliche Weiterbildung) and would like to carry out a research project at the Heidelberg University Hospital. 12 Stellen bewilligt
Medical Scientist Programm The central goal of the Medical Scientist Programm is to foster participating scientists’ development into group or laboratory leaders in the field of biomedical research. The program is designed for post-doctoral scientists with above-average qualifications who are applying for a research position at the Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine. 3 Stellen bewilligt
Medical Data Scientist Programm The central goal of the Medical Data Scientist Program is to foster participating scientists’ development into group or laboratory leaders in the field of medical research. The program is designed for post-doctoral scientists with above-average qualifications who are applying for a research position in the fields of medical informatics, medical bioinformatics, digitalization in medicine, or the medical data sciences at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty. 3 Stellen bewilligt
Research positions Dentistry Support for junior researchers in dentistry; funding of 50% of position for research work 1 place approved
Curriculum Clinical Research Modular qualification program for co-workers who are involved in the implementation of clinical trials. Absorption of the qualification costs
MEDISS (Medical Structured Scientific Program) Faculty-wide, structural doctoral program to support the academic exchange with experienced scientists, good scientific practice, and specialized courses For all medical and dental PhD students
Gender Equality
Program Goal/Content Support
Olympia Moratamed Postdoctoral qualification program qualified female researchers/physicians; protected research time: 2 years, 50% of the position 6 approvals
Rahel Goitein-Straus Support for the transition of female physicians/researchers to their first independent research work; protected research time: 1 year, 50% of the position 2 approvals
Short-Term Grants Support for research activities by women during or even after their residencies; protected research time: 3-6 months 7 approvals
Mentoring Program For female researchers and physicians with modular management training and competency seminars as well as mentoring by experienced leaders 2023 no call
Internal Research Support Programs
Program Goal/Content Support
"Third-Party Funding“ Bonus Program Researchers will receive a bonus for the acquisition of third-party funding for biomedical projects, which were awarded in a recognized evaluation procedure About 4,84 million euros
Bonus Program Leading Publications Bonus for publications on research results which were predominantly developed at a facility of the Medical Faculty at the University of Heidelberg 200 thousand euros