Clinical Molecular Biology (Institute)

Clinical study center for Chronic Inflammatory Bowel diseases (together with head of the Depart- ment of General Internal Medicine)

Priority care of patients with bowel diseases

Gastroenterology

Genetic causes and molecular Pathophysiology of Chronic Inflammatory Barrier Disease, Gallstone Disease, Colon CA, Varices, and longevity

Operation of the national population-based biobank “popgen”

“Next generation” ultra-high-throughput sequencing

Genotyping platform in the National Genome Research Network

Focus on “environmental health” with investigation of microbial interactions on barrier organs

Clinical study center for Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (together with section head of the Department of General Internal Medicine)

Organization of the compulsory elective course “Genetic Basis for Diseases of Civilization”

Involvement in Biochemistry courses and the teaching of the graduate school

Networking of patient-oriented research and patient care

Excellence Cluster “Inflammation at Interfaces”