July 31, 2023

The aging eye

The National Academy of Sciences "Leopoldina" and the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) support a symposium on "The aging eye: unmet medical needs, societal implications and future therapeutic perspectives", which will take place on May 25 and 26, 2023 at the Center for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Cologne.
April 14, 2023

Top international researcher as guest

Prof. Dr. Mike (Przemlysaw) Sapieha, an expert in translational eye research at the University of Montreal in Canada, visited the FOR2240 research group and the Chair of Experimental Immunology of the Eye at the Center for Ophthalmology of the University Hospital Cologne and the Faculty of Medicine at the end of March. For several years, there has been a close research collaboration on the role of the immune system in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of vision loss in older age.
January 7, 2023

Rare eye diseases: Eight million euros for research: Funding for four years

The European Union has supported a research proposal on new therapies to restore visual acuity in rare and severe ocular surface diseases under the Horizon Health program. The RESTORE VISION consortium, consisting of the Universities of Cologne, Galway, Milan, Linjöping and Paris, and four industrial partners, has received a total of eight million euros in funding over four years.
November 17, 2020

Antonia Howaldt accepted into the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program

We proudly announce that Antonia Howaldt has been accepted into the Clinician Scientist Program of the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne. Designed for physician-scientists seeking careers that combine research with clinical training, the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program offers a three-year program with protected research time supporting translational research […]
May 13, 2020

Retreat 2020 in times of Corona

A few days before the FOR2240 wanted to have the retreat in a cozy cottage in Bedburg (https://danielshof.de/), the Corona wave started to hit Cologne. Consequently, every larger meeting had to be canceled and the FOR2240 held a small full-day meeting – only the principal investigators – in the Lecture […]
May 13, 2020

FOR 2240 Retreat 2019 Abbey Brauweiler

Thirdy-two members of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Unit FOR 2240 met on the 8th of March 2019 in the Abbey of Brauweiler. It was the first time the principal investigators of the FOR 2240 and associated scientists and clinicians met in this quiet and peaceful environment to present […]
March 19, 2020

Aniridie – new project against blindness

Aniridie is a rare but very serious inherent eye disease which is difficult to treat. The iris of the affected is incomplete or has not been formed at all during pregnancy, additionally, patients often suffer from a vascularized, dull cornea. It is not seldom that patient has a deformity of […]