News – Page 5 – FOR2240

February 25, 2021

Eye clinic to win two renowned awards in the beginning of 2021

Ms. Hanhan Liu and Dr. Rokohl from the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Hospital in Cologne were able to convince with their research and won renowned awards in the beginning of 2021. Ms. Hanhan Liu, employee of the eye [...]

December 21, 2020

German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) – Professor Dr. Claus Cursiefen elected as Secretary General

The German Ophthalmological Society (DOG) elected Professor Dr. Claus Cursiefen as Secretary General for the period of four years during their 118th annual meeting in Berlin. The renowned eye specialist´s tasks as Secretary General are assuring continuity of fundamental issues and liaising with other public and private institutions. Furthermore, Professor […]

December 17, 2020

2nd Shanghai-Cologne Ophthalmic Research Meeting

After the signature of a cooperation agreement in 2019 between the Departments of Ophthalmology of the Tongji University Shanghai and University Hospital Cologne, the 2nd Shanghai-Cologne Ophthalmic Research Meeting took place online on 5th December during the 2020 China-Germany New technology forum of Tongji Ophthalmology. Professor Dr. Claus Cursiefen, Chairman […]

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 […]

November 6, 2020

FOR2240 Scientist Dr. Alexander C. Rokohl was selected for the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program

We are proud to announce that Dr. Alexander C. Rokohl was selected to attend the Cologne Clinician Scientist Program (CCSP) of the Medical Faculty at the University of Cologne. The outstanding scientific achievements of Dr. Alexander C. Rokohl attracted a lot of attention at national and international scientific meetings and […]

October 12, 2020

Young Cologne Eye Researcher Dr. Karina Hadrian wins Prize of the DOG

The department of ophthalmology at the University Hospital of Cologne is very proud to announce that Dr. Karina Hadrian won the Sicca advancement award for research of the dry eye and surface disease of the eye of the BVA. This prize is awarded by Bausch + Lomb on the annual […]

August 20, 2020

Elsevier Announces Most Cited Ophthalmology Articles

Consensus Definition for Atrophy Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration on OCT: Classification of Atrophy Report 3 is one of the most quoted papers according to the Elsevier Most Cited Ophthalmology Articles overview https://bit.ly/3224En0 As part of the Classification of Atrophy Meetings (CAM) program, Prof. Dr. Sandra Liakopoulos of the Department […]

June 10, 2020

New study identifies a novel role for TSPO in immune-related eye disease providing new treatment options for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

In a cooperative approach the team around Thomas Langmann (Laboratory of the Exp. Immunology of the Eye at the Center for Ophthalmology and the CMMC) together with the team of Michael Schramm (Inst. of Med. Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene) at the Univ. Hospital of Cologne and the Univ. of Cologne […]

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 […]