October 27, 2016
At the awards sessions of DOG 2016 in Berlin (29.09-2.10.2016), four different science prizes were awarded to research ophthalmologists from the Department of Ophthalmology in the Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne. DOG 2016 is the annual conference of […]
August 31, 2016
The visit of PD Dr. med. Olaf Penack from Berlin was the occasion for a gathering of an expert team from the Competence Center for Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) at the University Hospital of Cologne. The center’s accomplishments motivated Dr. […]
August 31, 2016
The DFG research unit FOR 2240 at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne hosted hematologist PD Dr. Olaf Penack from Berlin on the 18th of August, 2016. He met with the Speaker of FOR 2240 (Prof. Dr. Claus Cursiefen) […]
July 21, 2016
Twenty-six members of the DFG Research Unit FOR 2240 met from 8-9 July, 2016 in the Salvatorian Monastery of Steinfeld (Kloster Steinfeld). It was a chance for a rich exchange of ideas and opinions concerning work in progress and strategic […]
June 21, 2016
On June 15th 2016, Francisco Ambrosio (PhD) gave a guest lecture as a Visiting Scientist of the DFG research unit FOR 2240 “Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in inflammatory diseases of the eye” at the Dept. of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne. Dr. […]
June 21, 2016
“We need more Gerok positions”! This is one of the conclusions that Prof. Dr. Robert Thimme noted in a section (p.11) on the need for more freedom and space for research in medical qualification phases (German title: “Qualifizierungsphase: Freiraum gefragt”). […]
May 25, 2016
Cooperation between specialists is clearly crucial for gaining excellent results in the laboratory, and without these, there is no foundation for meaningful change in patient care. However, a deep and connected understanding of all the entities involved and the ability […]
May 2, 2016
A collaboration of FOR 2240 project 6 „Microglia in AMD“ (Principal Investigator Prof. Thomas Langmann) and the Bayer-University of Cologne Graduate Program of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (PhD student Anika Lückoff), together with neuro-immunology experts from Freiburg (Prof. Marco Prinz) […]
May 2, 2016
On April 26th, 2016, the DFG research unit FOR 2240 hosted Dr. Bruce Ksander (center) from Massachusetts at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Cologne. Dr. Ksander received his Ph.D. in Immunology from the University of Illinois while studying the […]