The Faculty of Medicine at a glance
The Faculty of Medicine aims to prepare and inspire students for future tasks in a practice-oriented manner, closely interlinking teaching, research and patient care.
With more than 3,800 students in five degree programs and about 1,800 scientists at almost 60 clinics, institutes and centers for research and teaching, the Faculty of Medicine focuses on interdisciplinary, practice-, patient- and science-oriented teaching.
Figures, data, facts
Teaching
| # of Students at the Faculty of Medicine | 3.606 |
| % of females | 62,2 |
| Medicine | 3.045 |
| Dentistry | 400 |
Other courses of study
(Neurosciences, PHD Health Science, Nursing | 161 |
| # of Graduates | 374 |
| of which from human medicine | 312 |
| of which from dentistry | 43 |
| of which others | 19 |
| % of females | 61,1 |
Young Scientists
| Doctoral students of the doctoral degree courses | |
| IPMM | 88 |
| IPHS | 39 |
Research
ERC Grants ERC Starting Grant: HIV1ABTHERAPY - Antibody-mediated therapy of HIV-1 infection, Prof. Dr. Florian Klein, Department I for Internal Medicine, University of Cologne/CMMC (2016)
ERC Starting Grant: MITOPLASTICITY - Mitochondrial regulation of structural and functional plasticity within adult neurogenic circuits, Dr. Matteo Bergami, CECAD, Institute for Genetics (2016) ECR Starting Grant: MITOUPR - Mitochondrial unfolded protein response and the role in ageing, Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic, Institute for Genetics, CECAD | 4 |
| Clinical trials | 495 |
| Main research focus areas (siehe Details) | 3 |
Collaborative Research Centres
SFB 829/3 Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Skin Homeostasis
Prof. Dr. Carien Niessen, Clinic & Polyclinic for Dermatology and Vereology
TRR 134/1 Essverhalten: Homöostase und Belohnungssystem (Coordination University of Lübeck)
Prof. Dr. Jens Brüning, MPI for Metabolsm Research
SFB 670/3 Cell-autonome Immunity
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Krönke, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene (Details) | 3 |
| (Clinical) Research Groups (Details) | 3 |
Leibniz Laureates Prof. Dr. Martin Krönke, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene
Prof. Dr. Jens Claus Brüning, Coordinator CECAD, University of Cologne / Director of Max Planck Institut for Metabolism Research, Cologne | |
Graduate Schools Interdisciplinary Program Molecular Medicine (IPMM) gem. mit Math.-Nat. Fakultät
Head: Prof. Dr. Mats Paulsson, Prof.‘ Dr.‘ Elena Rugarli,
Research Coordinators: Dr.‘ Daniela Mutschler, Dr. Christoph Aszyk, PD Dr. Catherin Niemann
Graduate school with the right to award doctorates Interdisciplinary Program Health Sciences (IPHS)
Head: Prof. Dr. Rudolf Wiesner
Research Coordinators: Dr.‘ Daniela Mutschler, Dr. Christoph Aszyk
Graduate school with the right to award doctorates SFB 670 - Zellautonome Immunität
Head: Prof. Dr. Martin Krönke
Research Coordinator: Nadine Tusker
Graduiertenkolleg im SFB 670
Graduiertenschule Human- und Zahnmedizin (GSHZ)
Head: Prof. Dr. Thomas Langmann
Research Coordinator: Dr. Sören Moritz
Graduate school with the right to award doctorates
SFB 829 Molekulare Grundlagen der Regulation der Homöostase der Haut
Head: Dr. Sandra Iden
Research Coordinator: Dr. Julia Zielinski
Graduiertenkolleg im SFB 829 Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Head: Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Herzig
Research Coordinators: Marion Rozowski, Dr. Daniela Morick
Graduate program (University of Cologne and Bayer Schering Pharma) CECAD: Cologne Graduate School of Ageing Research
Head: Prof. Dr. Carien Niessen
Research Coordinators: Dr, Doris Birker; Dr. Alexandra Zuk
Graduate school (Exzellence initiative)
Marie Curie ITN REMIX
Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic,
Project manager: Heike Bruchserseifer
Marie Curie Innovative Training Network: Regulation of Mitochondrial Gene Expression (siehe Details) | |
Staff
| Professors | 104 |
| W3 | 48 |
| W2 | 50 |
| W1 | 2 |
| Endowed professorship | 6 |
| Scientific staff members (incl. Professors) | 1.400 |
University Hospital of Cologne
| Betten | 1.573 |
Patients
| 360.882 |
| thereof stationary | 62.249 |
| Staff | 10.414 |
| Clinics & Institutes | 60 |
