Field of Focus I Research Council

In 2008 the Heidelberg University, in line with its institutional strategy, founded the Heidelberg Molecular Life Science initiative.

Field of Focus 1 with its Research Council is the results of this initiative and has been established in order to serve as a cross-institutional platform that

• bundles and coordinates research developments in the life sciences and optimizes the flow of information between all parties.
• supports the formation and further development of technologies by means of financial participation, coordinating technical portfolios of different institutions on the Heidelberg Life Science Campus and by enabling a better visibility for all researchers in Heidelberg-Mannheim.
• provides new ideas for the development of concepts which strengthen the research site while taking into account the particular profiles of all three participating faculties and the partner institutes DKFZ, EMBL and Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research.

The Research Council consists of representatives of the life science institutions. The members have been elected or nominated by their institution in 2024.

Spokesperson

Prof. Dr. Jan Lohmann
jan.lohmann@cos.uni-heidelberg.de

Deputy Spokesperson

Prof. Dr. Adelheid Cerwenka
Adelheid.Cerwenka@medma.uni-heidelberg.de

Scientific Managing Director

Dr. Andrea Leibfried
andrea.leibfried@bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de