LMU researchers accepted into the BAdW

Prof. Dr. Erika von Mutius is Professor Emeritus of Pediatric Allergology at LMU and Director of the Institute for Asthma and Allergy Prevention at Helmholtz Zentrum München. Her research investigates the influence of environmental factors such as living in the city or on rural farms on the risk of asthma and allergies in children.

The director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at LMU Hospital, Prof. Dr. Peter Falkai, is investigating the neurobiological basis of severe mental illnesses in order to develop new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.

Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolf holds the Chair of Molecular Animal Breeding , and Biotechnology at LMU. His scientific work focuses on genetically modified pigs as new models for researching human diseases and for potential organ transplants.

The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is the largest and one of the most research-intensive and oldest of the eight state academies in Germany. It conducts innovative long-term research, connects scholars across disciplines and national borders, contributes its scientific expertise to politics and society, promotes young scientists, and serves as a forum for dialogue between science and the public.