A female researcher does lab work at the Department of Clinical Pharmacology

Research

The Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital rank among Europe’s leading centers for university-based medical research. Their scientists pioneer new diagnostic methods and therapeutic approaches while educating the next generation of researchers. Patients benefit from cutting-edge medicine both in clinical trials and through the direct application of findings in clinical studies.

Scientific performance

13,200 employees conduct research in 14 basic science and preclinical institutes as well as 48 hospital departments, divisions and institutes.

Publications

3325
Number of publications (2024)

Impact

25810
Journal Impact Factor (2024)

Third-party funding

171
Million Euro (2023)

Fact Sheet Research 2025

The Fact Sheet Research presents facts and figures, highlights and projects of research of the Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital.

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Research profile

The research profile “Biomedicine for Life and Quality of Life” encompasses six key focus areas: Molecular Biomedicine, Fighting Cancer, Inflammation and Infection, Vascular and Transplantation Medicine, Neuroscience, and Medicine for Society. These are complemented by two cross-cutting areas: Personalized Medicine and Digital Medicine.

Research Profile
Researchers at the microscope.

Collaborative Research

The Faculty of Medicine plays a leading role in regional and international collaborative research projects.

Collaborative Research

Research Grants and Junior Groups

Scientists at the Faculty of Medicine have successfully secured prestigious research funding, including ERC Advanced Grants, ERC Consolidator Grants, ERC Starting Grants, among others.

Research Grants
Portrait Christian Haass

Honours and Awards

Scientists at the Faculty of Medicine have been recognized with some of the most prestigious honors and awards, including Nobel Prizes, Leibniz Prizes, ERC Grants, and the Hector Science Award.

Honours and Awards
Researcher in the Core Facility Proteomics

Research Infrastructure

At the Faculty of Medicine, scientists find excellent facilities for their research.

Long hallway with windows

Research Support

A wide range of services, intramural funding programs, and awards provide scientists with opportunities to strategically develop and refine their research profiles.

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Students studying in the reading hall of the medical library

Science and business

Close-up gel electrophoresis
Campus foto taken by a drone.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Stefan Endres

Dean of Research

Prof. Dr. Hendrik Ballhausen

Head of Research Administration

Dr. Dorothee Hodde

Deputy Head of Research Administration

Dr. Corinna Buschle

Science Administration

Dr. Theresa Landspersky

Science Administration

Members of the Faculty of Medicine find additional resources at the Research Portal.