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

Research

The Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital are among the strongest reseach centers of university medicine in Europe. Scientists develop new diagnostic methods and treatment options and train the next generation of scientists. Patients benefit from cutting edge medicine in clinical trials. Patients benefit directly from the findings of cutting-edge medicine in clinical studies.

Scientific performance

12,868 employees conduct research in 14 basic science and preclinical institutes and 48 hospital deparments, divisions and institutes.

Publications

3833
Number of publications (2022)

Impact

30259
Cumulative Journal Impact Factor (JIF, 2022)

Third-party funding

157
Million Euro (2022)

Fact Sheet Research 2024

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

Download file (PDF, 12,026 KB)

Research profile

The research profile "Biomedicine for Life and Quality of Life" consists of six focus areas: Molecular Biomecine, Fight against Cancer, Inflammation and Infection, Vascular and Transplantation Medicine, Neuroscience, and Medicine for Society. They are supported by two cross sectional areas: Personalised Medicine and Digital Medicine.

Research profile

Research projects

The Faculty of Medicine has been very successful in acquiring third-party funding for many years. The Faculty of Medicine hosts one Cluster of Excellence and five DFG Collaborative Research Centers. It is member of all eight German Centers for Health Research.

Other research projects

Faculty members coordinate numerous other international and national research projects.

fountain at main building

DFG Clusters of Excellence, SFB and other DFG projects

Read more

German Centers for Health Research and other BMBF projects

Read more

Awards and prizes

Nobel Prize Medal

Research infrastructure

Research support

Well on the Geschwister-Scholl-Platz with wintery atmosphere
Students studying in the reading hall of the medical library

Science and business

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

Contacts

Prof. Dr. Stefan Endres

Dean of Research

PD Dr. Hendrik Ballhausen

Head of Research Administration

Dr. Dorothee Hodde

Deputy Head of Research Administration

Dr. Corinna Buschle

Science Administration