Mentoring Program of the Faculty of Medicine - MOMENTE
The Faculty of Medicine aims to promote the scientific potential of both women and men, and supports outstanding young scientists on their path to a professorship through its mentoring program.
The mentoring program focuses on transferring knowledge and experience to help participants develop and pursue individually viable strategies for a scientific career. In the medium term, the Faculty of Medicine aims to increase the number of female professors at universities and to improve the compatibility of scientific careers and family life.
Programme content
Mentees receiving support establish an individual agreement with their respective mentors regarding the mentoring relationship, specifying its duration, mode of contact and individual goals. Mentors support the mentees in their personal and professional development.
In addition to the individual mentoring relationship, a structured framework programme offers mentees further opportunities for personal development. Regular events-including workshops, group coaching sessions, and networking meetings-are tailored to the mentees´ needs. Moreover, internal faculty networking is facilitated to enable the exchange of experiences, sharing of knowledge and information, and mutual support in academic careers.
Mentees have their own budget available during the funding year. In consultation with their mentor, financial support can be provided for workshops and training courses, travel expenses, assistants, and childcare outside of regular childcare hours.
Application
Applications for the funding period 2027 will likely be possible in autumn 2026.
The mentors for the 2025 and 2026 funding years
Prof. Dr. Antje Grosche
Biomedical Center, Division of Physiological Genomics
Acting Chair BMC (deputy)
- Position
- W2 Professor of Molecular Neurophysiology
- Research focus
- Glia cells as a target for the treatment of retinal degeneration
- Mentor since
- 2020
- Mentoring skills
- Work-life balance, third-party funding, collaborative research.
- I serve as a mentor to
- encourage others to recognize and seize career opportunities as early as possible.
- I expect from my mentees
- A passion for research and a joy in exchanging ideas, as well as in reassessing one’s own boundaries and objectives.
- Further information
Prof. Dr. Claudia Bausewein
Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital
- Position
- Director
- Research focus
- Complexity in palliative care, outcome measurement in palliative care, dyspnea in advanced diseases, use of sedative medications, drug therapy safety
- Mentor since
- 2018
- Mentoring skills
- Third-party funding, international relations, support for self-reflection, networks
- I serve as a mentor because
- I enjoy supporting young colleagues in their career development and their path into academic medicine, and because I like sharing my own experiences
- I expect from my mentees
- Commitment, openness, self-reflection.
- Further information
Prof. Dr. Christine Falter-Wagner
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital
- Position
- Heisenberg Professor of Clinical Developmental Psychology with a focus on autism spectrum disorder
- Research focus
- Neural development disorders and social interaction
- Mentor since
- 2024
- Mentoring skills
- Work-life balance, working abroad, third-party funding, women's networks
- I serve as a mentor because
- In my view, good mentoring supports career-relevant decision-making processes and ultimately helps women in science to gain the qualifications they need. I myself have benefited greatly from my mentors and am very grateful to them for their time and commitment.
- I expect from my mentees
- Appreciation of the mentors' limited time resources and therefore adherence to deadlines and good preparation for appointments (specific topics, where possible, research beforehand, etc.).
- Further information
Prof. Dr. Martin Kerschensteiner
Institute Head Clinical Neuroimmunology; Acting Chair BMC
Professorship of Neurosciences and Clinical Neuroimmunology
- Position
- Director
- Research focus
- Neuroimmunology, multiple sclerosis, pathomechanisms of inflammatory tissue damage
- Mentor since
- 2022
- Mentoring skills
- Third-party funding, international opportunities, career paths in biomedical research
- I serve as a mentor because
- I have been fortunate throughout my career to receive crucial advice from mentors, and I hope to be able to give something back in return.
- I expect from my mentees
- Openness, ambition, and optimism.
- Further information
- Position
- W3 Professor of Precision Psychiatry, managing senior physician at the clinic
- Research Focus
- Development of artificial intelligence for personalized and early care for patients with psychiatric disorders
- Mentor since
- 2018
- Mentoring skills
- Extensive experience in acquiring third-party funding, balancing family and career, extensive experience in academic career planning, methodological expertise: AI, experience and knowledge of the academic systems in the US and UK
- I serve as a mentor because
- I would like to help young academics continue their professional and personal paths in academic research.
- I expect from my mentees
- they are open to the multifaceted possibilities of mentoring and take advantage of this opportunity for themselves and others.
- Further information
- Position
- W2 Professor of Experimental Immunology
- Research focus
- Dendritic cells in viral infection and vaccination
- Mentor since
- 2024
- Mentoring skills
- Work-life balance, research abroad, third-party funding, basic research, management tasks, committee work
- I serve as a mentor because
- I want to share my experiences of career development at a medical school. My experiences at the interface between clinical medicine and basic research are incorporated into the mentoring program.
- I expect from my mentees
- they proactively contact me and arrange meetings more than just once in order to build a personal relationship.
- Further information
- Position
- Director
- Research focus
- Gastrointestinal tumors, Pancreatology, Pancreatic cancer, Innovations in surgery, Perioperative medicine
- Mentor since
- 2026
- Mentoring skills
- Network surgery, research, cost-effectiveness in medicine
- I serve as a mentor because
- I enjoy supporting young colleagues in their career planning and development
- I expect from my mentees
- commitment, focus
- Position
- Senior Consultant, Head of IBD surgery, Head of Visceral Surgery Campus City Center
- Research focus
- Hereditary cancer, Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Endocrine surgery, Education and training in surgery
- Mentor since
- 2026
- Mentoring skills
- Clinical research, Career development in (visceral) surgery
- I serve as a mentor because
- I want to mentor and support young colleagues in their individual clinical and scientific development.
- I expect from my mentees
- Commitment, careful preparation, and openness to different levels and opportunities of mentoring
Contact
Downloads
- Ausschreibung MOMENTE 2025 (PDF, 179 KB)
- Publikationsliste Muster (PDF, 698 KB)
- 01 Mentoringvereinbarung - mentoring agreement MOMENTE (PDF, 147 KB)
- 02 Antrags-und Auszahlungsformular - application form MOMENTE (PDF, 101 KB)
- 03 Fördervoraussetzungen - criteria for financial support MOMENTE (PDF, 79 KB)
- 04 Reisekostenhinweise - guidelines for travel grants MOMENTE (PDF, 114 KB)
- 05 Hinweise zur Unterstützung durch Hilfskräfte - guidelines for student assistance MOMENTE (PDF, 102 KB)
- 06 Hinweise sonstige finanzielle Förderung - guidelines for other financial support MOMENTE (PDF, 112 KB)