Mentoring Program of the Faculty of Medicine - MOMENTE
The LMU Munich Medical Faculty aims to promote the scientific potential of women and men and supports outstanding young scientists on their path to a professorship with its mentoring program.
The mentoring program focuses on transferring knowledge and experience to help participants develop and pursue individually viable strategies for a career in science. In the medium term, the Faculty of Medicine aims to increase the number of female professors at universities and improve the compatibility of scientific qualifications and family life.
Programme content
The mentees receiving support conclude an individual agreement with their respective mentors regarding the mentoring relationship, in which the duration, mode of contact and individual goals of the mentoring relationship are specified. The 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 needs of the mentees. In addition, internal faculty networking is facilitated in order to exchange experiences, share knowledge and information, and support each other in their academic careers.
Mentees have their own budget at their disposal during the funding year. In consultation with the mentor, financial support can be provided for workshops and training courses, travel expenses and assistants, as well as childcare outside of regular childcare hours.
Application
Applications for the 2026 funding period are expected to be possible in autumn 2025.
The mentors for the 2024 and 2025 funding years
Prof. Dr. Nikolaos Koutsouleris
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital
- 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 am involved as a mentor because
- I would like to help young academics continue their professional and personal paths in academic research.
- What I want from my mentees is that they
- they are open to the multifaceted possibilities of mentoring and take advantage of this opportunity for themselves and others.
- Further information
Prof. Dr. Claudia Bausewein
Department of Palliative Medicine, LMU University Hospital
- position
- hospital 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 am involved as a mentor because
- I enjoy supporting young colleagues in their career development and their path into academic medicine because I like sharing my own experiences.
- What 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 am involved 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.
- What 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
- 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 am involved as a mentor in order to
- Encouraging others to recognize and seize career opportunities as early as possible.
- What I expect from my mentees
- Enthusiasm for research and enjoyment of exchanging ideas/rethinking your own limits and goals.
- Further information
Prof. Dr. Martin Kerschensteiner
Institute Head Clinical Neuroimmunology; Acting Chair BMC (deputy)
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 am involved 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.
- What I expect from my mentees
- Openness, ambition, and optimism.
- 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 am involved 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.
- What I want from my mentees is that they
- they proactively contact me and arrange meetings more than just once in order to build a personal relationship.
- Further information
Prof. Dr. Eva Rehfuess
Institute of Medical Data Processing, Biometrics and Epidemiology
- position
- W3 Professor of Public Health and Health Services Research
- research focus
- Evidence-based practice (systematic reviews, guidelines, knowledge translation), global health, prevention and health promotion (evaluation of measures, primary prevention)
- Mentor since
- 2024
- Mentoring skills
- Work-life balance, working abroad (World Health Organization, countries in the Global South, United Kingdom), doctors in public health services
- I am involved as a mentor because
- I myself have had great (informal) mentors at my side throughout all stages of my life, who have guided and supported me in important decisions and steps.
- What I want from my mentees is that they
- they proactively approach me with their concerns. Even though time is often limited, my door is always open.
- Further information
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, 89 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)