Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Leading in research, demanding in teaching and with an excellent reputation: as a clinical-theoretical institute of the Faculty of Medicine, the Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology focuses on interdisciplinary basic research and teaching in human medicine and dentistry. Head and chair is Professor Dr. med. Thomas Gudermann.

General Pharmacology and Toxicology

Professor Dr. med. Thomas Gudermann

Experimental Pharmacotherapy

Professor Dr. rer. nat. Alexander Dietrich

Dietrich Lab "Identification of Pharmacological Targets in Pathophysiological Mechanisms"

Molecular Toxicology

Professor Dr. phil. nat. Annette Nicke

Nicke Lab - Ion Channel Receptors

Molecular Pharmacology

Professor Dr. rer. nat. Dr. phil. Christian Michael Grimm

Grimm Lab - Endolysosomal ion channels

Molecular Imaging

Professor Arthur Neuberger, PhD

Neuberger Lab - Molecular Imaging

Molecular Pharmacology of Energy and Glucose Metabolism

Professor Dr. rer. nat. Timo Müller

Helmholtz Munich

Gastprofessor Prof. Dr. Frank Zufall

April 2026: Prof. Dr. Frank Zufall from Saarland University, School of Medicine is appointed guest professor at the Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität (LMU) in Munich