SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2 research at MHH Ranging from foundational research to maximal patient care Biomedecial technology & implants, transplantation & regeneration and infection & immunity are [...] - MHH is well-connected. Local Interdisciplinary - Ranging from foundational research to maximal patient care Regional Lower Saxony-Alliance, Funding by the state government National German Centre for Infection

Department of Human Genetics, we combine outstanding application-focused research with professional patient care. Our international and interdisciplinary research teams investigate the effects of genomic and [...] our research findings to help diagnose and treat genetic diseases. We are the point of contact for patients and families with suspected rare diseases as part of our genetic clinic. Our accredited diagnostic

transplantation is the treatment of choice for many patients. Our Department of Nephrology and Hypertension is responsible for the evaluation of patients for kidney transplantation. We also provide medical

in workshops, a panel discussion, and through personal statements from our fellows: Patient Communication / Patient & Public Involvement Communication with Professional Societies Communication with the

gical factors that are important for the long-term preservation of renal function, but also for patient survival and quality of life. Specifically, we explore mechanisms of damage and mechanisms of renal [...] Wiesener M, Scheffner I and Koch A. Noninvasive Diagnosis of Acute Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients Using Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Urine Samples: A Multicenter Diagnostic Phase III Trial. Transplant [...] DOI: 10.1186/s12882-020-01723-x Scheffner I , Gietzelt M, Abeling T, Marschollek M and Gwinner W . Patient Survival After Kidney Transplantation: Important Role of Graft-sustaining Factors as Determined by

Genetics, has tackled this problem and set up a cooperation network. It provides local care for patients with a genetic tumor risk in Lower Saxony and Saxony."In Germany, around half a million people are [...] Schlegelberger, Director of the Institute of Human Genetics until May 2023, adds: "We see that cancer patients in this stressful situation often cannot find the long way to an institute of human genetics. It [...] private practice, it now offers support in determining indications and interpreting findings and gives patients access to telemedical genetic counseling."We want to reach those affected and their families where

Medical Centre Göttingen (UMG) not only to further increase and ensure the quality of care for patients in Lower Saxony, but also to play a pioneering role in the implementation of highly technological [...] ally renowned university hospitals. In order to eliminate the investment backlog in the area of patient care at both university medical centres, the state had set up a special fund with a volume of 2.1 [...] the implementation of the measures. Unique opportunity for development "I see the new building for patient care, together with the implementation of the operational security concept for the existing research

cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the Member States in order to improve care for all patients in the EU. The project focuses on measures of personalized medicine. Genomics is an important c [...] specialised centers. This would allow identical therapeutic approaches to be applied across the EU to patients with similar cancer profiles. The project builds on the findings from comprehensive genomic projects [...] training and education to raise awareness of the importance of genomics in healthcare professionals, patients and the general public. The aim of the project is to develop recommendations for initiatives in

risk of cancer in the affected children compared to the general population. Study results support patient counselling "Based on our results, the risk of developing cancer before the age of 18 is 11 per cent [...] Prevention/Predisposition at the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) Hannover of MHH. Data from 581 patients analysed In total, data from 581 affected individuals diagnosed between the years 1973 and 2020 [...] disorders in Würzburg (FA and AT) and Hannover (AT) were analysed. The researchers identified 421 patients with FA and 160 with AT. With the help of an encryption algorithm to pseudonymise the data, a comparison

project relies on so-called induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), which can be obtained from patients’ somatic cells by a technology known as “somatic cell reprogramming”. The special feature of the [...] be used to generate specific replacement cells in a dish, which subsequently can be returned to a patient as a cure. MHH scientists have recently enabled continuous production of iPS cell-derived functional [...] eliminate disease-causing bacteria. Therefore, they have the great potential, for example, for treating patients with severe bacterial infection of the lungs (pneumonia), which do not respond to antibiotics. "The