DFG
The large-scale research projects of the Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus funded by the German Research Foundation are listed below (as at 31.03.2026).
Key Area: Oncological Diseases
- SPP 2084: Colonization and interaction of tumor cells in the bone microenvironment (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Department of Internal Medicine III)
Key Area: Metabolic Diseases
- SFB/TRR 205: The Adrenal Gland: Central Relay in Health and Disease (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dr. Stefan R. Bornstein, Department of Medicine III)
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SFB/TRR 412 : Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: From understanding the pathomechanisms to translation into tailored therapy concepts (MASLD) (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Frank Tacke, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Spokesperson in Dresden: Prof. Dr. Jochen Hampe, Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus)
- SFB/TRR 369: Inflammation-induced bone degeneration (Dione)
(Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Aline Bozec, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg,
Spokesperson in Dresden: Prof. Dr. Martina Rauner, Medical Clinic III) - IRTG 2251: Immunological and cell-based strategies in metabolic diseases (ICSMD) (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stefan R. Bornstein, Department of Medicine III)
- IRTG 3019: Metabolic and endocrinological drivers of susceptibility to infection (MEDIS) (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stefan R. Bornstein, Department of Medicine III)
- FOR 5146: Role of iron metabolism in the osteopathic axis (FerrOs) (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Martina Rauner, Department of Medicine III)
Key Area: Neurological & Mental Health Disorders
- SFB/TRR 393: Trajectories of Affective Disorders: Cognitive-Emotional Mechanisms of Symptom Change (Spokesman: Prof. Dr. Tilo Kircher, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Spokesman in Dresden: Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Bauer, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
- SFB/TRR 265 – Losing and Regaining Control over Drug Intake (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz, Charité Berlin, Spokesperson in Dresden: Prof. Dr. Michael Smolka, Neuroimaging Center)
- IRTG 2773: Risks and Pathomechanisms of Affective Disorders (Sprecher: Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Bauer, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy)
Cluster: Immunlogy & Inflammation
SFB/TRR 237: Nucleic Acid Immunity (Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Veit Hornung, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Spokeswoman in Dresden: Prof. Dr. Min Ae Lee-Kirsch, Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin)
Cluster: Medical Data Science & Smart Technologies
- CARE: Sub-project in the Cluster of Excellence "Climate-Neutral and Resource-Efficient Construction" Prof. Michael Gelinsky (1. funding phase)
- CeTi: Sub-projects in the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop" Prof. Tjalf Ziemssen, Prof. Klaus-Dieter Schaser (1. funding phase)
- CeTi²: Sub-projects in the Cluster of Excellence "Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop" Prof. Jakob Kather, Prof. Martin Wagner (2. funding phase)
- REC²: Sub-projects in the Cluster of Excellence "Responsible Electronics in the Climate Change Era" Prof. Ivan Minev (2. funding phase)