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Herzlich Willkommen beim LIMES-Institut,
The Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES) is a center of excellence for both basic research and higher education in Life Sciences and Biomedicine at the University of Bonn. It provides a framework for cutting-edge multidisciplinary research and offers young scientists early independence and responsibility.
A common scientific focus of the LIMES Institute is to study metabolism and immunity and their cross-regulation in health and disease.
The LIMES research groups provide major research expertise in Chemical Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, Development, Genetics, Cell and Immune Biology, Membrane Biology and Lipid Biochemistry. They co-operate in a number of interdisciplinary research initiatives funded by the German Research Foundation DFG (Collaborative Research Centers SFBs 645, 704).
Furthermore, the LIMES groups have set up various teaching programs including the undergraduate study program Molecular biomedicine, the joint Summer School program Life Sciences & Culture Bonn with Harvard University and the Post Graduate Training Group GRK 804. A novel International Graduate School Life & Medical Sciences offers a combined M.Sc./PhD program from October 2008 onwards. Regular retreats, seminars and conferences, as well as a lively social agenda encourage the communication between the different LIMES groups and foster interdisciplinary research and teaching.
Geschäftsführender Direktor
Prof. Dr. Michael Hoch
