Currently funded projects

Differentiation of IGF-I deficiency-related sarcopenia in geriatric patients by endocrinological functional testing
Applicant: Michael Drey
Institution: Universitätsklinikum München (LMU), Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV
EKFS funding line: Key Projects

Spatial and longitudinal multi-omics profiling to decipher remission under biological therapy in the case of ulcerative colitis
Institution: Department of Internal Medicine I & Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, UKSH Kiel
Applicant: Dr. Florian Tran
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Memorial Fellowships

Whole-body Electromyostimulation for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis (EMSOAT) $ in Overweight People - a Randomized Controlled Trial
Institution: Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Institute of Radiology
Applicant: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kemmler
EKFS funding line: Key Project

Ultra-high field MR neurography
Institution: Heidelberg University Hospital
Applicant: PD Dr. Johann Jende
EKFS funding line: Else Kröner Excellence Fellowships

New systems biology approaches toward studying kidney diseases
Institution: Clinic for Renal and Hypertensive Disorders, Rheumatological and Immunological Diseases (Med. Clinic II), RWTH University Hospital of Aachen
Applicant: PD Dr. Christoph Kuppe, MHBA
EKFS funding line: Clinician Scientist Professorship

Virtual Reality in der Bewegungsanalyse und Return-to-Play Testung
Applicant: Markus Wenning, MD, PhD
Institution: Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

Multiscale analysis of bone qualitative changes in human subchondral bone as a basis for the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Institution: Orthopaedic Research, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Applicant: Tim Rolvien
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

The role of melanin in biofilm and hyphal formation processes of pathogenic melanized-fungi
Institution: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen
Applicant: Lisa Kirchhoff
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

Role of NFAT5 & impaired endometrial blood vessel development.
Applicant: Dr. Madhuri S. Salker
Institution: University Hospital Tübingen, Women’s Health Research Institute
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications

Targeting immune-lipid crosstalk in cardio-metabolic diseases: focus on HDL dependent regulation of chemokine-receptor signaling
Institution: Institute for Molecular Cardiovascular Research (IMCAR)
University clinic RWTH Aachen
Applicant: Emiel van der Vorst
EKFS funding line: First and Second Applications