15. März 2016 Excellent Science for New Therapies

Chronic inflammmation, triggered by dysfunctions on the boundary surfaces of the body’s organs and their interaction with the environment, represents a central challenge for modern medicine. It is considered to be the cause of many chronic diseases, which have been steadily increasing in recent decades – especially in western industrialized countries. The goal of the Cluster of Excellence in Inflammation Research is to decode the molecular basis of chronic inflammatory diseases, as well as the complete identification of metabolic and signaling pathways as an approach to therapies and prevention. The unforeseen complexity and the breadth of possible triggers of inflammatory diseases require new scientific structures and practices. In the Excellence Cluster, key elements of the origins of inflammation will be examined in detail on genetic, genomic and functional levels. The cluster is a joint venture of Kiel University and the University of Lübeck, together with the Schleswig-Holstein University Medical Center, the Leibniz Research Center Borstel, the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Plön, and the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel. More: www.inflammation-qt-interfaces.de