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Welcome to the IZKF

The Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) is the central structure of research development of the Faculty of Medicine of the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Its mission is to improve the overall quality of clinical research at the Medical Faculty, to stimulate interdisciplinary research, to advance the careers of young scientist and to foster the acquisition of extramural funds.

 

 

On 8 May 2025, 14 young scientists presented their research projects at the application colloquium for the first-time applicant programme. The individual applications were assessed in a one-stage process by the IZKF Management Board with the involvement of the ELAN Committee and the Junior Scientist...

The publication price is aimed at all young researchers in the Faculty of Medicine up to a maximum of 38 years at the time of publication. For the prize to be awarded, the publication must have been published as the first author in the period 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2024. Work that led to the publication must have been carried out in Erlangen.

Nach dem vorzeitigen Ausscheiden von Frau Professor Kuhlmann (Uniklinikum Münster) aus dem Wissenschaftlichen Beirat hat das IZKF im Vorfeld der Begutachtung des IZKF in 2025 zwei neue Professorinnen aus dem Neurobereich in den Beirat des IZKF berufen.

We are very pleased to award two doctoral students with a poster prize at this year's IZKF doctoral workshop on 8 October 2024. Lili Bao (Department of Medicine 1) Epithelial OPA1 links mitochondrial fusion to inflammatory bowel disease Zubeir El Ahmad (Institute of Biochemistry) AP-1 mediat...

The IZKF has introduced a new, more modern and flexible application system. In future, all IZKF calls for proposals and the follow-up of projects will be carried out via the so-called “FlexAP”.Current projects as well as projects in follow-up status will be transfered from the old IZKF and ELAN tool systems to the new FlexAP in 2024. Affected project managers have already been informed about the transfer.

The 7th IZKF Newsletter was published today. You can find it online under Information for IZKF members. We cordially invite you to read the newsletter and to send us news for publication at any time.