C. James Kirkpatrick, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FBSE, FTERM

Emeritus Professor of Pathology, Johannes Gutenberg University

Mainz

Senior Professor Visiting Professor

Goethe University of Frankfurt University of Gothenburg

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Materials Research Society

XV Brazilian Meeting

26 September 2016

Campinas, Brazil

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Research in Germany :

a clinician-scientist‘s view

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1. short personal presentation : who I am

2. short personal presentation : my research

3. research landscape in Germany : DFG etc.

Structure of presentation

1985-19871987-1993

1980-19851968-1978

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Chair of Pathology [1993-2015]

Johannes Gutenberg University

Mainz

Goethe University

Frankfurt

since 2016

Senior Professor

European Institute of Excellence in Tissue

Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (2010)

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industry

European

Research

Council (ERC)

European

European

Commission

(EC)

Research funding in Germany

state funding

very elaborate

system

foundations

charities

BMBF

Helmholtz, Max Planck,

Fraunhofer, Leibniz

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Research funded by German federal funds

Ministry of

DefenseMinistry of the

Environment

Ministry of Education

& Research [BMBF]

usually with industrial partner(s)

principally for basic research

most prestigious funder

different program types

e.g. individual projects, collaborative research centers (SFB),

clinical research groups, research centers

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Research organizations in Germany

universities

under individual

state (“Länder”)

control

autonomous

Federal & State funding

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2 Priority programmes [each 6 yr]

4 Individual Projects

10 Projects

1 Network of excellence

4 Marie-Curie Projects

5 Projects

6 Projects [1 of which German-Chinese

Cooperation (RegMed)]

2 Projects

not listed : various

clinical studies & industrial projects