Institutes
Environmental Health
- Infection, Immune and Tumor Biology
- Epidemiology and Health Economics
- Lung Biology and Disease
- Radiation Research
Systemic Analysis of Multifactorial Diseases
- Genetics and Stem Cell Biology
- Systems Biology, Imaging and Structural Biology
Terrestrial Environment
- Ecosystems Biology
- Biochemical Plant Pathology (BIOP)»
- Soil Ecology (IBOE)»
- Groundwater Ecology (IGOE)»
- Research Unit Microbe-Plant Interactions (AMP)»
- Research Unit Analytical Biogeochemistry (BGC)»
- Research Unit Environmental Genomics (EGEN)»
- Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)»
- Cooperation Group "Comprehensive Molecular Analystics" (CMA)»
About us
About the center
Helmholtz Zentrum München is a research institution of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Free State of Bavaria. It is divided into 33 research institutes and independent research units, which are interlinked and cooperate on various topics and in various research programs. The center has diverse technology platforms which function as central service units. To ensure rapid and efficient transfer of findings from basic research into medical applications, scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum München work closely in translational centers and clinical cooperation groups together with medical partners in the universities and hospitals in Munich.
The research mission of Helmholtz Zentrum München is to increase understanding of disease mechanisms which affect human beings and essential parts of their environment. The Center is developing the fundamental principles for the medicine of the future and for a personalized medicine focused on addressing the causes of disease.
Leading Science to Health
The successful research record of Helmholtz Zentrum München in the field of Environmental Health rests on two pillars: (1) a culture of excellence in science and with regard to education, training and research infrastructure and (2) interdisciplinary and cooperative research endeavors. On this basis, we are developing new approaches to combat respiratory, metabolic and neurological diseases. Translational research and technology transfer at Helmholtz Zentrum München enable rapid utilization of research results to benefit society.
