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
Research Objectives
Our research focuses on Environmental Health.
We concentrate on diseases related to the environment such as lung diseases, diabetes and illnesses of the immune system, and we contribute to the elucidation of the mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and other chronic diseases.
The origins and courses of these diseases are influenced by the interaction of personal risk factors, life-style and environmental conditions. We analyze interactions between genetic predisposition, biological systems and environmental factors in order to develop new, individualized approaches in prevention, diagnostics and causal therapy. One of our major goals is to link basic research and clinical applications, using a multiple-indication, cross-disciplinary approach. Research at Helmholtz Zentrum München is carried out in three thematic fields which correspond to the program-oriented funding (POF) programs of the Helmholtz Association.
- Environmental Health
- Systemic Analysis of Multifactorial Diseases
- Terrestrial Environment - Strategies for a Sustainable Response to Climate and Global Change
