People
PhD Students
Frequently Asked Questions
Leadership & Structure
An internationally recognized leader in vascular biology and systems physiology and director of the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology.
Molecular and systems physiology, including vascular metabolism, redox biology, and RNA-based mechanisms of aging and regeneration.
Principal investigators include Ralf P. Brandes, Ingrid Fleming, Leo Kurian, Katrin Schröder, Beate Fisslthaler, Matthias Leisegang, and Flavia Rezende.
Environment & Culture
Yes, combining biology, medicine, computational science, physics, and engineering.
English.
Researchers come from many countries including Brazil, Mexico, Iran, China, India, the UK, Italy, Spain, and others.
Collaborative, curious, and supportive, with strong scientific ambition.
Yes, with mentoring, collaboration, and an active scientific environment.
Career & Opportunities
Yes, offering mentoring, advanced technologies, and interdisciplinary projects.
Yes, with independence, collaboration, and career support.
Yes, students can join research projects with close supervision.
Through mentoring, training, conferences, and grant support.
Project design, data analysis, scientific writing, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Research Environment & Infrastructure
Yes, with advanced technologies including spatial transcriptomics, light-sheet imaging, mass spectrometry, confocal microscopy, and deep phenotyping platforms.
Yes, through major research programs including DFG Excellence Cluster CPI, CRCs, TRR 267, DZHK, and LOEWE initiatives.
Yes, including contributions to clinical strategies and patented innovations.
Labs
How metabolic states shape cardiovascular physiology and disease.
How redox signaling regulates physiology and disease.
How long noncoding RNAs regulate vascular function.