Central scientific platforms and core facilities

Scientific platforms

In recent years, various central scientific research and teaching platforms have been established that serve or are available to all University Medical Center institutions. The scientific platforms include: 

The Cell Biology Unit (CBU) The Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) The Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Studies (IZKS) The Mainz Research Center for Mental Health (MZPG) The Neuroimaging Center Mainz (NIC) The Translational Animal Research Center (TARC) In addition, the researchers have access to various core facilities.  

The Cell Biology Unit

The Cell Biology Unit is a central platform within the University Medical Center Mainz. It gives all scientists at University Medical Center Mainz access to the latest microscopy techniques and the expertise these require.
Contact
Director: Professor Krishnaraj Rajalingam
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-8051
krishna@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/cell-biology-unit/cell-biology-unit.html

The Mainz Research Center for Mental Health

The Mainz Research Center for Mental Health is a new central academic research platform that was founded as an association of departments and institutes of the University Medical Center Mainz with the participation of university institutions. The MZPG aims to bring together research in the field of mental health at the University Medical Center Mainz and the University of Mainz in order to enhance the expertise available on site.

Contact

Director: Professor Manfred Beutel
Deputy Directors: Professor Klaus Lieb und Professor Michèle Wessa
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-7348
manfred.beutel@unimedizin-mainz.de
Homepage: https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/mzpg/uebersicht.html

The Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH)

The Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) is one of a total of eight model centers funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) through its national program “Integrated Research and Treatment Centers (IFB).” The goal of the CTH is to enhance research into and treatment of thrombotic and hemostatic diseases.

Experimental platforms of the Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Contact
Medical Director: Professor Stavros Konstantinides
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-8297
stavros.konstantinides@unimedizin-mainz.de
Scientific Director: Professor Wolfram Ruf
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-8222
ruf@uni-mainz.de
Homepage:https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/cth/uebersicht.html

The Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Studies (IZKS)

As a study coordination center, the Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Studies in Mainz is a central institution of the University Medical Center Mainz. As experts in clinical research, the staff of the IZKS Mainz support (university) hospitals, study networks and start-up companies as well as all other participants in the life science sector in planning and conducting clinical trials. In addition, the IZKS Mainz supports the various departments of the University Medical Center Mainz in patient-oriented research through measures designed to improve the qualifications of clinical research staff.

Contact
Director: Dr. med. Michael Hopp
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-9913
office@izks-mainz.de
Homepage: http://www.izks-mainz.de/

The NeuroImaging Center Mainz (NIC)

The neuroscience focus program at the University Medical Center initially promoted an “interdisciplinary methodology platform” for PET and MRI, first in humans and since 2006 also in animals (animal PET). It was this platform that formed the basis for the Neuroimaging Center Mainz in 2007, which works in close coordination with the Department of Nuclear Medicine and the Department of Neuroradiology.

The Neuroimaging Center’s tasks include, in particular, development of novel functional imaging paradigms, coordination of imaging methods with the needs of neurophysiology and parallel use of MRI and PET.

Contact
Director: Professor R. Kalisch
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-8419
rkalisch@uni-mainz.de
Coordinator: Ms. Belinda Reder nic-koordination@unimedizin-mainz.de
Homepage: http://www.ftn.nic.uni-mainz.de/

The Translational Animal Research Center (TARC)

The Translational Animal Research CenterTARC is a platform within the University Medical Center Mainz . It guarantees, in particular, the basic requirements – the premises, personnel, and investment framework – to provide the laboratory animals needed by the Collaborative Research Centers.

Contact:
Director: Dr. med. Jan Baumgart
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 39-21308
jan.baumgart@unimedizin-mainz.de
Homepage: https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/tarc/ueber-uns/uebersicht.html

Core Facilities

Biobank of the University Medical Center Mainz (BBM)

BBM

Core Facility Bioinformatics

Contact:
Director: Dr. Federico Marini
marinif@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: http://www.bium-mz.de/

Core Facilities of the Research Center for Immunotherapy

Core Facilities of the Research Center for Translational Neurosciences Mainz

CSA - Core Facility Systematic Cell Analysis

Contact:
Director: Prof. Dr. Roland Stauber
Coordinator: Dr. Désirée Wünsch
Contact Person: Svenja Siemer
Tel.: 06131 17-6030
svenja.siemer@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: http://www.stauber-lab.de/

FACS and Array Core Facility of the Institute of Toxicology

Contact:
Director: Prof. Dr. Thomas Hofmann
Contact Person: Dipl.-Ing. Julia Altmaier
Tel.: 06131 17-9091
lenzj@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/toxikologie/facs.html

Department of Neuroradiology - Micro-CT

Contact:
Director: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Marc A. Brockmann
Contact Person: Prof. Dr. med. Carolin Brockmann
Tel.: 06131-17-7139
mikro-CT@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/neuroradiologie/forschung-studien/micro-ct.html

Bioinformatics Core Facility

Contact:
Director: Dr. Federico Marini
marinif@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: http://www.bium-mz.de/

Core Facilities

The Core Facilities of the Translational Neurosciences research center in Mainz

The Systematic Cell Analysis (CSA) Core Facility

Contact:
Director: Professor Roland Stauber
Coordinator: Dr. Désirée Gül
Contact: Svenja Siemer
Tel.: +49 (0)6131-17-6030
svenja.siemer@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: http://www.stauber-lab.de/

The FACS and Array Core Facility of the Institute of Toxicology

Contact:
Director: Professor Thomas Hofmann
Contact: Dipl.-Ing. Julia Altmaier
Tel.: +49 (0)6131-17-9091
lenzj@uni-mainz.de
Homepage: www.unimedizin-mainz.de/toxikologie/facs-and-array-core-facility.html

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Contact:
Director: Professor Bilal Al-Nawas
sekretariat.mkg@unimedizin-mainz.de
Contact: Dr. Jutta Goldschmitt
Tel.: +49 (0)6131 17-3074
jutta.goldschmitt@unimedizin-mainz.de

Homepage: https://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/mkg/startseite/startseite.html

Contact

If your platform or core facility is not listed, please feel free to contact us:
Forschung.UM@uni-mainz.de