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CITY/ COUNTRY
Aachen, Germany
Aachen is a very historic city (with Roman remains, natural hot springs as well
as a world-famous cathedral where all German emperors from 900 a.c. to about
1500 a.c. have been crowned) at the Western edge of Germany, located about 5
kilometres from the Dutch and Belgian border, i.e. highly international. The
city population is about 250,000 with about 50,000 students.
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Aachen
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City
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Overview
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HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT University clinic of Aachen, Dept. Internal Medicine. It is a part of the Aachen Technical University, which is the biggest Technical University in Germany and particularly famous for their Engineering Departments.
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South-eastern
view of the University Hospital with its unique architectural design.
All departments, ranging from biochemistry, animal facilities, pathology
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| HEAD OF THE UNIT | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Floege |  |
| CLINICAL, RESEARCH AND LABORATORY STAFF | about
30, please refer to Website |
| CONTACT
INFORMATION |
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| juergen.floege@rwth-aachen.de | |
| PHONE: | +49-(0)241-8089530 |
| FAX: | +49-(0)241-8082 446 |
| FULL POSTAL ADDRESS | Pauwelsstr. 30, 52057 Aachen, Germany |
| WEBSITE | http://www.med-klinik2.ukaachen.de |
| CLINICAL
FACILITIES |
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| NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° | 48 |
| HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS N° | about 6000-7000 dialysis-treatments in both inpatients and outpatients per year |
| PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS N° | 20-25 |
| INTENSIVE CARE NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° | 14 |
| RENAL TRANSPLANTS /YEAR (2004) N° | 20-25 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
CLINICAL RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AND PROJECTS LIST:
1) Glomerulonephritis studies, in particular in IgA-Nephropathy.
2) Dialysis studies, focussing on alterations of leukocytes, coagulation as
well as mechanisms of uremic extraosseous calcifications.
3) Transplant studies, in particular involvement in various multicenter studies.
BASIC RESEARCH
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
AND PROJECTS LIST:
1) Studies on central mediators of renal disease, in particular growth factors
such as PDGFs or central transcription factors such as YB-1.
2) Studies on renal extracellular matrix proteins and metalloproteinases.
3) Studies on mechanisms of renal disease progression and diabetic nephropathy.
4) Studies on renal gene transfer as well as stem cells.
5) Studies on mechanisms of renal autoimmunity.
Peer Reviewed Publications in International Journals (only English) 2000-2005
European
Fellows programme
Specify if the Unit accepts fellows from European countries for:
- Short (1-2 month) well focused training programs either clinically or laboratory
oriented: can be arranged on an individual basis depending on specific
needs
- Long (at least 1 year) research fellowships: Yes, various fellows from
all over the world have worked for periods of ½ to 2 years in the unit
(e.g. T. Coimbra/Brazil, M. Kitahara/Japan, various colleagues from Cardiff/Wales,
P. Boor/Slovakia and currently: M. Popovska/Macedonia, E. Hamilton-Williams/Australia,
R. Song/China).
Specify corresponding availability of grants: Yes, for some projects funding including salary can be provided from local sources, for others external funding needs to be acquired.
Specify if the Unit may provide help for accommodation: YES
Prerequisites for Fellowship
Language: English or German
Work/Research experience: desirable but not absolutely required
Other prerequisites: ability for team-work