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Research

Key areas of research

Research at Regensburg University Hospital focuses primarily on the fields of immunotherapy as well as cancer research. Transplantation medicine is the main point of focus for clinicians and clinical scientists at the University Hospital.

Medical research in Regensburg is characterised by a high degree of networking among scientists, both within specific research areas and between discrete fields of research.

Health services research is conducted with the closest of cooperation between all healthcare stakeholders (private practitioners, other hospitals and other participants in the process of healthcare provision). A highly interdisciplinary approach is taken to applied clinical research, while basic research is based on a close-knit network of researchers drawn from the scientific departments at the University of Regensburg and the Faculty of Medicine.

  • Immunotherapy

    One key emphasis here is on translational, immunologically oriented research. This means that therapeutic options should be developed for immediate transfer to day-to-day clinical practice. A second key area of research is formed by therapy options relating to the immune system and immunoregulation. Investigations here focus on the interrelated cellular and molecular processes, as well as the central role of the immune system in certain types of disease. As a focal point of research, immunotherapy is considered across all of the important subfields of modern immunological research, including, but not limited to, the transplantation of donor organs and implants, inadequate, misdirected or excessive immune responses and immune insufficiencies, malignant diseases of the blood and other organs, and infectious diseases.

  • Cancer research

    Main points of focus here encompass basic research as well as disease-oriented and patient-oriented cancer research. Alongside investigations of tumour formation, the identification of prognosis factors and tumour markers, research also addresses the development of new treatment strategies. This is augmented by application-oriented activities with both a clinical and experimental focus. The basis for this work is provided by the methods established within the Faculty in the fields of genomics, epigenomics, proteomics, lipidomics and metabolomics.

  • Transplantation medicine

    A third specialism, which is characterised by a strong focus on clinical practice and clinical research, is the field of transplantation medicine. UKR performs both organ transplants (kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas) and bone marrow transplants. Over the last few years, the Transplant Centre in Regensburg has developed into one of the leading centres in Bavaria and is also of national significance within Germany. Our targeted research here aims to achieve continuous advances in the field of transplantation medicine, thereby improving both the quality of life and overall survival for affected patients.