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Executive Board

Tasks of the Executive Board

The Executive Board meets regularly to decide upon elements of the program, financial issues, and future directions. The Board consists of representatives of all main research foci of the University Medical Center in addition to representatives of the group of TransMed Principal Investigators and TransMed Fellows. Additionally, each participating JGU Faculty (Biology, Chemistry, and Sports) is represented by one member each.

Members of the Executive Board




Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Julia Weinmann-Menke, Department of Internal Medicine I, University Medical Center - Academic Director TransMed



Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tobias Bopp, Institute of Immunology, University Medical Center - Representative of the Principal Investigators



Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tommaso Gori, Department of Cardiology - Cardiology I, University Medical Center - Head of Teaching Translational Vascular Biology



Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Kindler, University Cancer Center, University Medical Center - Head of Teaching Immunology






Dr. Ann-Kathrin Lederer - Representative of the TransMed Fellows




Univ.-Prof. Dr. Helen May-Simera, Institute of Molecular Physiology - Cilia Cell Biology - Representative of the Faculty of Biology



Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Thomas Mittmann, Institute of Physiology, University Medical Center - Head of Teaching Translational Neurosciences


Univ-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Schneider, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry - Therapeutical Life Sciences - Representative of the Faculty of Chemistry, Pharmacy, and Geosciences



Dr. rer. nat. Petra M. Schwarz - Managing Director TransMed



Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Perikles Simon, Institute of Sports Science - Representative of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Media, and Sport