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Medical Faculty of the Ruhr-University Bochum

We are shaping the future of medicine
from the Ruhr region to Ostwestfalen-Lippe.

University Medical Center Bochum, which consists of the Faculty of Medicine and eight supporting clinics, supported by numerous teaching hospitals, we combine practical teaching, innovative research and the direct application of our findings in clinical practice. Together, we are working on the cutting-edge medicine of tomorrow - for committed students, a sustainable society and strong healthcare provision throughout the region.

Current dates & events

  1. 3R-Symposium NRW | Thinking3R

    10:00 a.m.

    ZESS | Centrum for Engineering Smarter Product-Service-Systems

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  2. Teaching Committee

    5:00 p.m.
  3. 3. Bochumer Symposium für Diversitätsmedizin

    10:00 a.m.

    Veranstaltungszentrum Ruhr Universität Bochum

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Latest news from the faculty

St. Josef Hospital is part of the University Hospital of Ruhr University Bochum. The photograph shows the hospital’s main entrance.
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Brain changes identified in rare muscle disease

Research

A Bochum research team has identified an enlargement of the choroid plexus in people with myotonic dystrophy for the first time. The findings offer new insights into possible disease mechanisms in the brain.

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Britta Majchrzak-Stiller retrieves the frozen cells from cold storage, which can be used to grow organoids.
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Organoids help identify effective cancer treatments

Research

Researchers in Bochum are growing organoids from patients’ own pancreatic cancer cells to test cancer drugs. The frozen cell lines could pave the way for personalised treatments and help reduce the number of animals used in experiments.

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Students practise responding to an emergency alongside emergency services. Wearing emergency service uniforms, they cover a person lying on the ground with a thermal blanket.
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Emergency Medicine: Medical Students at Ruhr University Bochum Practise for Major Emergencies

Medical Education

How can large numbers of casualties be treated effectively? During a major emergency exercise in Herne, firefighters, ambulance services and medical students from Ruhr University Bochum practised emergency response procedures following a simulated chemical accident.

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The image shows an empty hospital bed in a hospital room.
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New Research Training Group investigates Sepsis

Research

How does sepsis develop, why is it particularly severe in some people, and what long-term effects can it have? At the Graute-Oppermann Research Training Group, 17 doctoral researchers are investigating these questions together, with researchers from Ruhr University Bochum also involved.

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