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Technical University of Munich

Fundamental Science for Health

Physarum polycephalum in a petri dish. Image: Nico Schramma / TUM

Research in the Biomedical Sciences covers many scales of organization, from small molecules, supramolecules, proteins and nucleic acids to cells, cell assemblies and whole organisms. At the NAT School, we investigate protein and nucleic acid structures to understand their function and roles in disease mechanisms. We also develop small molecules and proteins that may lead to novel drugs. Creating new theranostic platforms against diseases with unmet need is a focus, together with the development of materials for drug delivery. Novel imaging techniques and  research on organoids have great potential for medical applications.

  • Structure, Mechanism & Function
  • Bio Catalysis
  • Protein Ligand Interaction

  • Protein Therapeutics
  • Small Molecule Drugs
  • Highly Selective Organometallic Drugs as Magic Bullets
  • Theranostics

  • Organ & Disease specific Organoid Systems
  • Morphogenesis of Organoids
  • Microfluidics Technologies

  • Multiscale supramolecular materials

  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Radiation Therapy

News - Fundamental Science for Health

Biomolecular Engineering & Design, CPA, Research, Bioscience |

Prof. Karen Alim and team have unraveled a new mechanism of signal transduction within large, multinucleated cells.

BioSysteM, Fundamental Science for Health, Fundamental Forces and Cosmic Evolution, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, ERC, ORIGINS, Research, Bioscience, Physics, Award |

EU funding for projects in biotechnology, medicine, and physics. Karoline Schäffner, Danny Nedialkova, Karen Alim and Roberto Rizzato from NAT are…

Fundamental Science for Health, Research, Bioscience |

Altered proteins trigger certain forms of dementia

Fundamental Science for Health, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, ERC, CPA, Research, Bioscience, Award |

European funding for outstanding research into biotechnology at TUM

BNMRZ, Fundamental Science for Health, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, Research, Bioscience |

Successful basic research at TUM for combating serious diseases

Fundamental Science for Health, Research, Chemistry |

Significant Research Progress Leads to Two Patent Applications

BioSysteM, Fundamental Science for Health, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, Accelerated Scientific Discovery, Bioscience |

Wübben Foundation interviewed new NAT School Prof. Thomas Schlichthärle for its “In Conversation with our Fellows” series

Biomolecular Engineering & Design, MIBE, Research, Physics, Award |

International recognition for physicist in the field of X-ray imaging

Fundamental Science for Health, Research, Bioscience |

How ribosomes start, stall, and collide – NAT Professor Danny Nedialkova investigates how disruptions in protein production contribute to disease

Research infrastructure, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, MIBE, Research, Bioscience |

TUM Center for Structural and Functional Connectomics

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