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Außenansicht Campus Ruhr-Universität Bochum
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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. Talk: Benjamin Reyes „The Future of Microbiome Analysis"

    12:00 p.m.

    Zentrum für Proteindiagnostik

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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

At the ceremony marking ten years of university medicine in East Westphalia-Lippe, more than 40 scientific posters were presented, as shown in this photograph.
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Ten Years of Medical Campus OWL: A Successful Collaboration

More than 1,000 scientific publications and around 400 doctors trained: Ten years after the launch of the Medical Campus OWL, Ruhr University Bochum and its partners celebrate the success of their collaboration in research, teaching and regional healthcare.

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Prof. Dr Tobias Ruck from the Department of Neurology at Bergmannsheil University Hospital Bochum.
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Prof. Dr. Tobias Ruck bridges the gap between research and clinical care

How can laboratory findings lead to better diagnostics and new treatments? Neurologist Prof. Dr. Tobias Ruck combines clinical observations with molecular research, highlighting why knowledge must flow in both directions between the laboratory and patient care.

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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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