About BREATH

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN ENDSTAGE AND OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE HANNOVER

 

Lung diseases are, not only in Germany but throughout the world, one of the most frequent causes of death and disease and constitute an immense and growing burden on the health systems.

For most of the chronic lung diseases there are currently hardly any effective therapeutic approaches. The areas of research focus in Hannover lie in the endstage and obstructive lung diseases. Using state-of-the-art technology, BREATH characterizes patients with obstructive lung diseases, in order to establish therapeutic approaches and prevention strategies and personalized medicine for the patient.

The BREATH research network unites in a unique way internationally recognized expertise in translational pulmonary medicine. Well established animal model systems as well as clinical studies, based on large patient cohorts and carried out to the highest standards, are employed.

Site Management

The Site Director, and at the same time Director of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at Hannover Medical School, is Prof. Dr. Tobias Welte. Together with PD Dr. Fabio Ius (acting), Prof. Dr. Gesine Hansen and Prof. Dr. Norbert Krug, he makes up the Management Board of BREATH.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Welte is also Member of the Board of Directors of the German Center for Lung Research.

        Management

        Under the leadership of Dr. Annegret Zurawski, the BREATH Team coordinates the research network BREATH and the Hannover site of the DZL. It is their responsibility to create the best possible conditions for optimum networking and cooperation among the researchers.

        BREATH Office

        Managment
        Dr. Annegret Zurawski
        +49 (0) 511 532 – 5192
        Zurawski.Annegret@mh-hannover.de

         

        Project Coodinator & Financial Administration
        Dr. Ewa Missol-Kolka
        +49 (0) 511 532 – 3694
        Missol-Kolka.Ewa@mh-hannover.de

        Assistent to the Managing Director
        Inga Kwapniewska
        +49 (0) 511 532 – 5193
        Kwapniewska.Inga@mh-hannover.de 

         

        Deputy Project Coodinator & Financial Administration
        Irina Schäfer
        +49 (0) 511 532 – 3475
        Schaefer.Irina@mh-hannover.de