Home Research Departments and Research Groups Departments Thomas Braun Cardiac Development and Remodelling (Dept. I)The research in the department aims to identify the processes governing the development of contractile tissues. Stefan Offermanns Pharmacology (Dept. II)The department investigates cellular signaling pathways and mechanisms of pathophysiological processes in the cardiovascular and metabolic system as well as in cancer. Didier Stainier Developmental Genetics (Dept. III)The Stainier lab investigates questions related to organogenesis including cell differentiation, tissue morphogenesis, organ homeostasis and function, as well as organ regeneration. Emeritus Group Seeger Lung Development and RemodellingThe goal is translational research in the field of lung diseases. more Research Groups Lei Gu Epigenetics Pieterjan Dierickx Circadian regulation of cardiometabolism Former Research Groups Guillermo Barreto Lung Cancer Epigenetics Michael Potente Angiogenesis and Metabolism Masanori Nakayama Cell Polarity and Organogenesis