We aim at translation of our research efforts into medical application. For some of our projects we collaborate with medicinal chemists, toxicologists, and clinical doctors to explore new therapeutic strategies. Our role in these teams is to characterize structure–function relationships, perform target validation, analyse protein-ligand interactions or determine dose-response correlations.Structure determination may help optimizing chemical matters for a site directed and specific interaction with its target protein. With respect to our research interests, translational science holds particularly true for the emerging fields of transcription cycle regulation and the control of inflammation. Insights into the structure-function relationship of a drug target and its mode of interaction can be of great importance for the pharmacological description of a small molecular weight compound.
Translational medicine bridges disciplines across the discovery, development, regulation, and utilization of pharmacological therapeutics.1 This may include application of research findings from genes, proteins, cells, tissues, organs, and animals, to clinical research in patient populations. Being located at the Biomedical Center of the University Clinics Bonn, we are in a prime position to link our basic research interest to medicinal problems and potential clinical application. If you are interested in knowing more about our current projects or if you want to join our research team for translational studies, please contact us.