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Who we are: Key facts and numbers<br />
<strong>MDC</strong> research covers a diverse interdisciplinary spectrum of biomedical sciences, integrating basic and clinical research.<br />
Starting from gene and protein families, our researchers focus on (patho-) physiological processes relevant to most<br />
debilitating illnesses, including cancer, neurodegeneration and cardiovascular & metabolic diseases. The <strong>MDC</strong> is<br />
recognised internationally for its outstanding research, evidenced by its high ranking among the top twenty life science<br />
institutes worldwide in the field of molecular biology/genetics based on citations (Thomson Reuters*)<br />
*http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=410342§ioncode=26<br />
more than 60 basic science and clinical research groups<br />
more than 1,500 staff from more than 55 countries, including<br />
approx. 1,000 scientific staff<br />
approx. €90 million annual budget<br />
shared 2 nd DFG-funding ranking place nationwide (German Research<br />
Foundation Förderatlas 2012)<br />
ERC: 5 starting and 4 advanced grants<br />
EMBO: 7 members, 2 YIP awards<br />
3 Leibniz prize-winners, 5 German Cancer Award laureates