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C.1.5 Cluster Berlin-Brandenburg<br />

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C.1 Annex: Description <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study centers<br />

The Cluster Berlin-Brandenburg consists <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine<br />

(MDC), <strong>the</strong> Charité – University Medical Center Berlin, <strong>the</strong> German Institute <strong>of</strong> Human<br />

Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE), and <strong>the</strong> Robert Koch Institute (RKI). The Cluster<br />

comprises three study centers that are located at or near <strong>the</strong> sites <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> partner institutions<br />

(Berlin-North, located in <strong>the</strong> nor<strong>the</strong>rn part <strong>of</strong> Berlin; Berlin-Center, located in <strong>the</strong> central part<br />

<strong>of</strong> Berlin; and Berlin-South, located in <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn part <strong>of</strong> Berlin). They are spread across<br />

<strong>the</strong> study region, <strong>the</strong> metropolitan area <strong>of</strong> Berlin-Brandenburg, <strong>the</strong>reby minimizing costs and<br />

time for study participants to travel to <strong>the</strong> centers and increasing <strong>the</strong>ir willingness to participate.<br />

Within a radius <strong>of</strong> 60 km, <strong>the</strong>se study centers cover a total source population <strong>of</strong> 4.4 million<br />

inhabitants (3.4 million in Berlin and 1.0 million in <strong>the</strong> adjacent districts <strong>of</strong> Brandenburg).<br />

figure 5: Geographical overview <strong>of</strong> recruitment areas and study centers for <strong>the</strong> cluster Berlin-<br />

Brandenburg<br />

Berlin–Brandenburg<br />

MDC<br />

Charité<br />

DIfE<br />

RKI<br />

SC Berlin-North<br />

SC Berlin-Center<br />

SC Berlin-South/<br />

Brandenburg<br />

Study center (SC)<br />

Coordinating institution<br />

Participating institution<br />

Recruitment areas:<br />

Berlin city<br />

Adjacent suburban municipalities in Brandenburg<br />

MDC<br />

Berlin<br />

C.1

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