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C.1<br />

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

C.1.5.1 Cluster coordinator<br />

Table 15: Cluster coordinator<br />

Coordinator<br />

Name Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Tobias Pischon, MPH<br />

Institution<br />

Town<br />

Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-<br />

Buch<br />

13125 Berlin<br />

Institute/department/division Molecular Epidemiology Group<br />

Address, telephone, e-mail Robert Roessle Straße 10, 13125 Berlin<br />

+ 49 30 9406 4563<br />

tobias.pischon@mdc-berlin.de<br />

C.1.5.2 Study centers<br />

Study center Berlin-North<br />

Table 1: Overview <strong>of</strong> participating institutions and investigators/scientists<br />

Table 16: Overview <strong>of</strong> participating institutions and investigators/scientists<br />

Institution<br />

Town<br />

Principal investigator<br />

Institute/department/division<br />

e-mail<br />

Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-<br />

Buch<br />

13125 Berlin<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>. Dr. Tobias Pischon, MPH<br />

Molecular Epidemiology Group<br />

tobias.pischon@mdc-berlin.de<br />

Description <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> institution responsible for establishing and operating <strong>the</strong> study<br />

center<br />

The max delbrueck Center for molecular medicine (mdC) Berlin-Buch combines basic<br />

research in molecular biology and genetics with clinical research in <strong>the</strong> fields <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular<br />

and metabolic diseases, cancer, and function and dysfunction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nervous system.<br />

The MDC and <strong>the</strong> Charité – University Medical Center Berlin have jointly established <strong>the</strong><br />

Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), which is dedicated to translational<br />

medical research, in particular human subjects-oriented mechanistic research. Based on<br />

this research, MDC scientists and clinicians jointly aim at developing new methods for <strong>the</strong><br />

diagnosis, prevention, and treatment <strong>of</strong> cancer, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases.<br />

With <strong>the</strong> appointment <strong>of</strong> a new pr<strong>of</strong>essorship and <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> a new research group,<br />

MDC has recently expanded its research portfolio to <strong>the</strong> field <strong>of</strong> Molecular Epidemiology,<br />

with <strong>the</strong> aim <strong>of</strong> studying at <strong>the</strong> molecular level <strong>the</strong> relationship <strong>of</strong> genetic, metabolic, and<br />

environmental factors with risk and outcome <strong>of</strong> cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in<br />

human populations.<br />

Toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Charité – University Medical Center Berlin, <strong>the</strong> German Institute <strong>of</strong> Human<br />

Nutrition (DIfE), and <strong>the</strong> Robert-Koch-Institute, MDC has built up <strong>the</strong> epidemiologic<br />

research network for <strong>the</strong> metropolitan area Berlin-Brandenburg (EPI2B), which combines<br />

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