Scientists involved
Over 100 scientists from eight institutions and universities work under the REBIRTH umbrella. You can find a detailed list here.
Structure
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Business Management

Tilman Fabian
Phone: + 49 511 - 532 5204
Fax: + 49 511 - 532 5205
E-mail: Fabian.Tilman(at)mh-hannover.de
Room No. J11-02-6070

Steffi Gomm
Phone: + 49 511 - 532 5207
Fax: + 49 511 - 532 5205
E-mail: rebirth.sekretariat(at)mh-hannover.de
Room No. J11-02-6080

Lisa Braukmann
Phone: + 49 511 - 532 5201
Fax: + 49 511 - 532 5205
E-mail: Braukmann.Lisa(at)mh-hannover.de
Room No. J11-02-6540

Gaby Froriep
Phone: + 49 511 - 532 5206
Fax: + 49 511 - 532 5205
E-mail: phd-regsci(at)mh-hannover.de
Room No. J11-02-6080
Executive Board
THOMAS THUM, PROF. DR. PHD
Coordinator of the Cluster
Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS)
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover
Thum.Thomas(at)mh-hannover.de
ULRICH MARTIN, PROF. DR.
Deputy Coordinator
Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery,
Leibniz Research Labs for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30659 Hannover
Martin.Ulrich(at)mh-hannover.de
TOBIAS CANTZ, PROF. DR.
Deputy Coordinator
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30659 Hannover
Cantz.Tobias(at)mh-hannover.de
REINHOLD FÖRSTER,PROF. DR.
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1. 30625 Hannover
foerster.reinhold(at)mh-hannover.de
AXEL HAVERICH, PROF. DR.
Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, and
Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO)
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1. 30625 Hannover
Haverich.Axel(at)mh-hannover.de
ALEXANDER HEISTERKAMP, PROF. DR.
Institute of Quantum Optics
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover
heisterkamp(at)iqo.uni-hannover.de
DENISE HILFIKER-KLEINER, PROF. DR.
Department of Cardiology and Angiology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1. 30625 Hannover
Hilfiker-Kleiner.Denise(at)mh-hannover.de
MICHAEL MANNS, PROF. DR.
President MHH
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1. 30625 Hannover
Manns.Michael(at)mh-hannover.de
ANDREAS KIRSCHNING, PROF. DR.
permanent guest
Institute for Organic Chemistry
Leibniz University of Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B 30167 Hannover
Andreas.Kirschning(at)oci.uni-hannover.de
Nonvoting REBIRTH Management Representatives
TILMAN FABIAN, DR.
REBIRTH Management
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Fabian.Tilman(at)mh-hannover.de
Steering Committee
AREA A
BASIC SCIENCES OF REGENERATION
AXEL SCHAMBACH, PROF. DR., PHD
Institute of Experimental Hematology (IEH)
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Schambach.Axel(at)mh-hannover.de
CHRISTINE FALK, PROF. DR.
Institute of Transplant Immunology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Falk.Christine(at)mh-hannover.de
AREA B.1
REGENERATION IN DISEASE MODELS
INA GRUH, PROF. DR.
Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO)
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Gruh.Ina(at)mh-hannover.de
KAI WOLLERT, PROF. DR.
Department of Cardiology and Angiology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannoverr
Wollert.Kai(at)mh-hannover.de
NICO LACHMANN, PD DR.
Institute of Experimental Hematology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Lachmann.Nico(at)mh-hannover.de
AREA B.2
REGENERATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
ANDREAS KIRSCHNING, PROF. DR.
Institute for Organic Chemistry
Leibniz University of Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, 30167 Hannover
Andreas.Kirschning(at)oci.uni-hannover.de
FRANK BENGEL, PROF. DR.
Nuclear Medicine
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Bengel.Frank(at)mh-hannover.de
AREA C
CLINICAL TRANSLATION AND REGENERATIVE PRODUCTS
HILDEGARD BÜNING, PROF. DR.
Institute of Experimental Hematology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Buening.hildegard(at)mh-hannover.de
ELMAR JAECKEL, DR.
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Jaeckel.Elmar(at)mh-hannover.de
AREA M
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION/CENTRAL MANAGEMENT
NILS HOPPE, PROF. DR.
CELLS – Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences Institute of Philosophy (LUH)
and Institute for History, Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine (MHH)
Leibnitz Universität Hannover, Otto-Brenner-Straße 1, 30159 Hannover
Nils.Hoppe(at)cells.uni-hannover.de
Nonvoting REBIRTH Management Representatives
TILMAN FABIAN, DR.
REBIRTH Management
Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover
Fabian.Tilman(at)mh-hannover.de
Advisory Board
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD
PROF. IAN ADCOCK
Professor of Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology
Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
PROF. WIM FIBBE
Haematology, in particular stem cell biology
Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
PROF. JOSEPH ITSKOVITZ-ELDOR
Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Rambam Medical Center
and Director of the Stem Cell Center of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
JANET ROSSANT
Senior Scientist in the Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program
and Chief of Research at The Hospital for Sick Children
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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PROF. DIDIER SAMUEL
Head Liver Unit and Liver ICU and Medical Director Liver Transplant Program and
Head Research Inserm – Paris XI Unit 785
Centre Hepatobiliaire, Hopital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
PROF. DR. YOSHIKI SAWA
Professor and Dean of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
PROF. BETTINA SCHÖNE-SEIFERT
Head of the Department for Ethics, History and Theory of Medicine
Universität Münster, Germany
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PROF. DAVID A. WILLIAMS
Leland Fikes Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Chief, Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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ECONOMIC ADVISORY BOARD
EDELGARD BULMAHN
Vice president of the “Deutsche Bundestag” and Former Federal Minister for Education and Research
Berlin, Germany
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MANFRED W. ELFF
Joint Chairman of the Board
Member of the Management Board of BVMed – German Medical Technology Association
JOSEF LANGE
Former Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Culture of the German State Lower Saxony
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JOACHIM KREUZBURG
Chief Executive Officer
Sartorius AG, Göttingen, Germany
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STEFAN MILTENYI
Miltenyi Biotech GmbH, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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BERNHARD MONTAG
Chief Excecutive Manager Imaging & Therapy Systems
Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany
MATTHIAS PERLETH
Head of Department of Methodological Consultancy
Federal Joint Committee, (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss – G-BA), Berlin,
Germany
FORMER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
PROF. DAVOR SOLTER
Scientific Advisory Board (2007-2015)
Solter continued to advise the REBIRTH consortium in an informal capacity.
Research Director Mammalian Development
Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore
PROF. MAGDI HABIB YACOUB
Scientific Advisory Board (2007-2012)
The Magdi H. Yacoub Institute
Harefield Hospital, Heart Science Centre, Harefield, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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INGO KAILUWEIT
Economic Advisory Board (2007-2012)
Kaufmännische Krankenkasse Halle, Karl-Wiechert-Allee, Hannover, Germany
News & Events
Read our newsletter ‘REBIRTH News’, which presents selected scientific papers, stay up-to-date with our press releases and find out about our events.
Teaching & Education
Are you interested in our PhD programme “Regenerative Sciences”, which is aimed at international students? You can find all the information here. Also about our current students, the alumni and our REBIRTH Ambassadors.