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| Formed | April 2009 (2009-04) |
| Type | Research Center |
| Headquarters | Holbeinstraße 13-15, 53175Bonn, Germany 50°42′4.31″N7°8′22.06″E / 50.7011972°N 7.1394611°E /50.7011972; 7.1394611 |
| Employees | 900 |
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| Website | www |
TheGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (German:Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen,(DZNE)) is an interdisciplinary research institution that investigates neurodegenerative disease in all its facets.[1] It is one of six "centers for health research" founded by theGerman Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to combat the most important and widespread diseases. The DZNE is part of theHelmholtz Association of German Research Centres.
The center's declared aim is to develop new preventive and therapeutic approaches forneurodegenerative diseases. To accomplish this the DZNE follows a translational approach. This means that fundamental research is closely related toclinical research,population studies, and health care research. At each site, the DZNE works closely with universities, university hospitals, and other partners. The DZNE receives 90 percent of its funding from theFederal Ministry of Education and Research and 10 percent from the respective federal states containing DZNE sites.[2]
In total there are 10 sites all over Germany:[3]Berlin,Bonn,Dresden,Göttingen,Magdeburg,Munich,Rostock /Greifswald,Tübingen,Ulm andWitten.
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