
The institute
The Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) and the Clinic of Neurology at University Hospital Tübingen run the “Center of Neurology”. Founded in 2001, the center owes it existence to an agreement between several entities: the non-profit Hertie Foundation, the state of Baden Württemberg, the Medical Faculty of the University of Tübingen, and Tübingen University Hospital. The underlying bundling of public resources and private funds is unique in Germany.
At present, the HIH is home to a total of 18 professors, 350 members and 36 research groups. Together they ensure the smooth running of clinical research, care and educational training.
The Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research currently comprises the following five departments, of which the first four are involved in clinical care:
- Neurology with Neurovascular Medicine and Neuro-Oncology (Head: Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann)
- Neurology and Epileptology (Head: Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche)
- Neurodegeneration (Head: Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser)
- Cognitive Neurology (Director: Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Thier)
- Cellular Neurology (Director: Prof. Dr. Mathias Jucker).