Support Research
Support research using molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology methods in order to analyse the function of the extracellular matrix
About us
Our main goals
The German Society for Matrix Biology provides a forum for scientist to promotes the understanding of the extracellular matrix. The main focus of the society is to:
Expand Interaction
Facilitate the interaction between basic scientist and clinicians to analyse the relevance of the extracellular matrix for connective tissue diseases
Promote Clinical Research
Promote the clinical research by interdisciplinary collaborations and joint research programs
Conferences
Offer a forum for scientific discussions and education especially by organizing an annual meeting for the members of the society
Encourage Young Scientists
Encourage young scientists to participate actively in the society and support their academic career development
Scientific Exchange
Maintain an active scientific exchange and organize joint meetings with Matrix Biology Europe (MBE) [previuosly Federation of European Connective Tissue Societies (FECTS)], the International Society for Matrix Biology (ISMB) as well as national Matrix Biology Societies and other scientific organisations.
Download the statutes of the DGMB here.
Membership
An annual membership rate of 20€/40€/60€ (according to your professional degree) will give you the possibility to join the general assembly and get a reduced participation fee for the annual conference. Please feel welcome to become a member of the society right now and find out more about member benefits.
Our board of directors is comprised of genuinely gifted minds
Dr. Julia Etich
Chairwoman
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Cologne
Prof. Dr. Frank Zaucke
Vice Chairman
Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Orthopedic University Hospital Friedrichsheim, Frankfurt/Main
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sengle
Treasurer
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Center for Biochemistry, University Hospital Cologne
Prof. Dr. Martin Götte
Secretary
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Münster
Prof. Dr. Katja Schenke-Layland
Elected Committee
NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, Reutlingen
Dr. Alexander Nyström
Elected Committee
Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, University of Freiburg
Dr. Julia Marzi
Early Career Researcher Representative
Department for Medical Technologies & Regenerative Medicine, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
You are interested in collaborating with us or you want more information about DGMB? So just talk to us!
Workgroups
University of Cologne
Mats Paulsson, Alvise Schiavinato, Raimund Wagener
Institute: Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty
Research: Study the structure and assembly of collagen VI to understand pathomechanisms of collagen VI-dependent musculoskeletal diseases
Gerhard Sengle
Institute: Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Faculty
Research: Congenital connective tissue disorders, fibrillinopathies
Bent Brachvogel
Institute: Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical Faculty
Research: Understand how alterations in microRNAs, extracellular matrix proteins and mitochondria function affect cell-matrix interactions to destabilize organ development and function
Anja Niehoff
Institute: Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CCMB)
Research: Improve the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, therapy, and regeneration of injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Manuel Koch
Institute: Institute for Oral and Musculoskeletal Biology
Research: Study the role of matrix molecules on the nervous system and the function of novel collagens
Cornelia Mauch, Paola Zigrino
Institute: Department for Dermatology and Venerology
Research: Determine the relevance of matrix metalloproteases and ADAMs for skin homeostasis and skin diseases
Thomas Krieg, Beate Eckes
Institute: Department for Dermatology and Venerology
Research: Understand mechanisms controlling activation of fibroblasts with a special focus on activation by fibroblast communication with the surrounding ECM
Sabine Eming
Institute: Department for Dermatology and Venerology
Research: Understand how the skin senses tissue damage and how these events translate into a regenerative response or disease
Ursula Hartmann
Institute: Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty
Research: Characterize the relevance of the EC domain family for interaction between cells and their environment
Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main
Liliana Schaefer
Institute: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Research: Soluble matrix components (= danger signals signifying tissue injury) as novel therapeutic targets in inflammation, fibrosis, and cancer
Frank Zaucke
Institute: Department of Orthopaedics
Research: Determine molecular mechanisms of chondrodysplasia caused by defects in the extracellular matrix components
University of Freiburg
Leena Bruckner-Tuderman
Institute: Department of Dermatology
Research: Discern the genetic and molecular basis of human skin diseases and the molecular mechanisms leading to clinical symptoms
Alexander Nyström
Institute: Department of Dermatology and Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS)
Research: Basement membranes in health and disease, and new therapies for extracellular matrix diseases of the skin
Raphael Reuten
Institute: Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
Research: Understand the impact of the extracellular MATRIx archiTECTURE (MATRITECTURE) on cancer cell behaviour
University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf
Sandra Pohl
Institute: Department of Osteology and Biomechanics
Research: Understand the molecular mechanisms balancing skeletal matrix synthesis and degradation and to elucidate the pathophysiological basis of genetically inherited skeletal disorders in childhood
Heidelberg University Hospital
Wiltrud Richter
Institute: Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics
Research: Development of innovative therapies for regeneration of damaged cartilage, intervertebral discs and bone
DKFZ
Peter Angel
Institute: Division of Signal Transduction and Growth Control
Research: Understand the molecular principles of signal transduction pathways elicited by extracellular signals to control essential genetic programs in cell physiology and pathology
University of Lübeck
Jürgen Brinckmann
Institute: Institute of Virology and Cell Biology
Research: Understand molecular structure and function of extracellular matrix proteins in wound healing and fibrosis (i.e. collagen, collagen cross-links, elastin, elastin cross-links and fibrillins)
Jürgen Rohwedel
Institute: Institute of Virology and Cell Biology
Research: Analyze mechanisms of cartilage differentiation and disease by in vitro differentiation of embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells
LMU München
Attila Aszódi
Institute: Laboratory for Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine
Research: Apply an interdisciplinary strategy that combines mouse genetics, cell biology, imaging techniques and the application of indentation-type atomic force microscopy in order to link molecular mechanisms of ECM/cellular adaptation induced by external stimuli to biomechanical and biochemical functions of skeletal tissues
Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry
Reinhard Fässler
Institute: Research Department Molecular Medicine
Research: Investigate adhesion signalling by combining mouse genetics, cell biology, in vitro and in vivo imaging, biochemistry, proteomics and surface chemistry/material science
Helmholtz Zentrum München
Herbert Schiller
Institute: Institute of Lung Biology and Disease, ILBD
Research: Understand how cells are wired together into circuits and thereby influence each other in lung health and disease
University of Münster
Lydia Sorokin
Institute: Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Research: Characterize the role of basement membranes on tissue development and homeostasis with a focus on blood vessels and leukocyte extravasation and secondary lymphoid organs
Johannes Eble
Institute: Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Research: Analyze integrin-mediated interactions of cells with the extracellular matrix
Kay Grobe
Institute: Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Research: Characterize the role of Heparan sulfate (HS) sugar chains in growth and differentiation, cell migration and axon guidance
Rita Dreier
Institute: Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry
Research: Understand molecular control mechanisms of chondrocyte maturation during endochondral ossification (physiological condition) and degenerative joint diseases (pathological condition)
Thomas Pap
Institute: Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, IMM
Research: Define the role of mesenchymal cell activation and differentiation in physiology and pathology of joints, cartilageand bone
Martin Götte
Institute: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Research: Analyse the molecular role of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans in the pathogenesis of malignant and inflammatory diseases
Sara Wickström
Institute: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Department of Cell and Tissue Dynamics
Research: Uncover how single stem cell behaviors are coordinated at the population level, and how population-level dynamics are coupled to tissue architecture
McGill University
Dieter Reinhardt
Institute: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry
Research: Cell-Matrix Dynamics and Pathology
University of Regensburg
Susanne Grässel
Institute: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research: Analyze the chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells and study their potential usage for tissue-engineering and to investigate pathophysiological mechanisms of cartilage and bone degradation in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
University of Tübingen
Katja Schenke-Layland
Institute: Natural and Medical Sciences Institute, NMI
Research: Define cellular and extracellular matrix components relevant for normal human development and leverage that knowledge to develop applications in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
University of Ulm
Rolf Brenner
Institute: Division for Biochemistry of Joint and Connective Tissue Diseases
Research: Understand medical, biological and molecular relationships of musculoskeletal connective tissue
Collaborative Research
SFB850
Control of Cell Motility in Morphogenesis, Cancer Invasion and Metastasis
Prof. Dr. Christoph Peters
Freiburg
SFB1160
Immune-mediated pathology as a consequence of impaired immune reactions (IMPATH)
Prof. Dr. Stephan Ehl
Freiburg
SFB1177
Molecular and Functional Characterization of Selective Autophagy
Prof. Dr. Ivan Dikic
Frankfurt
FOR2407
Exploring Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Degeneration and Regeneration in Osteoarthritis (ExCarBon)
Prof. Dr. Susanne Grässel
Regensburg
FOR2722
Novel molecular determinants for musculoskeletal extracellular matrix homeostasis – a systemic approach
Prof. Dr. Bent Brachvogel
Cologne
SFB1039
Signalling by fatty acid derivatives and sphingolipids in health and disease
Prof. Dr. Josef Pfeilschifter
Frankfurt
Other Matrix Biology Societies
- American Society for Matrix Biology
- British Society for Matrix Biology
- Canadian Connective Tissue Society
- Chinese Society of Matrix Biology
- Danish Society for Matrix Biology
- Dutch Society for Matrix Biology
- French Society for Matrix Biology
- Hellenic Matrix Biology Section of HSBMB
- International Society for Matrix Biology
- Italian Connective Tissue Society
- Japanese Society for Matrix Biology and Medicine
- Matrix Biology Ireland
- Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Finnish Connective Tissue Society
- Swiss Society for Matrix Biology