Cluster of Excellence Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation (PMI)

About the Cluster

More and more people in industrial nations are suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases such as Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, diabetes and rheumatism. In the Cluster of Excellence “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (PMI), scientists from various medical disciplines and fundamental research are working together on an interdisciplinary basis to significantly improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these diseases. Their vision is to achieve complete control over the diseases – at every stage and as early as possible.

More about the Cluster of Excellence Precision Medicine in Chromic Inflammation (PMI)

Why precision medicine?

Precision medicine and PMI

Cluster news

The microbiome influences ageing

With increasing age, the metabolic activity of intestinal bacteria changes - to the detriment of the host, as a research team from Kiel and Jena discovered

Graphic representation of the intestine, divided into two parts in a healthy state and with a tumor

New potential target for colon cancer therapy

Research by the Cluster of Excellence PMI shows that a protein frequently found in the inflamed intestine could play an important role in the development of cancer.