Research Centre for Molecular Medicine
Medical and Health Science Center
University of Debrecen
Centre of Excellence of the European Union (2002)

 

RCMM (Research Centre for Molecular Medicine) is a research institute of the Medical and Health Science Center of the University of Debrecen, dedicated to clinically oriented and basic  cutting edge biomedical research. RCMM operates as a network of collaborating research laboratories aiming at  advancing molecular life sciences and our understanding of human diseases. These activities have been supported by interactions with the the Medical and Health Science Center of the University of Debrecen, one of the largest  Academic Medical Centers in the country.  RCMM was also created in order to facilitate joint research projects and mutual use of core facilities. The main research topics investigated by RCMM scientists include, among others, membrane dynamics, cell death, nuclear hormone receptors,  calcium signaling, hemostasis, protein phosphorylation and oxidative stress. The research groups of RCMM work in close collaboration with European and International partner institutions and are determined to further strengthen networking activities with leading foreign and Hungarian labs and thus embedding RCMM into the European Research Area. State of the art core facilities are available in Clinical Genomics, Proteomics, Bioimaging, High Throughput Screening, Lipidomics and an SPF Animal Facility. In 2002, the research, training and networking activities of RCMM have been recognized by the European Commission awarding the "Centre of Excellence" title to the Centre.