The BALZER LAB moves from Charité to Kiel

As of early 2026, the BALZER LAB will move from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin to Kiel University and the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein.

In Kiel, the lab will be part of the Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, focusing on translational molecular nephrology and single-cell phenotyping in research and teaching. The professorship is integrated into the faculty’s research priority “Precision Medicine – Research, Healing, Understanding”," with links to the Excellence Cluster “Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation” (PMI) and the “Precision Health in Schleswig-Holstein” (PHSH) initiative. The research program will use omics and single-cell approaches to collaborate with the Competence Centre for Genomic Analysis (CCGA) and strengthen nephrology research within the Kiel medical faculty.

This move enables integration of clinical nephrology, experimental research, and translational studies.

We are currently recruiting at multiple levels (e.g., PhD students, postdocs, and technical staff). Further details will be available soon (URL to follow).