General Information

The Center for Medical Research (ZMF) was established in 2004 to provide a first class biomedical research infrastructure for both clinicians and basic research scientists working at the Medical University of Graz. Housed within an imposing, purpose built state of the art building located at the heart of the university hospital campus, the ZMF comprises of more than 4000 m2 of well equipped laboratory and office space catering for cutting edge basic and applied biomedical research and clinical research.

Organisation

Considerable effort has been invested in the development of a modular organisational structure to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of research conducted at the ZMF. Well equipped Conventional Laboratories are available to host individual research groups. Four Core Facilities (Molecular biology, Mass Spectrometry, Microscopy and Biophysics and Flow Cytometry) comprising of the most up to date equipment and well trained permanent technical staff are available to all researchers. Restricted Access Laboratories cater for experimentation requiring special safety measures. A General and Special Laboratories Staff coordinates access to this infrastructure. A special feature of the ZMF is a shared Clinical Research Center enabling high quality clinical studies. In addition to the above, the Biostatistics Division provides expert assistance in experimental design and data analysis whilst an Audiovisual unit offers state of the art media solutions for optimal data communication.

Research & Administrative staff

The ZMF has assembled a first class permanent staff comprising of experienced scientists, skilled technicians, and administrative personnel. If requested, we will provide assistance to investigators at any stage of the research process, including experimental design, method development, high-throughput sample work-up and data interpretation and presentation.

Access to the Center

Modern biomedical research is a challenging and competitive activity. To ensure the efficient use of the ZMF infrastructure all project proposals are critically reviewed by an independent commission and access to ZMF resources allocated on a merit basis.

Networking

The importance of networking for the stimulation of research activity is well known. The ZMF strives to provide a vibrant and stimulating environment that fosters communication and cooperation across medical disciplines and across boundaries between university and industry, enabling synergies between like-minded investigators to be identified and further developed.