Autoimmune and chronic inflammatory skin diseases, such as pemphigoid, pemphigus, lupus erythematosus and psoriasis pose a major medical burden. Our mission at LIED is to identify the genetic and molecular basis of these diseases, enabling better diagnosis and treatment for patients.

LIED is structured in 4 divisions:

1. Genetics of cutaneous inflammation (Ibrahim lab)
2. Model Systems of Inflammatory Skin Diseases (Ludwig lab)
3. Translational Research (Schmidt lab)
4. Systems Biology of Inflammatory Diseases (Busch lab)

• Research Training Group (RTG) 1727: Modulation of Autoimmunity
  
  
• Clinical Research Unit (CRU) 303: Klinische Forschergruppe 303
  
  
• Research Training Group (RTG) 1743: Genes, Environment and Inflammation
  
  
• IRTG 1911:Immunoregulation of Inflammation in Allergy and Infection
  
  
• Exzellenzcluster:
  Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation
  Cluster Lab VII
  Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine
  

• EUROIMMUN
  
  
• Center for Research on Inflammation of the Skin (CRIS)