Decoding Life
through AI

We are the delta applying cutting-edge AI research to the Life Sciences.
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As a community of AI researchers in the Rhein-Neckar region, we create the delta. With AI, we unlock new solutions to key challenges in health and life sciences. Empowered by strong host institutions, the ELLIS Unit Heidelberg unifies frontier AI research with unique data resources and domain expertise to drive the next wave of scientific breakthroughs.
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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 2: MPIK

The Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) is now part of the renewed ELLIS Unit Heidelberg, reinforcing the Unit’s strength in fundamental and data-intensive research.

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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 1: CIMH

With the successful renewal of the ELLIS Unit Heidelberg, the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) is now formally included as a contributing partner, further strengthening the Unit’s interdisciplinary profile.

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Our ELLIS Unit has been renewed!

Our ELLIS Unit has been successfully extended following the recent ELLIS-wide evaluation, joining 25 Units across Europe that continue to meet the network’s high standards of scientific excellence and collaboration.

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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 2: MPIK
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New Institutions in the Unit - Part 1: CIMH
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Our ELLIS Unit has been renewed!
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Faculty

Director ELLIS Unit

Oliver Stegle

DKFZ & EMBL
Division Head, Computational Genomics and Systems Genetics, DKFZ
Group Leader, Statistical Genomics and Systems Genetics, EMBL
o.stegle@dkfz-heidelberg.de
ELLIS Faculty

Tilman Plehn

Heidelberg University
Professor for Theoretical Physics
https://www.mlai.uni-heidelberg.de/en
plehn@uni-heidelberg.de
Co-Director ELLIS Unit

Anna Kreshuk

EMBL
Head of Research Group on Machine Learning for Bioimage Analysis
anna.kreshuk@embl.de
Co-Director ELLIS Unit

Anna Kreshuk

EMBL
Head of Research Group on Machine Learning for Bioimage Analysis
anna.kreshuk@embl.de

Management

 

Oliver Stegle

Director ELLIS Unit Heidelberg & ELLIS Board Member
o.stegle@dkfz-heidelberg.de
 

Carsten Rother

Co-Director ELLIS Unit Heidelberg
carsten.rother@iwr.uni-heidelberg.de
 

Anna Kreshuk

Co-Director ELLIS Unit Heidelberg
anna.kreshuk@embl.de
 

Daniela Beyer

ELLIS Unit Coordinator
daniela.beyer@dkfz-heidelberg.de

Contact

General Contact:
+49 6221 42-4729
ai-life-delta@dkfz.de