Welcome to the homepage of the Department of Pharmacy at Saarland University!
Guide
Important general notice
If you are the one who is interested in studying pharmacy or doing research at our university, you shall be the one to contact us! Neither your parents, nor your spouse, nor any other relatives, nor a friend or colleague who already lives in Germany!
Undergraduate studies
All undergraduate courses are held in German! Knowledge of the German language is therefore essential for studying Pharmacy at our university. Moreover, you can not obtain a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy at our university, but a state examination.
If you have already studied pharmacy (or other natural sciences) and you would like to continue studying pharmacy in Germany, please follow these instructions (in German).
Please address any other questions concerning admission to the Registration Office (Studierendensekretariat) or to the International Office, not to the Department of Pharmacy! You can find some more information and contact data on the University website.
If you are interested in doing a research project (with supervision in English), please contact one of our professors directly.
Master and PhD studies
You have the opportunity to obtain a Master of Science degree in Pharmacy at our university. Read more
A Master degree does not grant you the licence to work as a pharmacist in Germany! If you would like to work as a pharmacist in Germany, please read the following section.
If you are interested in a PhD studentship, please directly contact the faculty member who matches your scientific interests and might therefore potentially accept you as a group member. You can find the contact information in the list below.
Working as a pharmacist in Germany
If you already have a degree in Pharmacy in your country, please consult the ABDA website for more information about how to obtain a licence to work as a pharmacist in Germany. The responsible local authority in Saarland is the Zentralstelle für Gesundheitsberufe.
The university does not grant licences to work as a pharmacist in Germany! However, you only need the licence to work in a pharmacy, hospital pharmacy or in certain positions in pharmaceutical industry. You do not need the licence to do Master or PhD research.
Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland
If you are interested in further research activities in the field of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Saarbrücken, take a look at the website of the Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland. Master and PhD studies are possible at this institute as well.
Research groups
Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Christian Ducho
Professor of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
Bldg. C2 3 Ground floor
Office:
Phone: +49-681-302-70300 E-Mail -
Prof. Dr. Claus Jacob
Professor of Bioorganic Chemistry
Bldg. B2 1 1st floor
Contact: Phone: +49-681-302-3129 E-Mail -
Prof. Dr. Anna K. H. Hirsch
Head of the Department Drug Design and Optimization (DDOP) at the HIPS
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at Saarland UniversityBldg. E8 1 2nd floor
Office: Annette Herkströter, Babareh Kadkhodazadeh
Phone: +49-681-98806-2001 E-Mail -
Prof. Dr. Alexander Titz
Head of the Department Chemical Biology of Carbohydrates (CBCH) at the HIPS
Professor of Pharmaceutical and Organic Chemistry at Saarland UniversityBldg. E8 1 2nd floor
Contact: +49-681-98806-2500 E-Mail
Pharmaceutical Biology
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Prof. Dr. Alexandra K. Kiemer
Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology
Bldg. C2 3 2nd floor
Office: Astrid Decker
Phone: +49-681-302-57301 E-Mail -
Prof. Dr. Andriy Luzhetskyy
Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Bldg. C2 3 1st floor
Office: Natja Mellendorf
Phone: +49-681-302-70200 E-Mail -
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf Müller
Managing Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)
Head of the Department Microbial Natural Products (MINS) at the HIPS
Professor of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology at Saarland UniversityBldg. E8 1 3rd floor
Office: Christina Decker, Ellen Merckel
Phone: +49-681-98806-3000 E-Mail
Biopharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology
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Prof. Dr. Marc Schneider
Professor of Biopharmacy und Pharmaceutical Technology
Bldg. C4 1 1st floor
Office: Isabelle Conrad
Phone: +49-681-302-2039 E-Mail -
Prof. Dr. Claus-Michael Lehr
Head of the Department Drug Delivery (DDEL) at the HIPS
Professor of Biopharmacy und Pharmaceutical Technology at Saarland UniversityBldg. E8 1 1st floor
Office: Sarah Müller
Phone: +49-681-98806-1000 E-Mail -
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Sangeun Lee
Junior Professor of Pharmaceutical Materials and Processing
Bldg. C4 1 1st floor
Contact: Phone: +49-681-302-4764 E-Mail
Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Prof. Dr. Markus R. Meyer
Professor of Experimental and Clinical Toxicology
Faculty of Medicine, HomburgBldg. 46 (Homburg) 1st floor
Office: Daniela Golubew
Phone: +49-6841-16-26438 E-Mail
Clinical Pharmacy
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Prof. Dr. Thorsten Lehr
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Bldg. C5 3 and C4 1
Contact: Phone: +49-681-302-70255 E-Mail