Marcus R. Makowski

Prof. Marcus R. Makowski is the Director of the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the Technical University of Munich's Klinikum rechts der Isar, appointed since 2020. He holds a Heisenberg Professorship and focuses on quantitative imaging, AI applications in radiology, molecular imaging (ECM and immunoimaging), and clinical biomarker development.

Education: MD from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2007), PhD from King's College London (2010), and habilitation at Charité (2013), awarded the Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prize. Prior to TUM, he served as Deputy Director of Radiology at Charité before joining the Heisenberg Professorship.

Research Interests: His work integrates experimental and clinical research to advance imaging techniques, particularly in cardiovascular and musculoskeletal diseases. Key areas include AI-driven diagnostic tools, molecular contrast agents, and noninvasive biomarker identification.

Publications: Recent work emphasizes endothelial damage imaging in diabetes, spine metastasis differentiation via SW MRI, and aortic aneurysm wall analysis. Early studies include elastin-specific MRI for atherosclerosis assessment (Nature Medicine, 2011).

• Awards: Marie Curie Ring (2018), Heisenberg Fellowship (2014), Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Prize (2013).

Prof. Makowski leads the Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, driving translational research and clinical innovation in radiology.