About us
The National Autopsy Network NATON is a German association of university hospitals and autopsy centers, which serves to gain systematic and standardized knowledge about pathogens from autopsies, especially in the event of a pandemic. The data generated is recorded and compiled in a complete, comprehensive and timely manner.
networking
NATON networks pathological, neuropathological and forensic medical institutes of German university hospitals as well as non-university partners. Such an autopsy network is unique worldwide and thus makes a decisive contribution to improved COVID-19 research and patient care.
nareg
The central data platform for the network is the National Autopsy Registry (NAREG), which is an extension of the nationwide registry of COVID-19 autopsies (DeRegCOVID)
num
NATON is a collaborative project of the University Medicine Network University Medicine Network (NUM) and supports its motivation and goals.
Our partners
Coordinators



Project management
Dr. Kristina Allgoewer-Martin, MPH
Project management UK Hamburg-Eppendorf
