About the network

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

Prof. Dr. Peter Boor, Ph. D.

Coordinator UK Aachen

pboor@ukaachen.de

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Ondruschka

Coordinator UK Hamburg-Eppendorf

b.ondruschka@uke.de

Dr. Helena Radbruch

Coordinator Charité Berlin

helena.radbruch@charite.de

Project management

Dr. Kristina Allgoewer-Martin, MPH

Project management UK Hamburg-Eppendorf

k.allgoewer-martin@uke.de

Svenja Windeck

Project management UK Aachen

svwindeck@ukaachen.de

Dr. Anna Katharina Kuderna

Project management UK Aachen

akuderna@ukaachen.de