EU Projects

ERC Consolidator Grants

• PDPcardio - Protein phosphatase 1-disrupting peptides: Scope and mechanism of action in the treatment of heart insufficiency
  Prof. Dr. Maja Banks-Köhn, Faculty of Biology

ERC Advanced Grants

• Nano-Islands - nanoscale analysis of protein islands on lymphocytes Prof. Dr. Michael Reth, Fakultät für Biologie

ERC Starting Grants

• PP1tools - Development of chemical biology tools for the elucidation of protein phosphatase-1 substrates and druggability
  Prof. Dr. Maja Banks-Köhn, Fakultät für Biologie
• OptoMotorPath - Optogenetic dissection of motor cortex dynamics and pathways
  Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester, Fakultät für Biologie
• ARCHAELLUM - Assembly and function of the crenarchaeal flagellum
  Prof. Dr. Sonja-Verena Albers, Fakultät für Biologie
• FLYVISUALCIRCUITS - Linking neural circuits to visual guidance in flying flies
  Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw, Fakultät für Biologie
• lec&lip2invade - The interactions of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa lectins LecA and LecB with glycosphingolipids result in membrane invagination, signaling and cellular uptake of the bacterium
  Prof. Dr. Winfried Römer, Fakultät für Biologie
• CompBioMat - Computing Biomaterials
  Prof. Dr. Wilfried Weber, Fakultät für Biologie

ERC Proof of Concept Grants

• DeShield - Hide and Seek with Cancer Drugs
  Prof. Dr. Wilfried Weber, Fakultät für Biologie
• SmartVaccines - Smart Vaccine Depots - ERC Proof of Concept
  Prof. Dr. Wilfried Weber, Fakultät für Biologie

• EUR-PEC-European Plant Embryology Consortium – ERA-CAPS Collaborative project CP

• ENERGYPOPLAR - Enhancing Poplar Traits for Energy Applications – Collaborative project CP

• MEMOSAD - Memory loss in Alzheimer disease: underlying mechanisms and therapeutic targets - Collaborative project CP

• SIREN - SIgnals and REgulatory Networks in early plant embryogenesis - Marie Curie (ITN)

• mdDANEURODEV - Molecular coding and subset specification of dopamine neurons generating the meso-limbic and nigro-striatal system - Collaborative project CP

• DOPAMINET - Molecular Networks of Dopaminergic Neurons in Chordates - Collaborative project CP

• METAPRO - The development of tools and effective strategies for the optimisation of useful secondary METAbolite PROduction in planta - Collaborative project CP

• FACETS-ITN - Fast Analog Computing with Emergent Transient States - Initial Training Network - Marie Curie (ITN)

• BACCARA - Biodiversity And Climate Change, A Risk Analysis - Current Research Project

• morphogenesis - Coordinating cell differentiation and morphogenesis in a migrating tissue - Marie Curie (ERG)
  Koordination: Prof. Dr. Virginie Lecaudey, Institut für Biologie I

• ZF-HEALTH - Zebrafish Regulomics for Human Health - Collaborative project CP

• PHYB - Identification and functional analyzis of the subnuclear protein complex of phytochrome B photoreceptor in Arabidopsis thaliana - Marie Curie (IEF)
  Koordination: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Schäfer, Institut für Biologie II

• FunDivEUROPE - Functional significance of forest biodiversity in Europe - Collaborative project CP
  Koordination: Prof. Dr. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Institut für Biologie II

• DirectFuel - Direct biological conversion of solar energy to volatile hydrocarbon fuels by engineered cyanobacteria - Collaborative project CP

• SHeMat - Training Network for Self-Healing Materials: from Concepts to Market - Marie Curie (ITN)

• Stem Cell Regulation - Gene regulatory Network controlling the Root Stem Cell Niche in Arabidopsis Thaliana - Marie Curie (IEF)
  Koordination: Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux, Institut für Biologie III

• MossClone - Creating and testing a method for controlling the air quality based on a new biotechnological tool. Use of a devitalized moss clone as passive contaminant sensor - Collaborative project CP

• PHOTO.COMM - Design & Engineering of Photosynthetic Communities for Industrial Cultivation - Marie Curie Actions (ITN)

• MaCuMBA - Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications - Collaborative project CP

• SYBILLA - Systems Biology of T-cell Activation in Health and Disease - Collaborative project CP
  Koordination: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schamel, Institut für Biologie III

• DIVERFOR - Functional implications of inter- vs. intraspecific trait diversity in European forests - Marie Curie Actions (IEF)
  Koordination: Prof. Dr. Michael Scherer-Lorenzen, Institut für Biologie II

• MAGICPAH - Molecular Approaches and MetaGenomic Investigations for optimizing Clean-up of PAH contaminated sites - Collaborative project CP

• MossTech - Advanced use of mosses for biotechnological solutions, Marie Sklodowska Curie (ITN)

• MARA - Molecular Analytical Robotics Assays - Collaborative Projects (CP)

• EN_ACTI2NG - European Network on Anti-Cancer Immuno-Therapy Improvement by modification of CAR and TCR Interactions and Nanoscale Geometry, Marie Sklodowska Curie (ITN)

• VITIFUTUR – Transnationale Plattform für Angewandte Forschung und Weiterbildung im Weinbau - INTERREG V Oberrhein

• Treasure Water - ERASMUS+ - Capacity Building in Higher Education  Coordination: Prof. Dr. Ralf Reski, Faculty of Biology