Tasks and Responsibilities

Scientific Areas of Responsibility

204-01   Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms
204-02   Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology

Scientific Areas of Responsibility (Deputy Contact)

204-03   Medical Microbiology and Mycology, Hygiene, Molecular Infection Biology
204-06   Parasitology and Biology of Tropical Infectious Disease Pathogens

Coordinated Programmes (procedural matters)

Priority Programmes

1879	Nucleotide Second Messenger Signaling in Bacteria
2002	Small Proteins in Prokaryotes, an Unexplored World
2141	Much more than defence: the multiple functions and facets of CRISPR-Cas
2330	New concepts in prokaryotic virus-host interactions - from single cells to microbial communities

Research Units

2406	Proteogenomics of Marine Polysaccharide Utilization (POMPU)
2816	The Autotrophy-Heterotrophy Switch in Cyanobacteria: Coherent Decision-Making at Multiple Regulatory Layers

Coordinated Programmes (scientific matters)

Clusters of Excellence (ExStra)

2051	Balance of the Microverse

Collaborative Research Centres

900	Chronic Infections: Microbial Persistence and its Control
1127	Chemical Mediators in complex Biosystems

Research Training Groups

2341	Microbial Substrate Conversion (MiCon)