DFG Contacts
Stand: April 13, 2021
Dr. Regina Nickel
Programme Director
Life Sciences 2: Microbiology, Immunology, Neurosciences
E-Mail: Regina.Nickel@dfg.de
Telephone: +49 (228) 885-2032
Telefax: +49 (228) 885-713320
Kennedyallee 40
53175 Bonn
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
204-04 Virology
204-05 Immunology
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 |
Research Units
2327 | VIROCARB: Glycans Controlling Non-Enveloped Virus Infections |
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)
CRC/Transregios
51 | Ecology, Physiology and Molecular Biology of the Roseobacter clade: Towards a Systems Biology Understanding of a Globally Important Clade of Marine Bacteria |
124 | Pathogenic fungi and their human host: Networks of interaction - FungiNet - |
174 | Spatiotemporal dynamics of bacterial cells |
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 |
1454 | Metaflammation and Cellular Programming |
Research Training Groups
2341 | Microbial Substrate Conversion (MiCon) |