Research on Coronaviruses

The following projects are concerned with biological aspects of coronaviruses and with preclinical and clinical questions relating to coronavirus infections.

List of funded Projects:

Subject Area	Project in GEPRIS
Structural Biology Funded in 2020	Structural Biology of SARS-CoV-2 by NMR spectroscopy (Covid19-NMR) (B18)(externer Link)
Metabolism, Biochemistry and Genetics of Microorganisms Funded in 2018	Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 isolates and functional studies of viral virulence in human lung organoids (A07*)(externer Link)
Medicine Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Funded in 2013 Virology Funded in 2013: Virology Funded between 2013 to 2021:	SFB 1021: RNA Viruses: RNA Metabolism, Host Response and Pathogenesis(externer Link) Regulation of RNA metabolism, translation and protein degradation pathways in the host response to coronavirus infection (C02)(externer Link) Pathogenesis of feline infectious peritonitis (B01)(externer Link)
Medicine Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Biology Funded between 2013 to 2020 Virology Funded between 2013 to 2017: Virology Funded between 2016 to 2020:	Utilization of spatially resolved data sources for an established agent-based model of Germany and its impact on predicted SARS-CoV-2 dynamics(externer Link) Phylogenetic and experimental reconstruction of zoonotic transmission of human coronaviruses(externer Link) Role of importin-alpha isoforms in MERS-Coronavirus interspecies transmission and subsequent infection of the human respiratory tract(externer Link)
Virology Funded between 2014 to 2016	Surface glycoproteins of two bat paramyxoviruses: functional characterization and importance for host switch(externer Link)
Virology Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions Funded between 2014 to 2018	Coronaviruses as a paradigm for the transmission interface between wildlife, livestock and humans(externer Link)
Medicine Funded in 2016 Clinical Infectiology and Tropical Medicine Funded in 2016: Clinical Infectiology and Tropical Medicine Funded in 2016:	KFO 309: Virus-induced Lung Injury: Pathobiology and Novel Therapeutic Strategies(externer Link) Targeting immunophilin- and MAPK-associated pathways to inhibit MERS-CoV replication and prevent lung injury(externer Link) Virus-Host interactions that drive and control respiratory epithelial injury in coronavirus infections(externer Link)
Virology Parasitology and Biology of Tropical Infectious Disease Pathogens Funded in 2020	Identification of factors influencing zoonotic transmission of MERS-Coronavirus in Kenya(externer Link)