DFG Collaborative Research Centers

SFB / Transregio 333
Brown and Beige Fat – Organ Crosstalk, Signaling and Energetics (BATenergy)
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Jörg Heeren
Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology
Participating universities: University of Bonn, Technical University of Munich
Term: 2022–2026

SFB / Transregio 289
Treatment Expectation - The impact of expectation on health outcome
Spokesperson: Prof Dr. Ulrike Bingel, Essen University Hospital
Sub-project Manager: Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Systemic Neurosciences
Participating universities: University of Gießen, University of Marburg
Term: 2020–2024

SFB 1328
Adenine Nulceotides in Immunity and Inflammation
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dr. Andreas H. Guse
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology
Participating universities: University of  Göttingen, University of Bonn, LMU Munich
Term: 2018–2026

SFB / Transregio 181
Energy Transfers in Atmosphere and Ocean
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Carsten Eden
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences / Institute of Oceanography
Participating universitiy: University of Bremen
Term: 2016–2024

SFB 1192
Immune-Mediated Glomerular Diseases - Basic Concepts and Clinical Implications
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Ulf Panzer
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, III. Medical Clinic and Polyclinic
Participating universitiy: University of Bonn
Term: 2016–2023

SFB / Transregio 169
Cross-modal Learning: Adaptivity, Prediction and Interaction
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Jianwei Zhang
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences / Department of Informatics
Co-applicant university: Tsinghua University Beijing
Term: 2016–2023

SFB 936
Multi-Site Communication in the Brain – Funktionelle Kopplung neuronaler Aktivität im ZNS
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Andreas K. Engel
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology
Participating universities: University of Freiburg, Charité Berlin, University of Gießen, University of Lübeck
Term: 2011–2023

SFB 925
Light-induced Dynamics and Control of Correlated Quantum Systems
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Klaus Sengstock
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences / Institute for Laser Physics
Term: 2011–2023

SFB 1528
Cognition of Interaction
Spokeperson: Prof. Dr. Alexander Gail, University of Göttingen
Sub-Project Manager: Dr. Jan Gläscher, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute for Systemic Neuroscience
Term: 2022–2025

SFB 1461
Neurotronics: Bio-inspired Information Pathways
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Hermann Kohlstedt, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Claus C. Hilgetag, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Experimental Medicine
Participating Universities: Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Ilmenau University of Technology, Lübeck University of Technology
Term: 2021–2025

SFB 1371
Microbiome Signatures -- Functional Relevance in the Digestive Tract
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller, Technische Universität München
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Jan Baumbach, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences; Center for Bioinformatics (ZBH)
Participating Universities: LMU Munich, Hanover Medical School, Dresden University of Technology, Aachen University Hospital, Regensburg University Hospital
Term: 2019–2023

SFB 924
Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Yield and Yield Stability in Plants
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Claus Schwechheimer, Technische Universität München
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Jan Baumbach, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences; Center for Bioinformatics (ZBH)
Participating Universities: LMU München, Universität Regensburg
Term: 2019–2023

SFB / Transregio 289
The Impact of Expectation on Health Outcome (Essen/Marburg/Gießen/Hamburg)
Spokesperson: Prof Dr. Ulrike Bingel, Essen University Hospital
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf,  Center for Experimental Medicine
Term: 2020–2024

SFB 1171
Affective Societies: Dynamics of Social Coexistence in Mobile Worlds
Spokesperson: Prof. Birgitt Röttger-Rössler, Freie Universität Berlin
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Sighardt Neckel, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Participating universities: Charité Berlin, University of Halle-Wittenberg
Term: 2019–2023

SFB 986
Made-to-Measure Multiscale Material Systems – M³
Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Gerold A. Schneider, Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Horst Weller, Prof. Dr. Volker Abetz, Dr. Tobias Vossmeyer, Hamburg University / Department of Physical Chemistry
Term: 2012–2024

SFB / Transregio 165
Waves to Weather (Munich / Mainz / Karlsruhe / Hamburg)
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Georg Craig, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich
Sub-Project Manager: Dr. Marc Rautenhaus , (Regional Computing Center)
Participating universities: LMU Munich, University of Mainz, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, TU Munich, University of Heidelberg
Term: 2015–2023

SFB 1286
Quantitative Synaptology
Spokeperson: Prof. Dr. Silvio-Olivier Rizzoli, Göttingen University Medical Center
Sub-Project Manager: Professor Dr. Stefan Bonn, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Molecular Neurobiology
Term: 2017–2025

 

SFB 900
Chronic Infections: Microbial Persistence and its Control
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Immo Prinz/ Department of Medicine, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg
Participating Universities: LMU Munich, University of Duisburg-Essen
Term: 2010–2022

SFB 841
Liver Inflammation: Infection, Immunity Regulation and Consequences
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Ansgar W. Lohse
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, I. Medical Clinic and Polyclinic
Participating universities: University of Kiel, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Term: 2010–2022

SFB 877
Proteolysis as a Regulatory Activity in Pathophysiology
Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Stefan Rose-John, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Thomas Braulke, Dr. Sandra Pohl, Prof. Dr. Markus Glatzel, Prof. Dr. Thomas Renné, Prof. Dr. Stefan Linder,Dr. Marina Mikhaylova, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf / Institute of Immunology, Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Institute of Neuropathology, Pediatrics Section Biochemistry
Participating University: University of Mainz
Term: 2010–2022

SFB 1035
Control of protein function by conformational switching
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchner, Munich University of Technology
Sub-Project Manager: Prof Dr. Aymelt Itzen, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Experimental Medicine, Institute of Biochemistry and Signal Transduction
Term: 2012–2020

SFB / Transregio 58
Fear, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders (Münster / Hamburg / Würzburg / Mainz)
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Hans-Christian Pape, Westphalian Wilhelms University Münster
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel, Dr. Tina Barbara Lonsdorf, Dr. Jan Haaker (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf), Prof. Dr. Lars Schwabe (Faculty of Psychology and Human Movement)
Term: 2008–2020

SFB 992
Medizinische Epigenetik (MEDEP) - Von grundlegenden Mechanismen zu klinischen Anwendungen
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Roland Schüle, Freiburg University Hospital
Sub-Project Manager: Prof. Dr. Tobias B. Huber, Faculty of Medicine, Center for Internal Medicine
Term: 2012-2020

SFB 1140
Kidney Disease - from Genes to Mechanisms (KIDGEM)
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Gerd Walz, Freiburg University Hospital
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Tobias Huber, Dr. Florian Grahammer, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Center for Internal Medicin
Term: 2015–2019

SFB 950
Manuscript Cultures in Asia, Africa and Europe
Spokespersonr: Prof. Dr. Michael Friedrich
Faculty of Humanities / Asia-Africa-Institute
Term: 2011–2020

SFB 933
Materiale Textkulturen. Materialität und Präsenz des Geschriebenen in non-typographischen Gesellschaften
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Ludger Lieb, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Project leader: Prof. Dr. Peter Schmidt, Faculty of Humanities
Term: 2011–2019

SFB / Transregio 134
Ingestive Behaviour: Homeostasis and Reward
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Hendrik Lehnert, University of Lübeck
Leader of subproject: PD Dr. phil. Stefanie Brassen, Prof. Dr. Christian Büchel, Faculty of Medicine / Institute of Systems Neuroscience
Term: 2014–2018

SFB 700
Governance in Räumen begrenzter Staatlichkeit
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Thomas Risse, FU Berlin
Leader of subproject: Prof. Dr. Ursula Schröder, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences
Term: 2010-2017

SFB 676
Particles, Strings and the Early Universe -The Structure of Matter and Space-Time
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Johannes Haller
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences / Department of Physics
Term: 2006–2018

SFB 668
Magnetismus vom Einzelatom zur Nanostruktur
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Roland Wiesendanger
Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences / Department of Physics 
Term: 2006–2017

SFB 654
Plasticity and Sleep
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Jan Born, University of Lübeck
Sub-Project Manager: Dr. Christian Büchel, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Term: 2009–2017

SFB 1252
Prominence in Language
Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Klaus von Heusinger, University of Cologne
Project leader: Dr. Jacopo Torregrossa, Faculty of Humanities / Institute of Romance Languages and Literature
Term: 2016–2020