Supported projects since January 2012

Epigenetic mechanisms of tumor suppression

Dr. Anne-Kathrin Classen
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Prof. Dr. David Bilder
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

T cell based immunotherapy for cytomegalovirus infections

Dr. Florian Full
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Klinische Virologie

Dr. Peter Barry
University of California, Davis
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Techniques to Enhance the Arithmetic Capabilities and Performance of Reconfigurable Computing Platforms

Dr. Frank Hannig
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 12, Hardware-Software-Co-Design

Dr. Philip Brisk
University of California, Riverside
Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Single-Cell Genomics of Marine Sponge-associated Microbial Symbionts

Prof. Dr. Ute Hentschel Humeida
University of Würzburg
Julius-von-Sachs-Institut - Lehrstuhl für Botanik II

Dr. Tanja Woyke
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
DOE Joint Genome Institute

Development and Characterisation of Plasmonic-Biological Hybrid Nanoantennas

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Köhler
University of Bayreuth
Spectroscopy of soft Matter

Prof. Dr. William E. Moerner
Stanford University
Department of Chemistry

Structure and Reactivity Studies of Iron-Nitride Complexes Relevant to Ammonia Synthesis

Prof. Dr. Karsten Meyer
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Anorganische Chemie

Prof. Jonas Peters
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (CALTECH)
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Application of Virus-Induced Gene Silencing to investigate development and evolution of non-model plant species

Dr. Mariana Mondragon-Palomino
University of Regensburg

Dr. Chelsea Specht
University of California, Berkeley

Dynamic assembly of signaling platforms in plasma membranes during microbial infection of host cells

Dr. Thomas Ott
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich

Prof. Sharon Long
Stanford University
Department of Biology

Application of Single-Cell Mass Cytometry to characterize differential immune responses in Parkinson’s disease

Dr. Johannes Schlachetzki
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Division of Molecular Neurology

Dr. Tony Wyss-Coray
Stanford University
School of Medicine - Neurology & Neurological Sciences

Improving distributed, reliable and anonymous storage systems for anonymity networks

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schröder-Preikschat
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Department of Computer Science 4, Verteilte Systeme und Betriebssysteme

Prof. Christopher Kruegel
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Computer Science

Smart NO micro sensor and delivery systems

Prof. Dr. Dirk Volkmer
University of Augsburg
Lehrstuhl für Festkörperchemie, Institut für Physik

Prof. Dr. H. Tom Soh
University of California, Santa Barbara
California NanoSystems Institute

Prof. George Gruner
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
California NanoSystems Institute

Smart Glasses for Photovoltaic Modules

Prof. Dr. Lothar Wondraczek
Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Glas und Keramik)

Prof. Sabyasachi Sen
University of California, Davis
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science