News from the Life Sciences at TUM

The bdla Bavaria recently awarded two outstanding theses at the TUM School of Life Sciences with young talent awards: The master's thesis focused on the wintering quarters of bats, while the… [read more]

On Friday, March 20, 2026, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) invites prospective students to the TUM Open Campus in Freising-Weihenstephan from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. With a very diverse… [read more]

On February 5, 2026, the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at TUM celebrated the handover of office to its Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Corinna Dawid, with welcome speeches from… [read more]

The TUM School of Life Sciences warmly welcomes Prof. Michael Pester. Since July 2025, he leads the Chair of Microbial Physiology. His research focuses on ecosystem services provided by… [read more]

A team led by Peng Yu, professor for plant genetics at TUM, has identified a genus of bacteria that promotes root growth and nitrogen uptake in plants. This opens the possibility of… [read more]

Prof. Annette Menzel and four colleagues from the TUM School of Life Sciences are researching the changes in mountain forests, which are under pressure due to climate change. The center is… [read more]

The Emmy Noether project “Genetically Engineered Chickens as Tools to Study Interferon Functions in Immunity” explores how the body’s first line of defense against infections influences… [read more]

Cornelius Senf, Professor of Earth Observation for Ecosystem Management an der TUM School of Life Sciences, was honored with an appointment to the Landsat Science Team. Here, he will… [read more]

The TUM School of Life Sciences in Freising-Weihenstephan launched a new series in January 2026 – the TUM Life Science Talks. They are aimed at everyone involved in science, from researchers… [read more]

Whether in the gut, mouth, or on the skin, the human body is colonized by bacteria. Most of them are beneficial and we find distinct microbial communities at different body sites. A team… [read more]