Collaborative Research Projects

At the TUM School of Life Sciences, research is conducted in a variety of projects in the spirit of "One Health" in order to secure the foundations of healthy life and to sustainably shape the coexistence of humankind.

The Collaborative Research Center CRC 1371, which is headed by the School, as well as the Transregios TRR 333 and TRR 356 with TUM participation play a leading role in basic research. These projects, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), make it possible to work on innovative, demanding, elaborate and long-term research projects. In addition, the scientists of the School of Life Sciences are very successfully involved in the acquisition of ERC Grants of the European Research Council as well as in other large-scale projects.

Excellent research in a Germany-wide network

CRC 1371: Microbiome Signatures

Collaborative Research Center coordinated by Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller: Functional Relevance in the Digestive Tract

Electron microscope image of the gut microbiome

TRR 333: BATenergy

Collaborative Research Center Co-Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Henriette Uhlenhaut:
Brown and Beige Fat – Organ Crosstalk, Signaling and Energetics

TRR 356: PlantMicrobe

Collaborative Research Center Co-Spokesperson Prof. Dr. Ralph Hückelhoven:
Genetic Diversity Shaping Biotic Interactions of Plants

FOR 5298 iMAGO

Microscope image adipose tissue DFG Research Group FOR 5298

Research Unit: Personalized diagnostics for the treatment of obesity

FOR SOPHY

Research Unit: The Influence of Soil and Plant Hydraulics on Transpiration and Plant Growth in Response to Drought

Clinspect-M

Klinisches Massenspektrometrie-Zentrum für molekulare Hirnforschung

The Clinical Mass Spectrometry Center for Molecular Brain Research in Munich conducts interdisciplinary research into diseases of the central nervous system and is funded by the BMBF.

Research Training Group (RTG)

Students of the Research Training Group at TUM School of Life Sciences

Urban Green Infrastructure - Scientific Training of Upcoming Experts in Integrated Urban Planning

More DFG Research Training Groups at TUM

International research funding

ERC Grants

Researchers at the TUM School of Life Sciences have already received numerous ERC grants from the European Research Council (ERC) for their cutting-edge research.

The School's researchers are included in all three funding categories:

ERC Starting Grant
ERC Consolidator Grant
ERC Advanced Grant

EU projects led by the TUM School of Life Sciences

AGRO-WELL

Agricultural Robotics and Augmented Reality for Workplace Enhancement and Labor Linkage

ProPollSoil

Understanding and managing soil health impacts to protect soil-dependent pollinators

RETOUCH Nexus

Resilient water governance under climate change within the WEFE NEXUS

Other EU projects

FEASTS

Fostering European cellular Agriculture for Sustainable Transition Solutions

NHPig

Reducing Non-Human Primates in Non-Clinical Safety Assessment: The European Initiative on Minipig and Micropig Models

TRANS-SAHARA

Novel WEFE Nexus-based approaches towards agroforestry management in the Greater North African Region

TUMCREATE – TUM research platform in Singapore

Proteins4Singapore research program at the Singapore site of TUM. — Proteins4Singapore – Research to secure sustainable protein supply

Proteins4Singapore: Life science project for sustainable nutrition

The Proteins4Singapore research program at TUM is using reverse food engineering and additive manufacturing to develop novel, nutritious, and tasty sources of protein. The aim is to ensure sustainable nutrition for a growing global population despite urbanization and scarce agricultural land.

Bavarian cutting-edge research: State funding programs

Doctorate Programs

Lab work molecular understanding of food crops

The proteomes that feed the world – improving the molecular understanding of food crops

International Doctorate Programs of the Elite Network of Bavaria

bayklif2

Biodiversity Surveys in Berchtesgaden National Park — Image: Cornelius Senf

The bayklif2 climate research network brings together six projects that investigate how climate change affects the environment and public health—and develop solutions for Bavaria.

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BayKlimaFit 2

The project network BayKlimaFit 2 – Strong plants mitigating the impact of climate change consists of ten specialized projects researching ways to make plants climate-resilient, healthy, and efficiently cared for despite climate stress.

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