Collaborative projects
On this page you will find a selection of currently running collaborative projects at HHU.
HHU coordination
| CEPLAS - Cluster of Excellence on Plant Sciences Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Maria von Korff Schmising Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stanislav Kopriva (University of Cologne) 11/2012-12/2032 (3nd funding period) |
HHU participation
| EXC 2004 Matter and Light for Quantum Computing (ML4Q) 01/2019-12/2032 (2nd funding period) |
HHU coordination
| SFB 1535 Microbial networking – from organelles to cross-kingdom communities (MibiNet) Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Michael Feldbrügge 01/2023-12/2026 |
| TRR 341 Plant Ecological Genetics Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Juliette de Meaux (University of Cologne) Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Korbinian Schneeberger 07/2022-06/2026 |
| TRR 259 Aortic Disease Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Georg Nickenig (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stephan Baldus (Universität zu Köln) Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Malte Kelm 07/2019-06/2027 |
HHU participation
| SFB 1381 Dynamic organization of cellular protein machineries: From biogenesis and modular assembly to function 01/2025-06/2027 |
| SFB 1671 Home(s): Phenomena, Practices, Representations 10/2024-06/2028 |
| TRR 295 Retuning dynamic motor network disorders using neuromodulation 07/2024-06/2028 |
| SFB 1646 Linguistic Creativity in Communication 04/2024-03/2028 |
| SFB 1573 4f for Future 01/2023-12/2026 |
| SFB 1309 Chemical Biology of Epigenetic Modifications 07/2022-06/2026 |
| SFB 1423 Structural Dynamics of GPCR Activation and Signaling 01/2020-12/2027 (2nd funding period) |
| SFB 1382 Gut-liver axis - Functional circuits and therapeutic targets 07/2019-06/2023 |
| SFB 1182 Origin and Function of Metaorganisms 01/2016-12/2027 (3nd funding period) |
| SFB 1158 From nociception to chronic pain: Structure-function properties of neural pathways and their reorganisation 2015-2027 (3nd funding period) |
HHU coordination
| FOR 5889 How Death and Danger Signals Dynamically Control Stage Transitions in Chronic Hepatic Disease (dangerhep) Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Tom Lüdde 05/2026-04/2030 |
| FOR 5392 Konsument*innenpräferenzen, Konsument*innenfehler und Unternehmensantwort Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Paul Heidhues 01/2023-12/2026 |
| FOR 5489 Untersuchungen zur Ambivalenz des AHR-Signalweges in Hautkrankheiten Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Jean Krutmann 01/2023-12/2026 |
| FOR 2795 Synapses under stress: Early events induced by metabolic failure at glutamatergic synapses Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Christine R. Rose 12/2018-12/2027 (2nd funding period) |
HHU participation
HHU coordination
| GRK 3109 Cellular and Molecular Plasticity in the Cardiovascular System Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Axel Gödecke 10/2025-09/2030 |
| GRK 2578 Impact of genotoxins on the differentiation efficacy of murine and human stem and progenitor cells and functional competence of thereof derived differentiated progeny Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Fritz 01/2021-12/2026 |
| GRK 2576 in vivo investigations towards the early development of type 2 diabetes (vivid) Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Hadi Al-Hasani 09/2020-08/2026 |
| GRK 2240 Algebro-geometric methods in algebra, arithmetic and topology Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Jens Hornbostel (Bergische Universität Wuppertal) Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stefan Schröer 06/2018-05/2027 (2nd funding period) |
HHU participation
| GRK 2624 Biostatistical methods for high-dimensional data in toxicology 04/2021-03/2030 (2nd funding period) |
HHU participation
| SPP 2389 Emergent Functions of Bacterial Multicellularity 11/2024-07/2026 |
HHU coordination
| StrukturaLINK Rhein-Ruhr - Structural Biology Network in North Rhine-Westphalia Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Sander Smits 03/2026-02/2031 |
| NFDI4BIOIMAGING National Research Data Infrastructure for Microscopy and Bioimage Analysis Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Weidtkamp-Peters 03/2023-02/2028 |
A detailed presentation of some Horizon 2020 projects can be found here
| Active Carbon Capture for Sustainable Synthesis (ACCeSS) Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Lutz Schmitt 11/2023-10/2026 |
| Manchot Graduate School: Molecules of Infection 10/2009-09/2027 (5th funding period) Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Johannes H. Hegemann, Prof. Dr. Klaus Pfeffer |
| Bacterial Blight Rice III - Africa Speaker: Prof. Dr. Wolf B. Frommer 08/2024-07/2027 |
| Increased photosynthetic efficiency in cassava through implementation of a carbon-negative photorespiration bypass (TaCoCass) Sprecher: Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber 05/2025-04/2028 |