Outstanding individual grants
On this page you will find a selection of current outstanding individual grants at HHU.
| Characterisation of the Iron-only Nitrogenase and Engineering its Capability to Fix Carbon Dioxide and to Produce Hydrocarbons Prof. Dr. Johannes Rebelein Since 04/2026 |
| New aspects for coordination of cyanobacterial metabolism: Unravelling the regulatory network of SbtB and c-di-AMP signalling Prof. Dr. Khaled Selim Since 12/2024 |
| Learning the grammar of plant regulatory DNA for targeted engineering of gene expression Dr. Tobias Jores Since 2023 |
| Approximation Algorithms for Geometric Data Analysis and Their Practicability Prof. Dr. Melanie Schmidt Since 2021 |
Heisenberg-Professur
| Comparative Literary Studies Prof. Dr. Soelve I. Curdts Since 2017 |
| Neural mechanisms of reward-guided learning and decision making Prof. Dr. Gerhard Jocham Since 2018 |
| Social Contexts of Equality Practices: Global, National and Situational Conditions of Human Rights Enforcement Prof. Dr. Heiko Beyer Since 2018 |
| Cell biology of the root-soil interface – morphogenesis and adaptive responses in tip-growing cells Prof Dr. Guido Grossmann Since 2020 |
Heisenberg-Stelle
| Funktionale Supramolekulare Systeme Dr. Bernd M. Schmidt Since 03/2024 |
| Next Generation MOFs: Synthesis and Applications Dr. Gündoğ Yücesan Since 02/2024 |
| NMR-Methodenentwicklung zur Aufklärung der Struktur und Dynamik von Membranproteinen und membran-verankerten intrinsisch ungefalteten Proteinen in einer Lipidumgebung und bei physiologischen Temperaturen Dr. Nils-Alexander Lakomek Since 2020 |
| Japanische Diaspora in Europa, Denkmalschutz der Moderne in Japan und die Idee der besonderen Naturverbundenheit der Japaner in kulturalistischen Diskursen Prof. Dr. Christian Tagsold Since 2019 |
| Understanding the dynamic world of cell signalling and bio-catalysis through integrative native-state NMR Dr. Manuel Etzkorn Seit 2021 |
| The molecular basis of the colonization of the plant xylem by pathogenic bacteria Prof. Dr. Wolf B. Frommer Since 03/2026 |
A detailed description of some ERC Grants and Individual Fellowships can be found here (DE)
Postdoctoral Fellowships (Horizon Europe)
| BETTERCHOICES Understanding and improving choices: investigating the role of stress-related neuromodulators and psychiatric diagnoses in decision-making and precommitment Fellow: Dr. Paul Forbes Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Tobias Kalenscher 01/2024-06/2026 |
| BioKreativ 4 - PyreComm: Efficient and scalable microbial production of biopesticides Dr. St. Elmo Wilken 01/2026-12/2030 |
| Boosting cell-autonomous immunity against antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens Dr. Miriam Kutsch 02/2023-01/2028 |
Alexander von Humboldt-Professur
| Prof. Dr. Michael Moehler Since 2026 |
Freigeist-Fellowship
| Light-assisted programming of synthetic organoid tissues Jun.-Prof. Dr. Hannes M. Beyer Since 2021 |