GRK 303:  Infection and Immunity

• Subject Area: Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
• Term: from 1997 to 2005
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 271719

The research training group of "Infection and Immunity" is focussed on the pathogenesis of infectious disease with particular emphasis on molecular and cellular aspects of host-pathogen interaction. This topic requires an interdisciplinary approach which is achieved by including lecturers and senior researchers of Virology (Herpesvirus, HIV) Bacteriology (Yersinia enterocolitica, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Borrelia burgdorferi, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila), Mycology (Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus), Cellular Microbiology, Cell Biology, Immunology, Pathology, Neurology and Dermatology. The training program comprises (i) an introducing part for all research projects to make the choice of the project easier for the students, (ii) a seminar on methods and techniques of molecular infection biology, (iii) a lecture on 'Molecular Infection Biology' and (iv) short-term practical courses to broaden the horizon of the graduate students. As the students are recruited from diverse faculties (Biology, Pharmacy, Human and Veterinary Medicine) tight contact between graduate students and medical students is required to support the interdisciplinary cooperation and to compensate training deficits.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Jürgen Heesemann
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Martin Aepfelbacher; Professor Dr. Thomas Brocker; Professor Dr. Frank Ebel; Professor Dr. Matthias Griese; Professor Dr. Rainer Haas; Professor Dr. Jürgen Haas; Professor Dr. O.-R. Kaaden; Professor Dr. H.-D. Korting; Professor Dr. Ulrich H. Koszinowski; Professor Dr. Udo Löhrs; Professor Dr. Hans-Walter Pfister; Privatdozent Dr. Andreas Roggenkamp; Professor Dr. Martin Schaller; Professor Dr. Michael Schleicher; Privatdozentin Dr. Bettina Wilske