Project Details
Projekt
GSC 218: Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB)
Subject Area
Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
Biological Chemistry and Food Chemistry
Microbiology, Virology and Immunology
Biological Chemistry and Food Chemistry
Microbiology, Virology and Immunology
Term
from 2007 to 2019
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 39072414
After the determination of the human genome sequence, the elucidation of the intricate network of molecular interactions that govern physiological processes at the cellular and systemic level has become a major focus of investigation both for basic and applied research. A potential key to understanding the mechanisms that determine and control biological processes is the comprehensive characterisation of individual proteins and their interaction with small and macromolecular ligands. To accomplish this fascinating and challenging task, the traditional separation of science into different disciplines lost its justification and the respective expertise of the different areas of research merged into synergistic interdisciplinary approaches. Indeed, there is an increasing demand in academia, research institutions and industrial companies for scientists who are trained at the interface of chemistry and biology.
Thus, the main objective of the interdisciplinary Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB) is to establish and support research and training programmes that will foster research beyond the limits of traditional disciplines and provide and develop novel mutually illuminating approaches for an increased understanding of biological processes and their interconnections at the molecular level. The research programme of KoRS-CB is based on existing, successful collaborative research efforts within and between the fields of synthetic chemistry, cellular biochemistry, biophysics, biomedicine and computational biology. The doctoral training programme of KoRS-CB builds on the interdisciplinary bachelor/master study course "Life Science" at the University of Konstanz that was established in 2002 and is supported jointly by the departments of chemistry and biology.
The curriculum of KoRS-CB aims to familiarise graduate students with current fields of research in an interdisciplinary fashion by exchanging methods, principles, concepts and ideas. This will provide doctoral students with a strong foundation in chemical and biological methods and approaches that will enable them to better understand and to experimentally approach complex cellular processes at the molecular level. In summary, the establishment of KoRS-CB will further strengthen the training and research priority focus on chemical biology at the University of Konstanz and provide excellent conditions to guide talented graduate students to scientific excellence in an area that is highly relevant for both basic and applied research.
Thus, the main objective of the interdisciplinary Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB) is to establish and support research and training programmes that will foster research beyond the limits of traditional disciplines and provide and develop novel mutually illuminating approaches for an increased understanding of biological processes and their interconnections at the molecular level. The research programme of KoRS-CB is based on existing, successful collaborative research efforts within and between the fields of synthetic chemistry, cellular biochemistry, biophysics, biomedicine and computational biology. The doctoral training programme of KoRS-CB builds on the interdisciplinary bachelor/master study course "Life Science" at the University of Konstanz that was established in 2002 and is supported jointly by the departments of chemistry and biology.
The curriculum of KoRS-CB aims to familiarise graduate students with current fields of research in an interdisciplinary fashion by exchanging methods, principles, concepts and ideas. This will provide doctoral students with a strong foundation in chemical and biological methods and approaches that will enable them to better understand and to experimentally approach complex cellular processes at the molecular level. In summary, the establishment of KoRS-CB will further strengthen the training and research priority focus on chemical biology at the University of Konstanz and provide excellent conditions to guide talented graduate students to scientific excellence in an area that is highly relevant for both basic and applied research.
DFG Programme
Graduate Schools
Applicant Institution
Universität Konstanz
Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Andreas Marx
Participating Researchers
Professorin Dr. Iwona Adamska; Professor Dr. Michael R. Berthold; Professor Dr. Thomas Brunner; Professor Dr. Alexander Bürkle; Professor Dr. Helmut Cölfen (†); Professorin Dr. Elke Deuerling; Professor Dr. Kay Diederichs; Professor Dr. Tancred Gilles Frickey; Professor Dr. Marcus Groettrup (†); Professor Dr. Ulrich Groth; Professor Dr. Jörg Steffen Hartig; Professor Dr. Christof Robert Hauck; Professorin Dr. Karin Hauser; Professor Dr. Marcel Leist; Professorin Dr. Elisa May; Professor Dr. Thomas Mayer; Professor Dr. Stefan Mecking; Professorin Dr.-Ing. Dorit Merhof; Professor Dr. Martin Scheffner; Professor Dr. Bernhard Schink; Professor Dr. Dieter Spiteller; Professor Dr. Wolfram Welte; Professor Dr. Valentin Wittmann; Professor Dr. Andreas Zumbusch
