German Research Foundation (DFG)
LMU is currently involved in 49 Collaborative Research Centers. In 15 of these, the spokesperson is based at LMU.
Collaborative Research Centers (CRC)
Collaborative Research Centers funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) are university-based research alliances that receive guaranteed long-term support. The aim is to foster interdisciplinary cooperation and encourage the concentration of local resources on areas that are particularly promising.
CRCs with LMU Spokespersons
| Funding period | Title | Speaker | Type / number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/2019 - 06/2023 | Cultures of Vigilance: Transformations. Spaces. Practices. | Prof. Dr. Arndt Brendecke | SFB 1369 |
| 07/2018 - 06/2026 | Chemical Biology of Epigenetic Modifications | Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell | SFB 1309 |
| 10/2014 - 06/2026 | Atherosclerosis - Mechanisms and Networks of Novel Therapeutic Targets | Prof. Dr. Christian Weber | SFB 1123 |
| 10/2013 - 06/2025 | Chromatin Dynamics | Prof. Dr. Peter Becker | SFB 1064 |
| 01/2013 - 12/2024 | Control of Plasticity of Cell-Fate Decisions in the Immune System | Prof. Dr. Thomas Brocker | SFB 1054 |
| 07/2012 - 07/2024 | Control of Plasticity of Cell-Fate Decisions in the Immune System | Prof. Dr. Joachim Rädler | SFB 1032 |
| 07/2011 - 06/2023 | Trafficking of Immune Cells in Inflammation, Development and Disease | Prof. Dr. Barbara Walzog | SFB 914 |
Transregional Collaborative Research Centers (TRR) with LMU Spokespersons
| Funding period | Title | Speaker | Type / Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/2023 - 12/2026 | Genetic diversity shaping biotic interactions of plants (PlantMicrobe) | Prof. Dr. Martin Parniske | TRR 356 |
| 01/2023 - 12/2026 | Mathematics of Many-Body Quantum Systems and Their Collective Phenomena | Prof. Dr. Christian Hainzl | TRR 352 |
| 07/2018 - 12/2026 | Nucleic Acid Immunity | Prof. Dr. Veit Hornung | TRR 237 |
| 07/2018 - 06/2023 | Emergence of life: Explorating mechanisms with cross-disciplinary experiments | Prof. Dr. Dieter Braun | TRR 235 |
| 07/2016 - 06/2024 | The Green Hub - Central Coordinator of Acclimation in Plants | Prof. Dr. Dario Leister | TRR 175 |
| 07/2015 - 06/2023 | Waves to Weather | Prof. Dr. George C. Craig | TRR 165 |
| 10/2014 - 06/2026 | TRiPs to Homeostasis: Maintenance of Body Homeostasis by Transient Receptor Potential Channel Modules | Prof. Dr. Thomas Gudermann | TRR 152 |
| 07/2012 - 07/2024 | Biology of Xenogeneic Cell and Organ Transplantation - from Bench to Bedside | Prof. Dr. Eckhard Wolf | TRR 127 |
CRCs with LMU Participation
| Funding period | Title | Speaker (University) | Type / Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/2023 - 12/2026 | 4f for Future | Prof. Dr. Peter Roesky (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) | SFB 1573 |
| 01/2021 - 12/2024 | Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces (CLINT) | Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) | SFB 1452 |
| 01/2020 - 12/2023 | Cell death in immunity, inflammations and diseases | Prof. Dr. Manolis Pasparakis (University of Cologne) | SFB 1403 |
| 07/2019 - 06/2023 | Nonlinear Optics down to Atomic Scales | Prof. Dr. Ulf Peschel (University of Jena) | SFB 1375 |
| 01/2019 - 12/2026 | Microbiome Signatures – Functional Relevance in the Digestive Tract | Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller (TU Munich) | SFB 1371 |
| 01/2019 - 12/2026 | Regulation of DNA Repair and Genome Stability | Prof. Dr. Helle Ulrich (University of Mainz) | SFB 1361 |
| 01/2019 - 12/2026 | MICROPLASTICS – Understanding the Mechanisms and Processes of Biological Effects, Transport and Formation: From Model to Complex Systems as a Basis for New Solutions | Prof. Dr. Christian Laforsch (University of Bayreuth) | SFB 1357 |
| 07/2018 - 06/2023 | Aberrant Immune Signals in Cancer | Prof. Dr. Jürgen Ruland (TU Munich) | SFB 1335 |
| 07/2018 - 06/2026 | Adenine nucleotides in immunity and inflammation | Prof. Dr. Andreas Guse (University of Hamburg) | SFB 1328 |
| 07/2018 - 06/2023 | Modelling and Targeting Pancreatic Cancer | Prof. Dr. Roland Schmid (TU Munich) | SFB 1321 |
| 01/2017 - 12/2024 | Practices of Comparisons: Ordering and Changing the World | Prof. Dr. Antje Flüchter (Bielefeld University) | SFB 1288 |
| 01/2017 - 12/2024 | Robust Vision — Inference Principles and Neural Mechanisms | Prof. Dr. Matthias Bethge (University of Tübingen) | SFB 1233 |
| 01/2016 - 12/2023 | Molecular and Functional Characterization of Selective Autophagy | Prof. Dr. Ivan Dikic (Goethe-University of Frankfurt) | SFB 1177 |
| 07/2016 - 07/2024 | Control of Protein Function by Conformational Switching | Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchner (TU Munich) | SFB 1035 |
| 07/2011 - 06/2023 | Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Yield and Yield Stability in Plants | Prof. Dr. Claus Schwechheimer (TU Munih) | SFB 924 |
Transregional Collaborative Research Centers (TRR) with LMU Participation
| Funding period | Title | Speaker (University) | Type / Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/2023 - 12/2026 | Perinatal Development of Immune Cell Topology (PILOT) | Prof. Dr. Philipp Henneke (University of Freiburg) | TRR 359 |
| 01/2023 - 12/2026 | Heterogeneity and functional specialization of regulatory T cells in distinct microenvironments | Prof. Dr. Ari Waisman (Mainz University) | TRR 355 |
| 07/2021 - 06/2025 | LETSIMMUN - Lymphocyte Engineering for Therapeutic Synthetic Immunity | Prof. Dr. Dirk Busch (TU Munich) | TRR 338 |
| 07/2022 - 06/2026 | Neutrophils: Origin, fate, and function | Prof. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein (University of Münster) | TRR 332 |
| 07/2021 - 06/2025 | Assembly Controlled Chemical Photocatalysis | Prof. Dr. Thorsten Bach (TU Munich) | TRR 325 |
| 07/2021 - 06/2025 | Constructing Explainability | Prof. Dr. Katharina Rohlfing (Paderborn University) | TRR 318 |
| 07/2021 - 06/2025 | The Tropopause Region in a Changing Atmosphere | Prof. Dr. Peter Hoor (University of Mainz) | TRR 301 |
| 07/2020-06/2024 | Local Control of Thyroid Hormone Action (LOCOTACT) | Prof. Dr. Dagmar Führer-Sakel (University of Düsseldorf) | TRR 296 |
| 01/2020 - 12/2023 | Checkpoints of Central Nervous System Recovery | Prof. Dr. Mikael Simons (TU Munich) | TRR 274 |
| 07/2019 - 06/2023 | Non-coding RNA in the cardiovascular system | Prof. Dr. Stefan Engelhardt (TU Munich) | TRR 267 |
| 07/2019 - 06/2023 | Accounting for Transparency | Prof. Dr. Caren Sureth-Sloane (University of Paderborn) | TRR 266 |
| 07/2017 - 06/2025 | The Adrenal: Central Relay in Health and Disease | Prof. Dr. Stefan Bornstein (University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus Dresden) | TRR 205 |
| 01/2017 - 12/2024 | Rationality and Competition: the Economic Performance of Individuals and Firms | Prof. Dr. Georg Weizsäcker (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) | TRR 190 |
| 07/2016 - 06/2024 | Determinants and dynamics of elimination versus persistence of hepatitis virus infection | Prof. Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager (University of Heidelberg) | TRR 179 |
| 01/2016 - 12/2023 | Spin in ist collective environment | Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann (TU Kaiserslautern) | TRR 173 |
| 07/2015 - 06/2023 | Quantitative Methods for Visual Computing | Prof. Dr. Daniel Weiskopf (University of Stuttgart) | TRR 161 |
| 07/2015 - 06/2023 | The skin as a sensor and effector organ orchestrating local and systemic immune responses | Prof. Dr. Alexander Enk (University of Heidelberg) | TRR 156 |
| 07/2012 - 07/2024 | Initiating/Effector versus Regulatory Mechanisms in Multiple Sclerosis | Prof. Dr. Heinz Wiendl (University Clinic of Münster) | TRR 128 |
| 07/2012 - 06/2024 | Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics (TRR 109) | Prof. Dr. Alexander I. Bobenko (TU Berlin) | TRR 109 |
Research Units
Research Units funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) bring together specialists from various disciplines to work on a common research project, and often contribute to the creation of new areas of investigation and new research collaborations.
| Funding period | Title | Speaker | Type / Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| since 2022 | Universalism and Particularism in European Contemporary History | Professor Dr. Martin Schulze Wessel | KFG 20 |
| since 2019 | ImmunoStroke: From immune cells to stroke recovery | Prof. Dr. Arthur Liesz | FOR 2879 |
| since 2018 | Krisengefüge der Künste: Institutionelle Transformationsdynamiken in den darstellenden Künsten der Gegenwart | Prof. Dr. Christopher Balme | FOR 2734 |
| since 2017 | Planet Formation Witnesses and Probes: Transition Discs | Prof. Dr. Barbara Ercolano | FOR 2634 |
| since 2018 | Philology of Adventure | Prof. Dr. Martin von Koppenfels | FOR 2568 |
| since 2017 | Cooperation and Competition in the Sciences | Prof. Dr. Kärin Nickelsen | FOR 2553 |
| since 2017 | Facilitation of Diagnostic Competences in Simulation-Based Learning Environments in Higher Education | Prof. Dr. Frank Fischer | FOR 2385 |
| since 2015 | Active Perception | Prof. Dr. Hermann J. Müller | FOR 2293 |
Research Training Groups
Research Training Groups funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) are designed to give graduates the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies in the context of a structured and thematically focused doctoral program combining training and research.
Please find the complete list of LMU doctoral programs on the website of our Graduate Center.
Priority Programs
Priority Programs funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) aim to promote the formation of closer links and intensify copperation between researchers nationwide.
| Funding period | Title | Type / Number | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| since 2023 | Reconstructing the Deep Dynamics of Planet Earth over Geologic Time (DeepDyn) | SPP 2404 | Prof. Dr. Stuart Gilder |
| since 2021 | META-REP: A Meta-scientific Programme to Analyse and Optimise Replicability in the Behavioural, Social, and Cognitive Sciences | SPP 2317 | Prof. Dr. Mario Gollwitzer |
| since 2020 | Theoretical Foundations of Deep Learning | SPP 2298 | Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok |
| since 2018 | The Active Self | SPP 2134 | Professor Dr. Markus Paulus |