German Research Foundation (DFG)

LMU is currently involved in 42 Collaborative Research Centers. In 11 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 periodTitleSpeakerType / number
07/2019 - 06/2027Cultures of Vigilance: Transformations. Spaces. Practices.Prof. Dr. Arndt BrendeckeSFB 1369
07/2018 - 06/2026Chemical Biology of Epigenetic ModificationsProf. Dr. Thomas CarellSFB 1309
10/2014 - 06/2026Atherosclerosis - Mechanisms and Networks of Novel Therapeutic TargetsProf. Dr. Christian WeberSFB 1123
10/2013 - 06/2025Chromatin DynamicsProf. Dr. Peter BeckerSFB 1064
01/2013 - 12/2024Control of Plasticity of Cell-Fate Decisions in the Immune SystemProf. Dr. Thomas BrockerSFB 1054

Transregional Collaborative Research Centers (TRR) with LMU Spokespersons

Funding periodTitleSpeakerType / Number
04/2024 - 12/2027Molecular evolution in prebiotic environmentsProf. Dr. Dieter BraunTRR 392
01/2023 - 12/2026Genetic diversity shaping biotic interactions of plants (PlantMicrobe)Prof. Dr. Martin ParniskeTRR 356
01/2023 - 12/2026Mathematics of Many-Body Quantum Systems and Their Collective PhenomenaProf. Dr. Christian HainzlTRR 352
07/2018 - 06/2026Nucleic Acid ImmunityProf. Dr. Veit HornungTRR 237
07/2016 - 06/2028The Green Hub - Central Coordinator of Acclimation in PlantsProf. Dr. Dario LeisterTRR 175
10/2014 - 06/2026TRiPs to Homeostasis: Maintenance of Body Homeostasis by Transient Receptor Potential Channel ModulesProf. Dr. Thomas GudermannTRR 152

CRCs with LMU Participation

Funding periodTitleSpeaker (University)Type / Number
04/2024 - 12/2027Sexdiversity: Determinants, meanings and implications of sex diversity in socio-cultural, medical and biological landscapesProf. Dr. Olaf Hiort (Universität zu Lübeck)SFB 1665
01/2023 - 12/20264f for FutureProf. Dr. Peter Roesky (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)SFB 1573
07/2022 - 06/2026Sparsity and Singular StructuresProf. Dr. Michael Westdickenberg (RWTH Aachen)SFB 1481
01/2021 - 12/2024Intelligent matter: From responsive to adaptive nanosystemsProf. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo (University of Münster)SFB 1459
01/2021 - 12/2024Catalysis at Liquid Interfaces (CLINT)Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid (Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)SFB 1452
01/2021 - 12/2024Multiscale imaging of organ-specific inflammationProf. Dr. Michael Schäfers (University of Münster)SFB 1450
01/2020 - 12/2027Cell death in immunity, inflammations and diseasesProf. Dr. Manolis Pasparakis (University of Cologne)SFB 1403
01/2019 - 12/2026Microbiome Signatures – Functional Relevance in the Digestive TractProf. Dr. Dirk Haller (TU Munich)SFB 1371
01/2019 - 12/2026Regulation of DNA Repair and Genome StabilityProf. Dr. Helle Ulrich (University of Mainz)SFB 1361
01/2019 - 12/2026MICROPLASTICS – Understanding the Mechanisms and Processes of Biological Effects, Transport and Formation: From Model to Complex Systems as a Basis for New SolutionsProf. Dr. Christian Laforsch (University of Bayreuth)SFB 1357
07/2018 - 06/2026Adenine nucleotides in immunity and inflammationProf. Dr. Andreas Guse (University of Hamburg)SFB 1328
01/2017 - 12/2024Practices of Comparisons: Ordering and Changing the WorldProf. Dr. Antje Flüchter (Bielefeld University)SFB 1288
01/2017 - 12/2024Robust Vision — Inference Principles and Neural MechanismsProf. Dr. Matthias Bethge (University of Tübingen)SFB 1233
07/2016 - 06/2028Earth - Evolution at the Dry LimitProf. Dr. Tibor J. Dunai (University of Cologne)SFB 1211
01/2016 - 12/2027Molecular and Functional Characterization of Selective AutophagyProf. Dr. Ivan Dikic (Goethe-University of Frankfurt)SFB 1177

Transregional Collaborative Research Centers (TRR) with LMU Participation

Funding periodTitleSpeaker (University)Type / Number
10/2024 - 06/2028Functionalizing the Ubiquitin System against Cancer – UbiQancerProf. Dr. Florian Bassermann (TU Munich)TRR 387
01/2023 - 12/2026Perinatal Development of Immune Cell Topology (PILOT)Prof. Dr. Philipp Henneke (University of Freiburg)TRR 359
01/2023 - 12/2026Heterogeneity and functional specialization of regulatory T cells in distinct microenvironmentsProf. Dr. Ari Waisman (Mainz University)TRR 355
07/2021 - 12/2025LETSIMMUN - Lymphocyte Engineering for Therapeutic Synthetic ImmunityProf. Dr. Dirk Busch (TU Munich)TRR 338
07/2022 - 06/2026Neutrophils: Origin, fate, and functionProf. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein (University of Münster)TRR 332
07/2021 - 06/2025Assembly Controlled Chemical PhotocatalysisProf. Dr. Thorsten Bach (TU Munich)TRR 325
07/2021 - 06/2025Constructing ExplainabilityProf. Dr. Katharina Rohlfing (Paderborn University)TRR 318
07/2021 - 06/2025The Tropopause Region in a Changing AtmosphereProf. Dr. Peter Hoor (University of Mainz)TRR 301
07/2020-06/2025Local Control of Thyroid Hormone Action (LOCOTACT)Prof. Dr. Dagmar Führer-Sakel (University of Düsseldorf)TRR 296
01/2020 - 12/2027Checkpoints of Central Nervous System RecoveryProf. Dr. Alexander Flügel (University of Göttingen)TRR 274
07/2019 - 06/2027Non-coding RNA in the cardiovascular systemProf. Dr. Stefan Engelhardt (TU Munich)TRR 267
07/2019 - 06/2027Accounting for TransparencyProf. Dr. Caren Sureth-Sloane (University of Paderborn)TRR 266
07/2017 - 12/2025The Adrenal: Central Relay in Health and DiseaseProf. Dr. Stefan Bornstein (University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus Dresden)TRR 205
01/2017 - 12/2024Rationality and Competition: the Economic Performance of Individuals and FirmsProf. Dr. Georg Weizsäcker (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)TRR 190
07/2016 - 06/2028Determinants and dynamics of elimination versus persistence of hepatitis virus infectionProf. Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager (University of Heidelberg)TRR 179
07/2015 - 06/2027Quantitative Methods for Visual ComputingProf. Dr. Daniel Weiskopf (University of Stuttgart)TRR 161

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 periodTitleSpeakerType / Number
since 2024OCU-GT: Addressing the Unmet Needs in Ocular Gene TherapyProf. Dr. Stylianos MichalakisFOR 5621
since 2023Digital media in chronic disease self-management (DISELMA)Prof. Dr. Constanze RossmannFOR 5303
since 2022Universalism and Particularism in European Contemporary HistoryProfessor Dr. Martin Schulze WesselKFG 20
since 2019ImmunoStroke: From immune cells to stroke recoveryProf. Dr. Arthur LieszFOR 2879
since 2018Krisengefüge der Künste: Institutionelle Transformationsdynamiken in den darstellenden Künsten der GegenwartProf. Dr. Christopher BalmeFOR 2734
since 2017Planet Formation Witnesses and Probes: Transition DiscsProf. Dr. Barbara ErcolanoFOR 2634
since 2018Philology of AdventureProf. Dr. Martin von KoppenfelsFOR 2568
since 2017Cooperation and Competition in the SciencesProf. Dr. Kärin NickelsenFOR 2553
since 2017Facilitation of Diagnostic Competences in Simulation-Based Learning Environments in Higher EducationProf. Dr. Frank FischerFOR 2385

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 periodTitleType / NumberSpeaker
since 2023Reconstructing the Deep Dynamics of Planet Earth over Geologic Time (DeepDyn)SPP 2404Prof. Dr. Stuart Gilder
since 2021META-REP: A Meta-scientific Programme to Analyse and Optimise Replicability in the Behavioural, Social, and Cognitive SciencesSPP 2317Prof. Dr. Mario Gollwitzer
since 2020Theoretical Foundations of Deep LearningSPP 2298Prof. Dr. Gitta Kutyniok
since 2018The Active SelfSPP 2134Professor Dr. Markus Paulus

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