TUM School of Life Sciences

Partners at TUM

From molecules to plants and animals to ecosystems and landscapes – life sciences are explored and taught under the motto “One Health” on topics relating to ecosystem health and resilience, animal and human health, and healthy and sustainable food.

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Our partners at the TUM School of Life Sciences

Prof. Dr. Friederike Ebner

Professorship of Infection Pathogenesis
friederike.ebner@tum.de

Research focus:
- Immunobiology of parasite infections
- Immune system of animals and humans
- infection and disease models for biomedicine and human medicine

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Prof. Dr. Monika Egerer

Urban Productice Ecosystems
monika.egerer@tum.de

Research focus:
- Ecology and management of production-oriented ecosystems in and around cities
- Role of insects and plant biodiversity in urban ecosystems

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PD Dr. Klaus Neuhaus

Core Facility Mikrobiom
neuhaus@tum.de

Research focus:
- Studying microbial molecular ecologies
- Cultivation and description of novel species from various host organisms
- Evolution of novel and overlapping genes, allowing bacteria to adapt to novel niches

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Dr. Lara Urban

Principal Investigator Molecular Biology and Artificial Intelligence in Planetary Health
lara.h.urban@gmail.com

Research focus:
- Integration of genomic, statistical and computational approaches
- Conservation of planetary health and biodiversity

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Prof. Dr. Dietmar Zehn

Chair of Animal Physiology & Immunology
dietmar.zehn@tum.de

Research focus:
- Molecular mechanisms of T cells
- Treatment options for diseases in humans and livestock

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