The German Research Foundation (DFG) provides funding for Reinhart Koselleck projects to provide more freedom for exceptionally innovative, higher-risk research. Funding is provided over a period of five years to cover personnel, scientific equipment, consumables, travel and other publication costs. Funding for the entire duration of the projects is between 500,000 and 1.25 million euros.
Funding for high-risk projects at FAU
The following projects at FAU are funded as Reinhart Kosselleck projects.
Improved pain relief: Peter Gmeiner (2024)
Many drugs work by binding to specific receptor structures on the surface of cells. One particularly important group of these receptors are known as GPCRs. Many painkillers bind to such GPCRs, however they often not only relieve pain, but also cause undesirable side-effects. They can be addictive or cause drowsiness, meaning that patients are almost unable to lead normal lives. Gmeiner would like to establish an innovative approach, which could be used to identify new lead compounds for drugs. These compounds should bind to many different receptors on the cell surface and have particularly low levels of side-effects.
Understanding and fighting metastatic cancer: Thomas Brabletz (2023)
A multi-faceted approach has to be taken to fighting cancer, which means that the most successful treatment strategy is likely to involve an intelligent combination of drugs, often tailored to the individual patient’s needs, that target various weaknesses. Thomas Brabletz, a renowned cancer researcher, hopes to pinpoint these weaknesses, and is focusing on a relentless opponent that is still almost invariably fatal, even today and in spite of the major advancements made over recent years: metastatic cancer.
Music meets computer science: Meinard Müller (2023)
Die Musikverarbeitung steht in Bezug zu unterschiedlichen Disziplinen wie der Signalverarbeitung, dem Maschinellen Lernen, des Information Retrieval, den Musikwissenschaften und den Digital Humanities. Meinard Müller beschreitet durch einen ganzheitlichen Ansatz des Lernens neue e in der Technologieentwicklung und Ausbildung in diesen Disziplinen – immer in Bezug auf Musik bzw. Musikdaten.
In the smallest detail: Patrik Schmuki (2010)
Patrik Schmuki’s research focuses on materials and structures in the nanoscale. One example is nanotubes that are used in solar cells, intercalation devices and in photocatalysis. The purpose of Patrik Schmuki’s research is to precisely modify the walls of nanotubes and therefore discover new functions.
Beschreibung zu Prof. Dr. Patrik Schmukis Projekt auf der Forschungsplattform der DFG GEPRIS
Self-healing ceramics: Peter Greil (2009)
Peter Greil’s research focuses on developing and manufacturing new types of ceramics. By imitating crystalline regularities, he changes properties such as crack healing that do not normally occur in such materials. He focuses on three main areas: non-brittle high-performance ceramics that are able to self heal cracks caused by damage, piezoelectric ceramics with auxetic deformation behaviour as well as microwave ceramics with specific band gap behaviour.
Beschreibung zu Prof. Dr. Peter Greils Projekt auf der Forschungsplattform der DFG GEPRIS