Technische Universität München (TUM)
TUM School of Life Sciences
Professur für Biotechnologie der Reproduktion

Address Liesel-Beckmann-Straße 1
85354 Freising
Deutschland

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85354 Freising

Projects

Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Groups
- Completed projects
  - Genetically engineered chicken models: novel tools to investigate lymphocyte development and function
    (Applicant Schusser, Benjamin )
Research Grants
- Completed projects
  - Analyzing the role of the retinoic acid-inducible gene I (RIG-I) in response to avian influenza virus infection using transgenic chicken models
    (Applicant Sid, Hicham )
  - Utilization of the CRISPR/Cas9 systems to protect chickens against Mareks disease virus and as a tool to dissect virus pathogenesis
    (Applicants Kaufer, Ph.D., Benedikt Bertold ; Schusser, Benjamin )
Research Units
- Current projects
  - FOR 5130: ImmunoChick- Unravelling the avian immune response in the context of infection
    (Spokesperson Kaufer, Ph.D., Benedikt Bertold )
  - The role of T cells in the protection against epithelial infections in chickens
    (Applicant Schusser, Benjamin )
WBP Position
- Current projects
  - Unravelling the role of B cells in mediating the immune response and providing protection against Salmonella infection using gene-edited chickens
    (Applicant Alhussien, Ph.D., Mohanned )
Research Fellowships
- Completed projects
  - Use of primordial germ cell based chicken transgene & knockout techniques to establish animal models for studies in development & infection
    (Applicant Schusser, Benjamin )