Evolutionary dynamics and molecular basis of C.elegans-microbiome interactions (A01)

• Subject Area: Evolution, Anthropology ; General Genetics and Functional Genome Biology ; Bioinformatics and Theoretical Biology ; Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology ; Ecology and Biodiversity of Animals and Ecosystems, Organismic Interactions
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 261376515

The overarching objectives of the A1 project are to enhance our understanding of microbiome-mediated evolution as well as microbiome-mediated immune-protection and metabolism. Using the nematode C. elegans as a versatile experimental model system the project will examine the molecular and metabolic processes involved in microbiome-mediated host adaptation and protection against pathogen infection.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1182: Origin and Function of Metaorganisms
• Applicant Institution: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
• Project Heads: Dr. Katja Dierking; Professor Dr. Christoph Kaleta; Professor Dr. Matthias Leippe, until 12/2019; Professor Dr. Hinrich Schulenburg; Professor Dr. Andreas Tholey, until 12/2019