4 Microscope pictures of Gentiana asclepiadea
©UBT/ TUGraz

Gentiana asclepiadea-Alpine plant phyllosphere colonized by native seed microbiota during gnotobiotic germination; © TU Graz/UBT

Research Projects

Here you can find our third-part funded projects – please visit all homepages!

1. Excalibur.
Full title: Exploiting the multifunctional potential of belowground biodiversity in horticultural farming
Funding organization: EU
Contact: Samuel Bickel
Website:  https://www.excaliburh2020.eu/en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/excaliburh2020

2. HEDIMED.
Full title: Human Exposomic Determinants of Immune Mediated Diseases
Funding organization: EU
Contact: Wisnu Wicaksono
Website: https://www.hedimed.eu/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HEDIMED2020

3. The Post Harvest Microbiome.
Full title: Improving fruit and vegetable health and food safety
Funding organization: ÖAD: AUSTRIA / SOUTH AFRICA JOINT SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION
Contact: Birgit Wassermann
 

4. PotatoMETAbiome.
Full title: Harnessing the potato-microbiome interactions for development of sustainable breeding and production strategies
Funding organization: Bundesministerium für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus (Austria)
Contact: Michl Kristina
Website: https://www.potatometabiome.eu/

5. Bioinsecticides.
Full title: Biological to protect sugar beets against insects
Funding organization: Industry
Contact: Adrian Wolfgang

6. Microbiome Biotechnology.
Platform: FFG-ACIB  
Contact: Birgit Wassermann
Website: https://www.acib.at/

7. # CannaBiom
Full title: Combination of Endophytes with functional Biopolymers (HydroDots) for improved Cannabis cultivation
Funding organization: FFG
Contact: Dr. Tomislav Cernava
Website:  Not available yet

8. NAPERDIV
Full title: NAPERDIV - Nature-based perennial grain cropping as a model to safeguard functional biodiversity
Funding organization: FWF
Contact: Dr. Tomislav Cernava
Website: https://naperdiv.uni-hohenheim.de/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/naperdiv