Unit of Plant Molecular Cell Biology – Funding

Our research activities are currently supported by the following third‑party funds:

• Novo‑Nordisk Foundation‑funded project within the Challenge Programme – “PlantsGoImmune: A New Paradigm for Disease‑free Crops of Tomorrow”
• DFG‑funded priority program 2237: “MAdLand – Molecular Adaptation to Land: plant evolution to change”
• DFG‑funded research unit FOR5116: “exRNA”

We thank the previous funders of our research activities:

• DFG‑funded priority program SPP1819: “Rapid evolutionary adaptation: Potential and constraints”
• DFG‑GACR co‑funded project “Interplay of MLO and exocyst complex proteins in localized secretion in plant cells”
• ANR‑DFG co‑funded project “X‑KINGDOM‑MIF”
• RWTH seed fund of the DFG‑Exzellenzinitiative (2018‑2019)
• DFG/ERA‑NET‑Project “DURESTrit”
• DFG project “TAL effector nuclease (TALEN)‑mediated generation of broad‑spectrum powdery mildew resistant mlo plants”
• BMELV/FNR grant 22030411 “Improvement of biotic stress tolerance in wheat by mlo‑based broad‑spectrum powdery mildew resistance for the sustainable production of bio‑ethanol”
• RWTH diversity fund of the DFG‑Exzellenzinitiative (2014‑2016)
• RWTH fellow of the DFG‑Exzellenzinitiative (2013)
• RWTH seed fund of the DFG‑Exzellenzinitiative (2012‑2013, 2011‑2012)