FOR 5682:  Mechanisms of adaptation to the host niche in plant-colonizing fungi

• Subject Area: Biology
• Term: since 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 520490591

The central project will carry out the scientific and administrative coordination of the research unit. Primary objective of it is to coordinate and organize scientific activities associated with the research unit, particularly the planning of small and larger events with and without external speakers. It will support the scientific exchange with other collaborative research centers and will support financial and general administration, as well as support recruitment procedures. Finally, it will be responsible for outreach activities and ensure dissemination of research unit-related activities and contributions via the research unit homepage and social networks.

• DFG Programme: Research Units

Projects

• Coordination Funds (Applicant Döhlemann, Gunther )
• Did barley-associated fungi evolve core effectors with antimicrobial activity to target barley keystone microbes? (Applicant Thomma, Bart )
• Micro-evolutionary changes in barley pathogen – the role of host microbiota in fungal adaptation (Applicant Holtgrewe-Stukenbrock, Ph.D., Eva )
• Molecular mechanisms of niche competition by biotrophic smut fungi (Applicant Döhlemann, Gunther )
• Mycorrhiza-driven mechanisms shaping the niche of pathogenic plant-interacting fungi (Applicant Requena, Natalia )
• P03: Fungal defence and antimicrobial resistance as drivers of niche adaptation. (Applicant Djamei, Armin )
• P07: Regulation of antimicrobial and host-targeting effector proteins in beneficial and pathogenic root-associated fungi (Applicant Zuccaro, Alga )
• Resource development for plant-fungal interactions (Applicant Hensel, Götz )
• The obligate biotrophic powdery mildew fungus - adaptation to the leaf epidermal cell niche by defending against other microbes (Applicant Saur, Ph.D., Isabel Marie-Luise )

• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Gunther Döhlemann