in the faculty 2 Biology / Chemistry at the University of Bremen
Research
CONTACT
The CONTACT initiative strengthens the University of Bremen’s four high-profile research areas: marine sciences, material sciences, M3 (Minds, Media and Machines), and health sciences.
Marine Ecosystem Research
Marine Science is the most import high-profile research area within the research community in Bremen, particulary strong and most visible in international research. The Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences (MARUM), the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association (AWI), the Max Planck Insitute for Marine Microbiology (MPI) as well as the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Research (ZMT) are scientific partners in Marine Science. Furthermore, Bremen is an internationally important high-tec site for private marine or maritime activities. The research sector of Marine Science provides more than 1.500 jobs in Bremen.
SynBio
Synthetic biology is a highly interdisciplinary new branch of research which straddles the interfaces between molecular biology, chemistry, engineering, and materials sciences. Primarily oriented to engineering, synthetic biology is concerned with adapting, reprogramming or creating new combinations of known biological entities and making them useful for defined purposes in living systems.
Endosymbiont - Photosynthetic keratinocytes: light-powered oxygen for non-healing skin wounds
SELEVATOR - A novel receptor targeted molecular transport system for cellular uptake and non-genetic cell engineering
GYPSY - Biologic functions of trans-sialidase from Trypanosoma congolense and their role in parasite
Development and survival in host and vector
Chemistry
The various research groups in the area of Chemistry in FB2 participate intensively in four of the University of Bremen’s high-profile research areas. The area of Materials Sciences (MAPEX) constitutes a direct connecting point. Via the CONTACT initiative, the area of Chemistry in FB2 is also engaged in the Marine Sciences, M3 (Minds, Media and Machines), and the Health Sciences.
Cooperations & Core Research Areas
Faculty 2 is closely associated with a number of research institutes in Bremen and Bremerhaven via cooperation professorships (AWI, IFAM, MPI, Thünen, ZMT) and is involved in several of the University of Bremen’s Central Research Units (ZWE) and collaborative research groups (Mapex, marum, UFT, ZKW).