31.05.2023 The second funding phase of the SFB subproject B08N "Modulation of inflammatory skin disease by blocking metabolic checkpoints" headed by Prof. Tim Sparwasser has been approved. In this new funding phase, Prof. Sara Vieira-Silva will be a collaborator within the subproject, and will contribute with her microbiome expertise. The Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene congratulates both warmly. The SFB 156 "The Skin as Sensor and Effector Organ Orchestrating Local and Systemic Immune Responses" established in 2015 is in its third funding phase by the German Research Foundation, and will receive about 12 million Euros for the next four years.
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