Active research is a core mission of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and is tightly linked to our undergraduate training, graduate education. Our activities include a wide spectrum of clinical research for the benefit or our patients as well as several fields of interdisciplinary research with a strong dedication to the One Health Concept towards the welfare of animals, humans and the environment. Strong alliances with regional, national and international partners are integral components of our scientific achievements that are reflected by excellent and continuous publication records. The endeavors by our Faculty members with many being leaders in their fields are financially endowed by substantial extramural fundings from the German Research Council, the European Research Council, governmental institutions, industrial partners and private donations. Focuses of our interdisciplinary research activities include:
Infection Medicine: Mechanisms, spread, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, including zoonoses (infections transmittable to or by humans)
Therapeutic resistance of infectious agents
Safety and Quality of food from animals
Animal welfare, both in companion animals and farm animals, including the 3R concept
Translational research and further research activities
Institute of Veterinary-Physiology (WE02)
Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry (WE03)
Institute for Animal Hygiene and Environmental Health (WE10)
Institute of Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science (WE11)
Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine (WE13)
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology (WE14)
Institute of Poultry Diseases (WE15)
Institute for Veterinary Epidemiology and Biostatistics (WE16)
Equine Clinic: Surgery and Radiology (WE17)
Ruminant and Swine Clinic (WE18)
Animal Reproduction Clinic (WE19)
Small Animal Clinic (WE20)
IRMRESS InfectContol 2020 “Innovative Reduction of Multi-Resistent Pathogens (MRE) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)-Based Molecular Surveillance” funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER)
Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems, a GRC funded, “RTG 2046”
Food-Borne Zoonotic Infections (FBI Zoo), funded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER)
ESBL and Fluoroquinolone resistant Enterobacteriaceae (RESET), funded by FMER
Staphylococcus aureus/MRSA as zoonotic pathogen (MetVet-Staph), funded by FMER
Arcobacter-pathogenic potential and role as zoonotic agent (Arcopath), funded by FMER
Preventing and combating Campylobacter infections: On track towards a One Health approach (PAC-Campy), funded by the FMER
Molecular Infection Epidemiology of Zoonotic Microorganisms (MIC-ZooM), funding pending by the FMER
EVOLVE – Evolution of vaccine resistant herpesviruses, VW funded Lichtenberg Professorship
Improving the management of trypanosomosis in smallholder livestock production systems in tsetse-infested sub-Saharan Africa (TRYRAC); funded by the EU (EurpopeAid)
Molecular epidemiology network for promotion and support of delivery of live vaccines against Theileria parva and Theileria annulata infection in Eastern and Northern Africa, GRC funded, SE862/2-1
Anti-tick vaccines to prevent tick-borne diseases in Europe (ANTIDotE) funded by the EU (FP7)
Molecular patterns of influenza virus envelope adaptation to interspecies transmission, funded by the Human Frontiers Science Program (USA, Great Britain, Singapore, Germany)
Integration of herpesvirus into telomeres: From the mechanism of genome integration and mobilization to therapeutic intervention, ERC starting grant Stg 677673
Specific recruitment of viral components and assembly of enveloped viruses, Project C3 of the CRC “From Molecules to Modules: Organisation and Dynamics of Functional Units in Cells” GRC funded, “SFB 740”
Climate Warming and the Emergence of Seafood and Waterborne Vibrioses (VibrioNet), funded by FMER
Development of reduction measures for antimicrobial resistant microorganisms in the entire poultry production chain (EsRAM), funded by Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (FMFA)
Impact of glyphosate on the microbiota of food producing animals (GlyphoBak), funded by FMFA
IUVC-LED based disinfection of eggs (UVegg), funded by FMFA
UVC-LED based disinfection of surfaces in food production (KONTRA), funding pending FMER
Development of a Quick Detection Assay for Pathogens in Milk: RemuNa, funded by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (FMFA)
Assessment of the parasitic burden in the smallholder pig value chain in Uganda and implications for public health , funded by the German Ministry of International Cooperation
Poultry Production Restructured: Integration of Broiler and Egg Production by using a Dual-Use Chicken Line for Improved Animal Protection (Integhof), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER)
Diagnostic Innovations for Veterinary Medicine . VetDx-Network funded by ZIM – BMWi grants
Urban Agriculture for Food Security and Income Generation in South Africa and Mozambique (UFiSAMo) funded by FMFA
Control of Escherichia coli by a bacteriocin-containing decontaminant for the food industry (Eco-Zin), funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (FMEE)
Establishing a Center of Food Safety at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (FoodSafety-Lithuania), funded by FMER
Berlin-Brandenburg Research Platform BB3R with Integrated Graduate College: 3R-Research, Genetic Engineering, Tissue Engineering; funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER)
Severity assessment in animal based research; GRC funded FOR 2591
Science of Intelligence; funded by the BMBF
PraeRi Bovine Health Prevalence Study Project; funded by the National Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition
ClawFit Innovations for the Improved Husbandry of Farm Animals; funded by the National Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition
Polymerelectrode based Telemetric EEG System “PeTESys”: translational research, animal welfare, clinical use fundet by EXIST-Science transfer by the German Federal Ministry of economy and energy
Save – IVF; Development of 3-D in-vitro-fertilisation cell culture model in mice funded by the German Federal Ministry of economy and work.
Innate Immunity of the Lung, GRC funded “SFB-TR84”
Nanocarriers for Improved Skin Therapies, GRC funded “SFB-1112”
Science of Intelligence, funded by the BMBF