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Collaborative Research Centres (SFB)

Collaborative Research Centres (SFBs) are temporary (lasting up to twelve years) university research centers in which scientists and researchers work together within a cross-disciplinary research program. Projects from several universities and other institutions can be included.

Freie Universitaet Berlin hosts 11 SFBs and participates in 15 others. In addition, Freie Universitaet is involved in 5 SFBs through Charité-University Medicine, Berlin. 

SFB 980: Episteme in Motion. Transfer of Knowledge from Ancient World to the Early Modern Period
- since 2012 -

Spokesperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anne Eusterschulte
Dept. of Philosophy and Humanities, Institute of Philosophy

SFB 1078: Protonation Dynamics for Protein Function
- since 2013 -

Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Joachim Heberle, Prof. Dr. Holger Dau,
Dept. of Physics, Biophysics

SFB 1114: Scales Cascades in Complex Systems
- since 2014 -

Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Luigi Delle Site
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Numerical Mathematics and Scientific Computing

SFB 1171: Affective Societies - Dynamics of Living Together in Moving Worlds
- since 2015 -

Spokesperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Dilger
Dept. of Political and Social Sciences, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology

SFB 1349: Fluorine-Specific Interactions: Basics and Applications
- since 2019 -

Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel
Address: Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry

SFB 1449: Dynamic Hydrogels at Biointerfaces
- since 2021 -

Spokesperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rainer Haag
Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry 

SFB 1512: Intervening Arts
- since 2022 -

Spokesperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brokoff
Dept. of Philosophy and Humanities, Institute of German and Dutch Languages and Literatures

SFB Transregio 183: Entangled States of Matter
- since 2016 -

Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Piet Brouwer, Dept. of Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics
Univ. of spokesperson: Universität zu Köln, Freie Universität Berlin, Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot

SFB Transregio 186: Molecular Switches: Spatio-temporal Control of Cellular Signal Transmission
- since 2016 -

Co-Spokesperson: Prof. Dr. Christian Freund, Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Univ. of spokesperson: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Freie Universität Berlin

SFB Transregio 227: Ultrafast Spin Dynamics
- since 2018 -

Spokesperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Weinelt (together with Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
Dept. of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics 

SFB Transregio 388: Rough Analysis, Stochastic Dynamics and Related Fields
- since 2024 -

Co-Spokesperson: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nicolas Perkowski, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Institute of Mathematics
Univ. of spokesperson: Technische Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin

SFB 1265: Re-Figuration of Spaces
- since 2018 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Pfetsch, Dept. of Political and Social Sciences, Institute for Media and Communication Studies
Univ. of spokesperson: Technische Universität Berlin

SFB 1315: Mechanisms and Disturbances in Memory Consolidation: from the Synaptic Level to the System Level
- since 2018 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Stephan Sigrist, Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Biology
Univ. of spokesperson: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

SFB 1319: Ex­tre­me light for sen­sing and dri­ving mole­cu­lar chi­ra­li­ty (ELCH)
- since 2020 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christiane Koch, Dept. of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics
Univ. of spokesperson: Universität Kassel

SFB 1372: Magnetic Reception and Navigation in Vertebrates: from Biophysics to Brain and Behavior
- since 2023 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Constance Scharff, Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Behavior Biology
Univ. of spokesperson: Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

SFB 1404: FONDA - Foundations of Workflows for Large-Scale Scientific Data Analysis
- since 2020 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Knut Reinert, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Bioinformatics
Univ. of spokesperson: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

SFB 1436: Neural Resources of Cognition
- since 2021 -

Participating scientist: Dr. Radoslaw Martin Cichy, Dept. of Education and Psychology, Biological Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Univ. of spokesperson: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg

SFB 1463: Integrated Design and Operation Methodology for Offshore Megastructures
- since 2021 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Eirini Ntoutsi, Ph.D., Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Univ. of spokesperson: Leibniz-Universität Hannover

SFB 1507: Membrane-Associated Protein Assemblies, Machineries and Supercomplexes
- since 2023 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Benesh Joseph, Dep. of Physics, Institute of Experimental Physics
Univ. of spokesperson: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

SFB 1565: Molecular Mechanisms and Interplay of Gene Expression Processes
- since 2023 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Markus Wahl, Dept. of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Univ. of spokesperson: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

SFB 1671: Home(s): Phenomena, Practices, Representations
- since 2024 -

Participating scientist: Prof. Dr. Bettina Rentsch, Dept. of Law, Civil Law
Univ. of spokesperson: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität zu Heidelberg

SFB Transregio 109: Discretization in Geometry and Dynamics
- since 2012 -

Participating scientists: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Konrad Polthier, Dr. Günter Ernst Roth, Univ.-Prof. Günter Ziegler, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
Univ. of spokesperson: Technische Universität Berlin

SFB Transregio 127: Biology of Xenogeneic Cell and Organ Transplantation - from Bench to Bedside
- since 2021 -

Participating scientist: Dr. Benedikt Kaufer, Dept. of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Virology
Univ. of spokesperson: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

SFB Transregio 170: Late Accretion Onto Terrestrial Planets
- since 2016 -

Participating scientist: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Harry Becker, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Institute of Geological Sciences
Univ. of spokesperson: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

SFB Transregio 289: Treatment Expectation
- since 2024 -

Participating scientist: Prof. Dr. Christine Knaevelsrud, Dept. of Education and Psychology, Institute of Psychology
Univ. of spokesperson: Universitätsklinikum Duisburg- Essen

SFB Transregio 294: Structural Change in Property
- since 2021 -

Participating scientist: PD Dr. Susanne Lettow, Margherita-von-Brentano-Zentrum
Univ. of spokesperson: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena and Universität Erfurt

Freie Universität Berlin hosted the following collaborative research centres:

  • CRC 6: Structure and Dynamics of Interfaces (1981-1992)

  • CRC 10: Soviet Union (1971 - 1977)

  • CRC 29: Embryonic Development and Differentiation (Embryonal Pharmacology) (1968 - 1984)

  • CRC 39: Meteorology (1968 - 1976)

  • CRC 139: Artificial support and replacement of the heart (1981 - 1982)

  • CRC 161: Hyperfine Interactions (1973 - 1986)

  • CRC 174: Risk assessment of prenatal damage (1985 - ?)

  • CRC 267: Deformation Processes in the Andes - Interaction between andogenic and exogenic processes during subduction orogenesis (1993 - 2004)

  • CRC 290: Metallic Thin Films: Structure, Magnetism and Electronic Properties (1993 - 2004)

  • CRC 312: Membran Processes (1992 -1999)

  • CRC 337: Validation of Stochastic Systems (1990 - 2001)

  • CRC 344: Regulatory Structures of Nucleic Acids and Proteins (1990 - 1999)

  • CRC 366: Cellular Signal Recognition and Transduction (1994 - 2005)

  • CRC 447: Performing Culture (1999 - 2010)

  • CRC 449: Structure and Function of Membrane Integral Receptors (1999 - 2010)

  • CRC 450: Analysis and Control of Ultrafast Photoinduced Reactions (1998 - 2010)

  • CRC 498: Protein-Cofactor Interactions in Biological Processes (2000 - 2009)

  • CRC 515: Mechanisms of Developmental and Experience-Dependent Neural Plasticity (1996 - 2005)

  • CRC 626: Esthetic Experience and the Dissolution of Artistic Limits (2003 - 2014)

  • CRC 650: Cellular methods for Suppression of unwanted immune reactions (2005 - 2016)

  • CRC 658: Elementary processes in molecular switches at surfaces (2005 - 2017)

  • CRC 700: Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood: New Modes of Governance? (2006 - 2017)

  • CRC 765: Multivalency as Chemical Organization and Action Principle: New Architectures, Functions and Applications (2008 - 2019)

  • CRC 852: Nutrition and Intestinal Microbiota - Host Interaction in the Pig (2010 - 2013)

  • CRC 958: Scaffolding of Membranes - Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Functions (2011 - 2023)

  • CRC 973: Priming and Memory of Organismic Responses to Stress (2012 - 2020)

  • CRC 1112: Nanocarriers: Architecture, Transport, and Topical Application of Drugs for Therapeutic Use (2013 - 2017)

  • CRC Transregio 43: A brain as a target of inflammatory processes (2008 - 2016)

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