German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding our collaborative research centre (CRC) at the University of Jena »VirusREvolution: Decoding tools for virus research«
Bonn, Germany | 15 May 2026
A Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) is a long-term, interdisciplinary research initiative that brings together scientists from multiple disciplines to jointly address complex scientific questions. The establishment and funding of our CRC has been announced by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) today.
With »VirusREvolution«, an interdisciplinary network is being created to develop new Bioinformatics, photonics and experimental tools for virus research. The aim is to provide computer-aided methods with which viruses can be detected more quickly, characterised better and virus outbreaks analysed more precisely.
Newly emerging and already circulating viruses continue to pose major challenges for healthcare systems worldwide. Researchers from the fields of Bioinformatics, Virology, Microbiology, Medicine, Chemistry and Photonics are therefore developing new analytical methods that can be used to efficiently analyse large amounts of viral data and better understand adaptation processes. »We are primarily developing computer tools that support virologists in their work«, says Prof. Dr Manja Marz, spokesperson of the CRC.