Welcome to the Department of Organismic Interactions (Microbiology)

This department is directed by Prof. Dr. Karl Forchhammer and is one of several other Microbiology departments at the University of Tübingen. Other departments include the Bioethics, the Biotechnology, the Membrane Physiology and the Microbial Genetics department. It is located on the campus for natural sciences at of the University Tübingen, called the "Morgenstelle". You can find us on the 9th floor of building E, which is the Biology building.
The main focus of research in this department is on organisms of the phylum of Cyanobacteria such as Synechococcus, Nostoc and Anabaena. The research areas feature PII-Signal Transduction, Starvation acclimation, Differentiation on multicellular cyanobacteria and the cell envelope of Nostoc punctiforme (joint project of the SFB766).
Teaching is split up between the various microbiology departments. Our department offers the second part of the lecture "Metabolism of Microorganisms II" and an introductory lecture to Microbiology. For detailed information see our teaching section.

How to reach us:
Dpt. of Microbiology/Organismic Interactions
Faculty of Biology
University of Tübingen
Auf der Morgenstelle 28
72076 Tübingen
Germany