Principal Investigator:
Dirk Schulze-Makuch (Technical University Berlin/Washington State University),
Contact: dirksm[at]wsu.edu; dirksm[at]astro.physik.tu-berlin.de
ERC HOME Group:
Alessandro Airo (TU Berlin), Contact: airo[at]tu-berlin.de
Felix Leo Arens (TU Berlin), Contact: f.arens[at]tu-berlin.de
Jacob Heinz (TU Berlin), Contact: heinz[at]tu-berlin.de
Yunha Hwang (TU Berlin), Contact: yunha.hwang[at]tu-berlin.de
Max Riekeles (TU Berlin), Contact: riekeles[at]tu-berlin.de
Janosch Schirmack (TU Berlin), Contact: j.schirmack[at]tu-berlin.de
Christof Sager (TU Berlin), Contact: christof.sager[at]tu-berlin.de
Laura Jentzsch (TU Berlin), Contact: L.Jentzsch[at]tu-berlin.de
Jean-Pierre de Vera (DLR Berlin), Contact: jean-pierre.devera[at]dlr.de
⇒ HOME research group at Technical University of Berlin and DLR, supported by an ERC Advanced Grant to the PI (#339231).
Associated Research Groups:
Albert Galy, Christian France-Lanord (CRPG Nancy): Water stable Isotopes
Alexander Probst (University of Duisburg-Essen): Metagenomics
Dirk Wagner, Beate Schneider (GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences): Genetics, Culturing
Frank Keppler, (University of Heidelberg, Germany) / Tobias Sattler (MPI for Chemistry, Mainz): Chlorinated organics, Fe-isotopes
Juri Rappsilber (TU Berlin): Proteomics
Kevin Devine (London Metropolitan University): Organic compounds
Lars Wörmer (Marum Bremen): Spores
Lewis Dartnell (University College London, UK): Hypoliths, Raman, Radiation studies
Marina Walther-Antonio (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA): Single-cell sequencing
Mark Gessner / Hans-Peter Grossart, Lars Ganzert (IGB Stechlin, Germany): Genetics, Fungi
Markus Flury (Washington State University) / Martin Kaupenjohann (TU Berlin): Soil properties
Michael Schloter (Helmholtz Center Munich) / Gisle Vestergaard (University of Copenhagen) / Matthias Hess (University of California - Davis): Metagenomics, Viruses
Pedro Zamorano, Bernardita Valenzuela, Francisco Solís (Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile): Spores
Peter Grathwohl (University of Tübingen, Germany): PAHs, Organics
Phillipe Schmitt-Kopplin, Jenny Uhl (Helmholtz Center Munich): Metabolites, DOC
Rainer Meckenstock, Jan Frösler (University of Duisburg-Essen): ATP
Samuel Kounaves (Tufts University, USA / Imperial College London, UK): Perchlorates/Geochemistry
Victor Parro (Centro de Astrobiologia, Spain): S and N isotopes, XRD, XPS
Special Advisors/Collaborators:
Alfonso Davila (SETI/NASA Ames)
Chris McKay (NASA Ames, USA)
Jocelyne DiRuggiero (John Hopkins University, USA)
Kai Finster (University of Aarhus, Denmark)