Hans Großmann-Foundation
The Hans Großmann Foundation (HGS) was established in 1999 for the purpose of promoting the work of young researchers in the field of clinically-oriented diagnostics in medical microbiology. It is a dependent foundation and is administered by the Universitätsgesellschaft Münster e.V. (Münster University Society). Funding is provided in the form of scholarships or grants to the researchers.
Scholarship holders are primarily employees of the Institute of Medical Microbiology at the University of Münster.
However, the foundation is also open to external scientists for their work in the field of medical microbiology, insofar as this is carried out in cooperation with the Institute of Medical Microbiology at the University of Münster.
Further information on the Hans Großmann Foundation can be found here.
If you would like to support young researchers in the field of clinically-oriented diagnostics in medical microbiology, we would be delighted to receive your donation.
Donations to:
Account holder: Hans-Großmann-Stiftung
IBAN: DE40 4286 1387 7002 0445 00
BIC: GENODEM1BOB
Bank: Münsterländische Bank Thie
Purpose: Donation
Board of Trustees:
Chair: Prof. Dr. Frieder Schaumburg
Members: Prof. Dr. Barbara Kahl, Prof. Dr. Erwin-Josef Speckmann, Dr. Franziska Schuler
Head of the Münster University Society: Dr. Barbara Kolany-Raiser
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Kolany-Raiser or the Institute of Medical Microbiology directly.
University Society Münster e.V.
Dr. Barbara Kolany-Raiser
Office Manager
Schlossplatz 3, 48149 Münster
Phone: +49 251 83-22218
Fax: +49 251 83-22314
E-mail: universitaetsgesellschaft@uni-muenster.de
Alumni
Ms. Christine Rumpf received funding from the HGS to attend the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (Phoenix Arizona, USA, 02.-04.11.2023). There she presented her research work on the adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to the airways of people with cystic fibrosis, in particular the mechanism of mucoid phenotypes.
Mr. Tobias Grebe received funding from the HGS to participate in the conference of the Cluster of Excellence Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections (CMFI, Tübingen, 11-13.10.2023). There he presented his research work on the differences in the cellular and humoral host response to the Panton-Valentine leukocidin of Staphylococcus aureus in Africans and Europeans.
Ms. Dr. Dr. Bianca Schwartbeck received funding from the HGS to attend the 16th Congress of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (Leipzig, 14-17.06.2023). There she presented her research work on the genetic causes of the mucoid phenotype of Staphylococcus aureus in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Mr. Tom Theiler received funding from the HGS to attend the 16th Congress for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (Leipzig, 14-16.06.2023). There he presented his research work on bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women.
Mr. Tomiwa Adesoji (from Nigeria) received a grant from the HGS in 2023 for a 3-month research stay in Münster. It gave him the opportunity to conduct his research on the detection of interleukin and anti-PVL antibodies from blood samples using ELISA.
Ms. Dr. Minh-Thu Nguyen received funding from the HGS to attend the Staphylococcus Diseases Gordon Research Conference (Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, USA, 30.07.-04.08.2023). There, she presented her research on the shift of cellular metabolism in macrophages to glycolysis and the causation of bone erosion by lipoproteins of Staph.