Mukoviszidose e.V. F04/03 - Impact of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage on S.aureus infection in cystic fibrosis patients: a prospective longitudinal multicenter study -  (2003-2005).

DFG KA 2249/1-1 - Population dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus: profile and function of adhesins of sporadic and prevalent S.aureus-clones. - (2004-2006).

Innovative Medical Research KA 110502 - Adaptation mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus during chronic infections - (2006-2007)

DFG KA 2249/1-3 - Population dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus: Is there an association between genomic flexibility and epidemiological fitness? - (2007-2009).

IZKF Kah2/024/09 - In vivo evolution of Staphylococcus aureus during chronic respiratory infection of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients - (2009-2012).

BMBF 0315829A - Effects of secreted proteins of S.aureus on cells and components of the immune system - (2010-2013).

SFB Transregio 34/C7 - S.aureus in the airways of CF patients- a human model for long-term adaptive interaction - (2010-2014).

Gilead Sciences Infectious Diseases Grant Programme - Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa interaction during persistent respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis patients - (2015-2016).

SFB Transregio 34/C7 - S.aureus in the airways of CF patients- a human model for long-term adaptive interaction - (2014-2018).

IZKF Kah2/016/16 - The interaction of Staphylococcus aureus with neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) during chronic persistent respiratory infection of cystic fibrosis patient.

Mukoviszidose e.V. 18/06 - Unraveling antibiotic resistance mechanisms and dynamics of resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates during chronic infection in CF patients - (2019-2021).

BioMerieux - Clinical microbiology study to test a new agar for growing mycobacteria - (2019-2020).