• Establishment of a "Point-Of-Care" Diagnostics for Sars-CoV-2, Society for International Cooperation / Else-Kröner Fresenius Foundation.
• Establishment of a laboratory for medical microbiology, Sierra Leone, Society for International Cooperation / Else-Kröner Fresenius Foundation. 
• Pathogenicity and virulence of Staphylococcus schweitzeri, a new member of the Staphylococcus aureus complex, Medical Faculty of the University of Münster "Innovative Medical Research".
• Whole genome sequencing to investigate the influence of virulence factors on the clinical course of Staphylococcus aureus infections in Africa", Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster "Innovative Medical Research
• Determinants for the spread of Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus in Africa, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Projektnummer 404893180)