Justus Liebig University of Gießen (JLU)
The Justus-Liebig University of Gießen (JLU), with its 11 departments and ten largely interdisciplinary scientific centres has a wide academic spectrum. Regarding the topic human-food-environment, the JLU has a unique constellation of human subjects and veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences as well as nutritional and domestic sciences.
Address
Justus Liebig University of Gießen (JLU)
Ludwigstrasse 23
35390 Gießen
Hesse
Phone: 49 (641)99-O
Fax: +49 (0641) 99-12109
email: pressestelle(@)uni-giessen.de
Activities:
- Research
Networks:
- German agricultural research alliance (DAFA)
Coordinated projects
- Collaborative project: Enhancing resistance of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) against the fungal parhogen Verticillium longisporum depending on climate change. Subproject 3 Details of Collaborative project: Enhancing resistance of winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) against the fungal parhogen Verticillium longisporum depending on climate change. Subproject 3
- Collaborative project: Health monitoring in pregnant sows by electronic feeding station - subproject 1 Details of Collaborative project: Health monitoring in pregnant sows by electronic feeding station - subproject 1
- Effects of different proportions of Duroc-finishing period origins in aspects of growth performance and carcass quality under organic production conditions Details of Effects of different proportions of Duroc-finishing period origins in aspects of growth performance and carcass quality under organic production conditions
- Examination of tissue growth, fattening and slaughter performance and product quality of different genetic backgrounds and their breeding suitability for organic pork production Details of Examination of tissue growth, fattening and slaughter performance and product quality of different genetic backgrounds and their breeding suitability for organic pork production
- Genetic characterization of the endangered breed of sheep Rouge de Roussillon and creation of a conservation breeding program Details of Genetic characterization of the endangered breed of sheep Rouge de Roussillon and creation of a conservation breeding program
- Study of the antidiabetic properties of Momordica charantia Details of Study of the antidiabetic properties of Momordica charantia
- Use exchange as a collective good position - an intervention study within the DFG-SFB 299 `Land Use Options for Peripheral Regions' Details of Use exchange as a collective good position - an intervention study within the DFG-SFB 299 `Land Use Options for Peripheral Regions'
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Involved in research projects:
- Analysis and occurrence of important fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, zearalenone) as well as intake of these toxins by the German consumer Details of Analysis and occurrence of important fusarium toxins (deoxynivalenol, zearalenone) as well as intake of these toxins by the German consumer
- Assessment of the fluxes of reactive trace gases, aerosol constituents and sedimenting particles between the atmosphere and agro-ecosystems Details of Assessment of the fluxes of reactive trace gases, aerosol constituents and sedimenting particles between the atmosphere and agro-ecosystems
- Development of new, broad Fusarium resistances in wheat to meet the specific challenges of current bio-energy crop rotations Details of Development of new, broad Fusarium resistances in wheat to meet the specific challenges of current bio-energy crop rotations
- Exploratory study on the evaluation of the relationship betweenemissions from printers and copy machines in offices and health complaints Details of Exploratory study on the evaluation of the relationship betweenemissions from printers and copy machines in offices and health complaints
- Farm economic analysis within the Research and Development project “Expansion of a broad row crop concept for winter wheat to rye, oats, rape and legumes“ Details of Farm economic analysis within the Research and Development project “Expansion of a broad row crop concept for winter wheat to rye, oats, rape and legumes“
- Macrophage systems biology applied to disease control (MACROSYS ) Details of Macrophage systems biology applied to disease control (MACROSYS )
- NUTRISENEX - Improving the quality of life of elderly people by co-ordinating research into malnutrition of the frail elderly Details of NUTRISENEX - Improving the quality of life of elderly people by co-ordinating research into malnutrition of the frail elderly
- RESISTVIR - Co-ordination of research on genetic resistance to control plant pathogenic viruses and their vectors in European crops Details of RESISTVIR - Co-ordination of research on genetic resistance to control plant pathogenic viruses and their vectors in European crops
Subordinate Institutions:
- Animal ecology - Details of Animal ecology
- Arbeitskreis Wildbiologie an der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen e.V. - Details of Arbeitskreis Wildbiologie an der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen e.V.
- Biometry and Population Genetics - Details of Biometry and Population Genetics
- Center for International Development and Environment Research (ZEU)- Details of ZEU
- Chair for organic farming - Details of Chair for organic farming
- Chair of Animal Welfare and Ethology - Details of Chair of Animal Welfare and Ethology
- Clinic for ruminants and pigs - Details of Clinic for ruminants and pigs
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics - Details of Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Department of Animal Ecology - Details of Department of Animal Ecology
- Department of Chemistry - Details of Department of Chemistry
- Department of Plant Breeding - Details of Department of Plant Breeding
- Department of Plant Ecology - Details of Department of Plant Ecology
- Faculty 08 - Biology and Chemistry - Details of Faculty 08 - Biology and Chemistry
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Details of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
- Hessian state domain Gladbacherhof - teaching and experimental farm for organic farming, Justus-Liebig-University - Details of Hessian state domain Gladbacherhof - teaching and experimental farm for organic farming, Justus-Liebig-University
- Iinterdisciplinary Research Center for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition (IFZ)- Details of IFZ
- Institute for Agricultural and Development Politics - Details of Institute for Agricultural and Development Politics
- Institute for agricultural sociology and consulting - Details of Institute for agricultural sociology and consulting
- Institute for Hygiene and Infectious Diseases of Animals - Details of Institute for Hygiene and Infectious Diseases of Animals
- Institute for Nutritional Sciences - Details of Institute for Nutritional Sciences
- Institute for Phytopathology and Applied Zoology (IPAZ)- Details of IPAZ
- Institute for Plant Production and Plant Breeding I - Details of Institute for Plant Production and Plant Breeding I
- Institute for Plant Production and Plant Breeding II - Details of Institute for Plant Production and Plant Breeding II
- Institute for political science - Details of Institute for political science
- Institute for Sociology - Details of Institute for Sociology
- Institute for Veterinary Physiology - Details of Institute for Veterinary Physiology
- Institute of Agricultural Engineering - Details of Institute of Agricultural Engineering
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology - Details of Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology
- Institute of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Physiology - Details of Institute of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Physiology
- Institute of Applied Microbiology - Details of Institute of Applied Microbiology
- Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology - Details of Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology
- Institute of General Botany - Details of Institute of General Botany
- Institute of Geography - Details of Institute of Geography
- Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management - Details of Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management
- Institute of Parasitology - Details of Institute of Parasitology
- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Details of Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Institute of Physiology - Details of Institute of Physiology
- Institute of Soil Sciences and Soil Conservation - Details of Institute of Soil Sciences and Soil Conservation
- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology - Details of Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
- Institute of Veterinary Food Science - Details of Institute of Veterinary Food Science
- Institute of Veterinary Pathology - Details of Institute of Veterinary Pathology
- Institute of Virology - Details of Institute of Virology
- Instiute for business operations in agricultural and food business - Details of Instiute for business operations in agricultural and food business
- Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Gynäkologie und Andrologie der Groß- und Kleintiere mit Tierärztlicher Ambulanz - Details of Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Gynäkologie und Andrologie der Groß- und Kleintiere mit Tierärztlicher Ambulanz