FWF Special Research Program ‘Meiosis‘ extended

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) has approved the prolongation of the Special Research Program (SFB) ‘Meiosis’, coordinated by Perutz Group Leader Verena Jantsch-Plunger, extending the collaborative project from 2026 to 2030. Originally launched in 2022, the SFB brings together nine research groups across Austria and Germany to study the fundamental mechanisms of meiotic recombination and genome haploidization, with a total funding volume of more than €8.8 million across both funding periods. Five labs from the Perutz are involved in the consortium, underscoring the institute’s strong contribution to this interdisciplinary effort.