• Fungal taxonomy/isolation and identification of strains
• Cultivation of microorganisms
• Test system development, evaluation and conduction (in vitro/in vivo)
• Isolation, purification and identification of natural products
• Search for new lead compounds/structures
• Search for new proteins/enzymes
• Homologous and heterologous expression of proteins
• Purification and identification of proteins
• Mode of action studies: Identification of cellular and molecular targets of new compounds