Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung - Press Releases© 2010 Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschunghttp://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:31:58 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Verantwortlicher)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/uploads/tx_a21feeds/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/deinfo@helmholtz-hzi.de (Verantwortlicher)Pressemitteilungentx_libfeedcreatorhttp://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/cancer_research_award_for_hzi_scientist/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Prof. Dr. Lars Zender has received one of the most distinguished German cancer research awards. The Johann-Georg-Zimmermann Award, endowed with 10 000 Euro, highlights Zender’s findings on chronic liver damage and liver cancer development. Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) developed in livers after chronic infection with Hepatitis-B and -C virus. Zender is heading a research group at the... Prof. Dr. Lars Zender has received one of the most distinguished German cancer research awards. The Johann-Georg-Zimmermann Award, endowed with 10 000 Euro, highlights Zender’s findings on chronic liver damage and liver cancer development. Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) developed in livers after chronic infection with Hepatitis-B and -C virus. Zender is heading a research group at the... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1331%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/treasure_hunt_in_the_bacterial_genome/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de A research project aimed at finding new medical compounds in bacteria has now been granted financial support from Brussels. The European Research Council (ERC) will fund the work of Dr. Andriy Luzhetskyy, a junior scientist investigating the genetics of Actinomycetes. This particular group of microorganisms produces a variety of important natural products which play a pivotal role in modern... A research project aimed at finding new medical compounds in bacteria has now been granted financial support from Brussels. The European Research Council (ERC) will fund the work of Dr. Andriy Luzhetskyy, a junior scientist investigating the genetics of Actinomycetes. This particular group of microorganisms produces a variety of important natural products which play a pivotal role in modern... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1325%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/understanding_the_molecular_production_line/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de From deadly toxins to curative antibiotics: The polyketides, a class of biologically active compounds, comprise a multitude of metabolites from plants, fungi, bacteria and other organisms.  How does nature produce this remarkably broad spectrum? Researchers of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)... From deadly toxins to curative antibiotics: The polyketides, a class of biologically active compounds, comprise a multitude of metabolites from plants, fungi, bacteria and other organisms.  How does nature produce this remarkably broad spectrum? Researchers of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS)... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1303%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/das_koerpereigene_ueberwachungsprogramm_gegen_krebs/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. In the majority of cases hepatocellular carcinoma develops after liver damage due to chronic Hepatitis B- or C virus infections. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and Hanover Medical School have now revealed how an intact  immune system is able to recognize... Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. In the majority of cases hepatocellular carcinoma develops after liver damage due to chronic Hepatitis B- or C virus infections. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and Hanover Medical School have now revealed how an intact  immune system is able to recognize... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1279%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/the_exhausted_immune_defence/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de After an initial acute infection, Staphylococci can persist in our body for a long period of time leading to chronic disease. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have revealed why the body's defense mechanisms fail to completely eliminate the bacteria during a chronic infection. The continuous... After an initial acute infection, Staphylococci can persist in our body for a long period of time leading to chronic disease. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have revealed why the body's defense mechanisms fail to completely eliminate the bacteria during a chronic infection. The continuous... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1233%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/intimate_binding_to_intestinal_cells-1/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Every year infections with "entero-hemorrhagic Escherichia coli" bacteria (EHEC) keep researchers in industrialised countries busy. During an infection the bacteria colonize the intestinal mucosa and produce a toxin that causes bloody diarrhoea, leading to severe complications. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI)... Every year infections with "entero-hemorrhagic Escherichia coli" bacteria (EHEC) keep researchers in industrialised countries busy. During an infection the bacteria colonize the intestinal mucosa and produce a toxin that causes bloody diarrhoea, leading to severe complications. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI)... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1231%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/the_lung_in_a_cell_culture_model/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Following infections of lung cells through various pathogens in the culture dish: this is the goal of a new joint project of two Helmholtz research groups. The scientists are attempting to reconstruct lung cells from mice in a stable in vitro model, in order to conduct research on the intrusion of pathogens such as viruses and bacteria and to test new active pharmaceutical ingredients. The... Following infections of lung cells through various pathogens in the culture dish: this is the goal of a new joint project of two Helmholtz research groups. The scientists are attempting to reconstruct lung cells from mice in a stable in vitro model, in order to conduct research on the intrusion of pathogens such as viruses and bacteria and to test new active pharmaceutical ingredients. The... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1225%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/dirk_heinz_wird_hzi_geschaeftsfuehrer/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, has a new Scientific Director. The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has appointed the structural biologist Prof. Dirk Heinz with effect from August 1 as successor of Prof. Jürgen Wehland who passed away a year ago. Heinz has been acting Scientific Director... The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany, has a new Scientific Director. The German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has appointed the structural biologist Prof. Dirk Heinz with effect from August 1 as successor of Prof. Jürgen Wehland who passed away a year ago. Heinz has been acting Scientific Director... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1217%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/molecular_tricks_of_the_motile_malaria_pathogen/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de It infects men and mosquitoes, changes its form multiple times, and moves very elegantly and rapidly through the body of its host: Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, shows an astonishing versatility and motility. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) have now investigated the molecular basis behind this... It infects men and mosquitoes, changes its form multiple times, and moves very elegantly and rapidly through the body of its host: Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, shows an astonishing versatility and motility. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) have now investigated the molecular basis behind this... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1215%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/hide_and_seek_in_the_tumour/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Salmonella bacteria cause several diseases – however, they have features that make them very interesting for cancer medicine: The germs migrate into tumours and lead to the death of aberrant cells. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung) in Braunschweig, Germany, now discovered that Salmonella form communities within the tumour.... Salmonella bacteria cause several diseases – however, they have features that make them very interesting for cancer medicine: The germs migrate into tumours and lead to the death of aberrant cells. Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung) in Braunschweig, Germany, now discovered that Salmonella form communities within the tumour.... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1207%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/epidemiologist_gerard_krause_to_head_new_department_at_hzi/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de How infectious diseases spread throughout the population and how one can take countermeasures against this dissemination: these issues are a source of concern for Prof. Gérard Krause, one of the leading epidemiologists in Germany. Krause, who is employed as an expert at the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) in Berlin, will also supervise new scientific projects from now on in Braunschweig und Hanover.... How infectious diseases spread throughout the population and how one can take countermeasures against this dissemination: these issues are a source of concern for Prof. Gérard Krause, one of the leading epidemiologists in Germany. Krause, who is employed as an expert at the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) in Berlin, will also supervise new scientific projects from now on in Braunschweig und Hanover.... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1195%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/innovative_vaccines_with_nanotechnology/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de HCVAX is a European joint project that reaches out to develop a vaccine against hepatitis C based on nanotechnology. The German Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig and its department “Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology” is now a part of the transnational consortium with researchers from Germany, France and Switzerland. More... HCVAX is a European joint project that reaches out to develop a vaccine against hepatitis C based on nanotechnology. The German Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, HZI) in Braunschweig and its department “Vaccinology and Applied Microbiology” is now a part of the transnational consortium with researchers from Germany, France and Switzerland. More... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1163%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/virtual_institute_investigates_virus_infections/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Understanding the tricks and survival strategies of viruses to effectively combat them: That is the goal of the virtual institute VISTRIE that received its funding commitment today. VISTRIE, which stands for “Viral Strategies of Immune Evasion”, is a joint program grant with independent management structures receiving funding by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Coordinated... Understanding the tricks and survival strategies of viruses to effectively combat them: That is the goal of the virtual institute VISTRIE that received its funding commitment today. VISTRIE, which stands for “Viral Strategies of Immune Evasion”, is a joint program grant with independent management structures receiving funding by the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Coordinated... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1161%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/dringend_gesucht_neue_medikamente-1/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Sie suchen neue Wirkstoffe gegen Infektionskrankheiten und optimieren sie für den Einsatz als Medikament: die Wissenschaftler aus Naturstoffforschung, medizinischer Chemie und der Erforschung des Wirkstofftransportes. Am 16. Juni 2011 treffen sie sich zum Austausch ihrer jüngsten Erkenntnisse im Saarland. Dann richtet das Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS) das... Sie suchen neue Wirkstoffe gegen Infektionskrankheiten und optimieren sie für den Einsatz als Medikament: die Wissenschaftler aus Naturstoffforschung, medizinischer Chemie und der Erforschung des Wirkstofftransportes. Am 16. Juni 2011 treffen sie sich zum Austausch ihrer jüngsten Erkenntnisse im Saarland. Dann richtet das Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS) das... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1153%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/friendly_fire_within_the_lungs/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Cigarette smoke or a high level of exposure to dust damages our lungs – cells of the immune system are activated within the sensitive respiratory tract and by mistake can attack the healthy pulmonary tissue. This so-called auto-immune reaction can lead to serious chronic inflammations. In a current study researchers at the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig succeeded in... Cigarette smoke or a high level of exposure to dust damages our lungs – cells of the immune system are activated within the sensitive respiratory tract and by mistake can attack the healthy pulmonary tissue. This so-called auto-immune reaction can lead to serious chronic inflammations. In a current study researchers at the Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig succeeded in... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1135%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/german_and_indian_researchers_unite_to_fight_diseases/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de To enable research findings to be used for the treatment of patients more quickly: this is the main aim of an agreement which German and Indian scientists have now concluded in New Delhi. The Helmholtz Association and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) want to set up joint projects which combine basic and clinical research and thus advance the fight against infections and other... To enable research findings to be used for the treatment of patients more quickly: this is the main aim of an agreement which German and Indian scientists have now concluded in New Delhi. The Helmholtz Association and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) want to set up joint projects which combine basic and clinical research and thus advance the fight against infections and other... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1133%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/salmonella_utilise_multiple_modes_of_infection/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have discovered a new, hitherto unknown mechanism of Salmonella invasion into gut cells: In this entry mode, the bacteria exploit the muscle power of cells to be pulled into the host cell cytoplasm. Thus, the strategies Salmonella use to infect cells are more complex than previously thought. According to... Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have discovered a new, hitherto unknown mechanism of Salmonella invasion into gut cells: In this entry mode, the bacteria exploit the muscle power of cells to be pulled into the host cell cytoplasm. Thus, the strategies Salmonella use to infect cells are more complex than previously thought. According to... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1086%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/krankheitserreger_studieren_und_bekaempfen_gemeinsam_und_deutschlandweit/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Die Expertise führender Wissenschaftler bündeln und gemeinsam neue Strategien gegen Krankheitserreger entwickeln: Das ist der Auftrag des „Deutschen Zentrums für Infektionsforschung“ (DZIF), dessen Gründung und Zusammensetzung das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung heute bekannt gegeben hat. Das deutschlandweite Netzwerk umfasst Partner aus der universitären und der... Die Expertise führender Wissenschaftler bündeln und gemeinsam neue Strategien gegen Krankheitserreger entwickeln: Das ist der Auftrag des „Deutschen Zentrums für Infektionsforschung“ (DZIF), dessen Gründung und Zusammensetzung das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung heute bekannt gegeben hat. Das deutschlandweite Netzwerk umfasst Partner aus der universitären und der... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1084%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/a_better_understanding_of_the_ageing_immune_system/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Our society gets older, people live longer. The price we pay: infectious diseases can easier overcome the immune system. Like all organs, the immune system does not function flawlessly in old age. A new collaboration of university and non-university research institutes and two companies is investigating why our immune defence is getting weaker when we become old. The project “GERONTOSHIELD”,... Our society gets older, people live longer. The price we pay: infectious diseases can easier overcome the immune system. Like all organs, the immune system does not function flawlessly in old age. A new collaboration of university and non-university research institutes and two companies is investigating why our immune defence is getting weaker when we become old. The project “GERONTOSHIELD”,... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1066%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/full_throttle_on_the_dna/Press Releases from www.helmholtz-hzi.de Millions of Germans suffer from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, diabetes or chronic intestinal inflammation: the body’s defence system raises a false alarm and starts to attack its own body cells. The reasons for such overreactions are diverse and have not been understood completely until now. Therapies can only cure the symptoms. In collaboration with the Charité in Berlin and the... Millions of Germans suffer from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism, diabetes or chronic intestinal inflammation: the body’s defence system raises a false alarm and starts to attack its own body cells. The reasons for such overreactions are diverse and have not been understood completely until now. Therapies can only cure the symptoms. In collaboration with the Charité in Berlin and the... Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100info@helmholtz-hzi.de (Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung)http://www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/news_public_relation/press_releases/view/article/complete/%3Cspan%20class%3D%22tx-list-pi-uid%22%3E1042%20%3C%2Fspan%3E/