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Environmental factors such as chemical pollutants, psychosocial stressors, and antibiotics as well as an unhealthy diet affect the human immune system and microbiome. They can contribute to an increased risk of infection, reduced immune resilience, and an altered immune response to vaccination. To date, there has been little research into how these factors affect viral immune responses in pregnant women as well as in children and adolescents. The aim of the EMVIC collaborative project is to close this gap using data from the LiNA mother–child cohort of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). The project is coordinated by the UFZ with participation from the University of Leipzig, Hannover Medical School, and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), and will start on 1 July.

22.06.2026

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The Friends of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and Technische Universität Braunschweig have awarded Prof. Dr. Craig M. Crews (Yale University, USA) the 2026 Inhoffen Medal. Craig Crews is regarded as a pioneer of innovative therapeutic approaches. The Inhoffen Medal recognises outstanding scientific achievements in the field of organic chemistry and drug discovery. The award ceremony took place as part of the 31st Hans Herloff Inhoffen Lecture at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Braunschweig on 11 June 2026.

12.06.2026

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HIPS

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The European Vaccines Hub (EVH) for Pandemic Readiness convened its annual consortium meeting at the Old University of the Marburg University, in Marburg, Germany, from May 19 to 21, 2026. The EVH is a pan-European public private partnership co-funded under the EU4Health program by the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) on behalf of the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (DG HERA) of the European Commission. The Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) is an affiliated entity of the initiative and leads a work package on data management and AI.

10.06.2026

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Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) have demonstrated that larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) are suitable as an alternative infection model for investigating the pathogenicity of bacteria on a larger scale. This could significantly reduce animal testing on mammals in the future. The results of the study were published in “The Lancet Microbe”.

08.06.2026

HIOH

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Bacteria fend off invading viruses with molecular scissors that slice up viral DNA — a system called CRISPR that holds immense promise for gene editing therapies. But viruses can fight back with a molecular trick that stops the scissors from ever being made. Writing in the journal Nature, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF, USA) in cooperation with researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig describe how a viral “anti-CRISPR” protein sits on the bacteria’s protein assembly line — which is known as a ribosome — and jams it as a CRISPR protein named Cas12 begins to form. This triggers the ribosome’s quality control mechanism to destroy the emerging protein, along with its messenger RNA (mRNA) blueprint. HIRI is a site of the HZI in cooperation with the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU).

02.06.2026

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HIRI

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Have you ever wondered where our medicines actually come from? The answer often lies right beneath our feet, in the hidden world of bacteria and fungi. At Lower Saxony Day 2026, you can dive into the fascinating world of microorganisms with the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and discover how nature helps us in the fight against infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance. The HZI will be represented at the state mile on Kurt-Schumacher-Straße at the booth of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK). The public festival will take place from June 12–14, 2026, in Braunschweig.

29.05.2026

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HZI in the media

international institutions including Trinity College Dublin, the Helmholtz Institute for One Health, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne,

04.09.2026

News Medical

... der TU Braunschweig und Gruppenleitern am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI).

Wie DNA-Viren dem ...

04.09.2026

Regional Heute

... verfügbaren genomischen Ressourcen erheblich. HIPS ist ein Standort des Helmholtz- Zentrums für Infektionsforschung in Zusammenarbeit ...

04.09.2026

Bochumer-Zeitung

Technische Universität Braunschweig, das HZI – Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig sowie die Medizinische Hochschule ...

03.09.2026

Regierungsportal M-V

... des Exzellenzclusters RESIST und des Helmholtz-Instituts für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI) in Würzburg haben nun ...

03.09.2026

Bio M

... die präzise Zerspanung großer Bauteile. Das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig und die Medizinische Hochschule ...

01.09.2026

Regionalupdate.de

... zunehmen. Mit der Gründung des HIOH im Jahr 2021 als Standort des Braunschweiger Helmholtz-Zentrums für ...

31.08.2026

Management & Krankenhaus

Wie man sich mit Mpox anstecken kann und warum sich Personen mit häufig wechselnden Sexpartnern impfen lassen sollten.

28.08.2026

Apotheken Umschau

... des neuen Forschungsgebäudes des Helmholtz-Instituts für One Health (HIOH) in Greifswald (Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald) gelegt

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28.08.2026

Tagesschau

How Bacteria Develop Resistance to Antisense Antibiotics—and How Future Therapies Can Be Made Less Susceptible to It

28.08.2026

Bionity.COM

Infection Research; the RESIST Cluster of Excellence; and the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg has

27.08.2026

Phys.org

... Arbeiten am Universitätsklinikum Köln und am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung startet nun die Entwicklung und GMP- ...

26.08.2026

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