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Though the Corona pandemic is not over yet, we should already start preparing for future pandemics. A look at what infection research can contribute.

02.12.2021

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HIOH

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The Helmholtz Institute for One Health is a new HZI location in Greifswald, linking research into human and animal health with environmental factors.

04.10.2021

HIOH

Illustration of SARS-CoV-2 virus binding (in red) to a human cell.

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Viruses have coexisted with mankind for a long time. The oldest genetic evidence of a viral disease shows that people already suffered from liver inflammation caused by hepatitis B viruses about 7,000 years ago. The genetic material of these viruses was found in teeth from this period, which were discovered in Saxony-Anhalt. Since then, many different viral diseases have appeared –and others, like smallpox, have disappeared forever. Newly emerging viruses, which have previously only spread in the animal kingdom, have been able to cross the species barrier and adapt to humans as new hosts. Since the end of 2019, the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2) has shown that nowadays such a virus can take over the whole world in a very short time.

01.03.2021

HZI Campus

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The Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics unit (PK/PD unit) at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig investigates the potential of drug candidates against pathogens, using special testing procedures. If the candidates pass these stringent preclinical tests, they stand a chance of being shortlisted for further development towards clinical testing.

06.05.2020

HZI Campus

Electron microscopic image of the bacterium Prosthecomicrobium hirschii in blue, green and red

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Electron microscopy (EM) is not some monotonous assembly-line job, because each assignment poses new challenges. A diverse range of things is magnified and examined, such as immune cells, algae or phages – the work is always different and always interesting. However, biological EM is only practiced by four specialists in Germany. One of these highly qualified experts is Manfred Rohde at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI).

09.12.2019

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We live our everyday lives together with countless microbes and viruses that could also infect us. The immune system prevents many attacks, but it needs our cooperation: Proper hygiene and regular vaccinations effectively protect against infections

22.11.2019

HZI Campus

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die Bundibugyo-Virusvariante entsteht. Forschende des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung hatten unlängst Hinweise gefunden , dass

07.10.2026

Medscape

... Lange, Leiterin der Abteilung Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig und Mitglied der Ständigen ...

07.10.2026

ZDFheute

... Lange, Leiterin der Abteilung Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig und Mitglied der Ständigen ...

07.10.2026

Der Tagesspiegel

in predictable ways. A new study from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig now shows that this picture is far

07.10.2026

Scienmag Science Magazine

... nicht isoliert wirken. Wie Forschende des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung (HZI) gemeinsam mit Teams der Universität ...

06.10.2026

Ad Hoc News

Recent research conducted by the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in collaboration with the European Molecular Biology

06.10.2026

Life Technology™

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

04.10.2026

schleswig-holstein.de

the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig, Germany. Their combined

04.10.2026

Scienmag Science Magazine

... die klinische Validität. Ein Forschungsteam des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung (HZI) hat mit „Metax“ nun einen ...

02.10.2026

Analytik.de

Mikrobiologen auch Kolleg*innen vom IST Austria und dem HZI in Braunschweig gehören: Inhibitoren von Aktin unterbinden diese dynamischen

01.10.2026

Science.apa.at

... der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover sowie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung tätig ist. Als Co-Autor ist zudem ...

30.09.2026

Ad Hoc News

also included Japanese microbiologists and collaborators from IST Austria and HZI Braunschweig (Germany), demonstrated that actin inhibitors

30.09.2026

Phys.org

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