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Teaser for the podcast episode with Kristin Metzdorf
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Organoids are a pioneering tool in biomedical research. These tiny, organ-like cell structures are grown from stem cells and open up completely new possibilities for studying infectious diseases in human tissue. In this episode of the HZI podcast InFact, Dr Kristin Metzdorf, Deputy Head of the Department “Innovative Organoid Research” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), explains why these “mini-organs” are ideal for studying the interplay of the host with viruses or bacteria.
23.04.2025
Samples on dry ice.
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The Helmholtz Association is pooling its commitment to prevention research with the launch of the Helmholtz Health Prevention Task Force. In a strategy paper published in Nature Medicine, the expert committee outlines initial concepts for more effectively integrating prevention into medical practice.
22.04.2025
Felix Deschner in the lab
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The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome these resistances, drugs with novel mode of action are urgently needed. Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) have now uncovered the mode of action of a promising class of natural products – the chlorotonils. These molecules simultaneously target the bacterial cell membrane and the bacteria’s ability to produce proteins, enabling them to break through resistance. The team published its findings in the journal Cell Chemical Biology.
15.04.2025
Future Day
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Today, around 60 schoolchildren from grades 5 to 9 visited the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig to gain an insight into the work of a modern research institution. They were able to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of science in a total of eight different departments.
03.04.2025
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On March 17 and 18, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the INFRALINK network took place at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig. Six partner institutions will establish a network to facilitate infection research between the public health service and research institutions. The project is being funded by the Volkswagen Foundation with 500,000 euros.
02.04.2025
Josef Penninger
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Science is currently facing major challenges in the United States – and with noticeable impacts on Europe. Research budgets have been and continue to be cut and jobs lost, even in key areas such as health and infectious diseases. A viewpoint from Josef Penninger, Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research.
01.04.2025

HZI in the media

... ” Seit Mai 2025 im Humanprogramm des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung (HZI), Dr. Max Kellner-Leiter der jungen ...

25.09.2025
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Die heutigen Nachrichten

” (Vico) within the Human program at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI).the‌ Vico group continues to investigate resilience

25.09.2025
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World Today News

Forschende des Helmholtz-Instituts für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI), einem Standort des Braunschweiger Helmholtz-Zentrums für ...

19.09.2025
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Verband Deutscher Biologen e.V.

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Researchers at the HIRI, a site of the Braunschweig Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI), in cooperation with the Julius

19.09.2025
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NewsBreak

... ihr Team vom Helmholtz-Institut für One Health (HIOH) in Greifswald – einem Standort des Helmholtz-Zentrums ...

18.09.2025
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Management & Krankenhaus

... der TU Braunschweig, dem Braunschweig Integrated Centre of Systems Biology (BRICS) und dem Helmholtz-Zentrum für ...

15.09.2025
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DeutschesGesundheitsPortal

Das Institut ist ein Teil des rennommierten Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung ...

11.09.2025
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NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk

... gearbeitet werden soll. Greifswald (dpa/mv) - In einem eigenen Gebäude sollen Forscher des Helmholtz-Instituts ...

11.09.2025
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n-tv

Direktor des Helmholtz-Instituts für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI) in Würzburg, einem Standort des Braunschweiger Helmholtz- ...

11.09.2025
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MTA Dialog

Studie und Hersteller des Prüfpräparats. Das Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS) war bei ...

11.09.2025
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Kölner News Journal

at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) and the Institute of Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB) in Würzburg has

10.09.2025
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Phys.org

Leiter der Abteilung Chemische Biologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig www.helmholtz-hzi.de ...

10.09.2025
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BR Bayerischer Rundfunk

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