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The word “impfen” (German word for vaccines) spelled out using dice with individual letters, arranged on a vaccination certificate

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According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), vaccinations have saved more than 150 million lives over the past 50 years. However, their development would not have been possible without the use of animal testing. On April 24, these two topics converge: This day marks both World Laboratory Animal Day and the start of the WHO’s World Immunization Week. At the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), researchers in the project ENDURIVAC are developing an innovative vaccine technology that could eliminate the need for boosters in the long term. In their research, they also use animal testing to assess the vaccine’s efficacy and safety.

24.04.2026

HZI Campus

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Today, around 35 students in grades 5 through 9 visited the Helmholtz Center for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig to gain insight into the work of a modern research institution. They had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the exciting world of science across a total of seven different groups and departments.

23.04.2026

HZI Campus

TWINCORE

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On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, State Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR), Dr. Rolf-Dieter Jungk, visited the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig. Led by HZI Directors Prof. Josef Penninger and Christian Scherf, as well as Prof. Theresia Stradal, spokesperson for the HZI campus in Braunschweig, he gained a comprehensive insight into the center’s cutting-edge research. The visit focused on the junior research research groups of the BMFTR-funded MICROSTAR program as well as the HZI’s organoid platform.

23.04.2026

HZI Campus

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Joint pain, skin changes, extreme fatigue – and often no clear diagnosis for years: collagen diseases can present in a wide variety of ways and place a significant burden on those affected. In these rare inflammatory rheumatic conditions, the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, particularly the connective tissue. As virtually any organ can be affected, collagen diseases can, in the worst-case scenario, become life-threatening. A project by Hannover Medical School (MHH), TWINCORE – Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) is now developing more accurate diagnoses for better treatments of collagen diseases.

21.04.2026

TWINCORE

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A recent study from Hannover provides important insights into the understanding and future treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Researchers from the Hannover Medical School (MHH), the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), TWINCORE and the Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM) have demonstrated that a previously little-noticed group of immune cells – so-called γδ T cells – plays a central role in controlling the viral infection. The study was published in the journal Gut. TWINCORE and CiiM are joint institutions of the HZI and the MHH.

20.04.2026

TWINCORE

CiiM

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In March 2026, the Europe-wide doctoral program “UNLIMITED – Understanding Lipid Immunometabolism to Treat Disease” was launched under the leadership of the University Medical Center Mainz. In cooperation with the Technische Universität Braunschweig, a doctoral position will also be established in a research group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). The project is funded by the European Commission under the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) with a total of 4.5 million euros and is one of 149 doctoral networks currently funded across the EU.

16.04.2026

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Lange, Leiterin der Abteilung Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig erwartet insgesamt einen typischen

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Wiesbadener Kurier

... Technischen Universität Braunschweig, Forschungsgruppenleiter am Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung.

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Radio38

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ARD Mediathek

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Tagesschau

... Team der MHH beteiligen sich das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, das Fraunhofer-Institut für Toxikologie und ...

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... leitete er eine Forschungsgruppe am Helmholtz-Institut für RNA-basierte Infektionsforschung (HIRI) in Würzburg.

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02.11.2026

Management & Krankenhaus

"Trump ist eine Bedrohung für die Demokratie und Freiheit. Eine Rückkehr in die USA ist beruflich keine Option mehr", so Biologin Dr. Elsa Anderson. Forschenden droht in den USA in der zweiten Amtszeit von Donald Trump der Verlust ihrer wissenschaftlichen Freiheit, sie suchen des

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arte

... nach dem Saarland benannt.

Seit gut drei Jahren läuft das vom Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung ...

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Tagesschau

... ist Leiterin der Abteilung Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI) und Mitglied der Ständigen Impfkommission ...

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Focus Online

von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen und des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung zwei bislang unbekannte Naturstoffe entdeckt. Die

30.10.2026

Bionity.COM

Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and its Saarland University partner site, the Helmholtz Institute for

27.10.2026

Scienmag Science Magazine

experimental and modeling study led by scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig. The researchers found that

26.10.2026

Bioengineer.org

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