HZI magazine "InFact"

For many years, InFact has been the magazine of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and since 2017 it has been publicly available on the HZI homepage for everyone who is interested. In reports, interviews and portraits, we provide information about research projects, the research strategy and also about the people at the various HZI locations. Have fun reading the InFact!

Editorial

Dear readers,

2023 saw major changes in the management of the HZI: In January, Christian Scherf took over the administrative leadership of the centre, and in July, Dirk Heinz handed over the position as Scientific Director to Josef Penninger after 13 years. The first steps taken by the new management duo include adjusting the centre‘s research priorities and establishing new research groups at the Braunschweig Science Campus. Both are pursuing the goal of establishing the HZI as a world-leading centre for infection research. In our interview, you will get to know Christian Scherf and Josef Penninger better and find out how they want to lead the HZI to the top. One of the future research topics at the HZI is personalised medicine. Therapies are to be tailored more and more precisely to patients, because every individual reacts differently to an infection or medical treatment. You can read why gender plays an important role in the development of personalised therapies from page 6 onwards. Vaccinations are frequently the subject of lively - and in many cases emotionally charged - discussions, which are often based on false expectations. We asked what a vaccination can really achieve - and what it cannot. I wish you a pleasant read!

Andreas Fischer
Editor-in-chief

Issue No. 01/2023

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