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From 1 July 2023, Prof Josef Penninger takes over the Scientific Management of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). Here you can find content and background information for media coverage. [read more]
The coronaviruses are a family of viruses that includes a series of very different pathogens. These viruses usually infect mammals, rodents, and birds, but only few coronaviruses adapted to humans. They did this with great success: About one third of all typical "common colds" and some cases of diarrhoea as well are caused by these RNA Viruses, which are the largest of their kind. We have compiled more information about the coronaviruses for you.
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2023-11-28
The funding guideline for the establishment of German-Ukrainian cores of excellence in Ukraine was already initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research before the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition to the original intention of intensifying scientific collaboration between the two countries, the four cores of excellence funded now also…
2023-11-17
Bioinformatician Prof Alice McHardy uses computational techniques to research the human microbiome as well as viral and bacterial pathogens. She heads the department “Computational Biology for Infection Research” at BRICS (Braunschweig Integrated Center of Systems Biology), a joint institution of the HZI and Technische Universität Braunschweig. The department “Computational…
The digitalization of the life sciences opens up completely new potential for tackling common diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. The Center therefore focuses on linking research data, clinical data and patient care data, the use of artificial intelligence and causal methods in medicine. Causal methods make…
2023-11-16
The basis for the developed strategy to produce new active ingredients is the compound lignin. Lignin is a biopolymer found in plants and is responsible for their lignification and stability. Chemically, lignin is made up of a large number of various aromatic compounds that are linked together. If lignin is broken down into its individual building blocks, these can then be used to…
2023-11-09
At the DZIF General Assembly on 8 November 2023, Prof Thomas Pietschmann was unanimously elected as a new member of the five-person DZIF Executive Board. In addition to his roles at three closely linked DZIF member institutions — the HZI in Braunschweig and the MHH and TWINCORE in Hannover — Pietschmann has held a variety of other roles at the DZIF over many years. Among other…
