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Fusobacteria, which are part of the oral microbiome, are suspected of playing a role in cancer progression. Scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) are working on innovative...

29.04.2025

Dr. Arnaud Carpentier and Frauke Lange in the lab

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Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infects the liver and causes severe inflammation. According to WHO estimates, 12 million people worldwide are infected with HDV. Currently, there are only a few treatment options. A team of...

25.04.2025

Tile for the podcast InFact on the topic of organoids

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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...

23.04.2025

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Prof Dr Jörg Vogel

Head of Research Group

RNA Biology of bacterial infections

HIRI

+49 931 31 82575 E-Mail

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Konstanze Luckhardt

Scientist

Innovative Organoid Research

HZI Campus

+49 5316181-3773 E-Mail

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Dr Vanessa Melhorn

Team Lead

Epidemiology

HZI Campus

+49 531 6181-3120 E-Mail

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Dr Vanessa Melhorn

Dr Vanessa Melhorn Team Lead +49 531 6181-3120 E-Mail Vanessa Melhorn is a senior expert and scientific coordinator responsible for the project management of various scientific projects in the Department of Epidemiology at the…

Stefanie Castell

Dr Stefanie Castell Team Lead +49 531 6181-3104 E-Mail Dr. Stefanie Castell is Deputy Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Head of the Research Group “Climate, Cohorts and PIA” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection…

Prof. Dr. Franziska Faber

Prof Dr Franziska Faber Research Group Leader +49 931 31 86280 E-Mail Franziska Faber studied biology at the Martin-Luther University (Halle/Saale, Germany). Her doctoral work at the Robert Koch Institute (Wernigerode, Germany)…

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