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Till Strowig

Microbial Immune Regulation
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Anna K. H. Hirsch

Drug Design and Optimization
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Fabian Leendertz

Ecology and Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases
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Schematic graphic on a dark blue background showing the AI-supported protein design process from left to right. On the left, a glowing blue protein structure made of ribbons and helices is shown, with one region highlighted by a dashed orange outline. An arrow leads to a box containing a neural network symbol with blue and orange nodes. A second arrow leads to a newly generated golden protein domain made of helices and loops. The labels below read "Protein context", "AI model" and "Generated protein domain". Image AI-edited.
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Artificial intelligence aids in the development of new active ingredients
New active ingredients for drugs to treat infections, cancer, or other serious diseases are often based on substances originally discovered in microorganisms, plants, or other living organisms. Producing or improving...
21.10.2026
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ERC Starting Grant for bacteriophage research
Bacteriophages are viruses that exclusively infect bacteria and are therefore considered a promising treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections. The annual World Phage Day on October 22 also highlights this...
20.10.2026
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New WHO recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a new position paper on COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Henning Jacobsen, a researcher in the department “Viral Immunology” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research...
13.10.2026
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Dr Haifa El Kilani
Postdoc
Structure and Function of Proteins
HZI Campus
+49 531 6181-4554
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Portrait Dr Elisabeth Denecke
Dr Elisabeth Denecke
Postdoc
Bacterial Infection Ecology
HZI Campus
+49 531 6181-4704
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Wei-Hong Winston Liu
PhD Student
Chemical Biology
HZI Campus
+49 531 6181-3407
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Dr Alina Loriani Fard

Dr Alina Loriani Fard Head of technology platform +49 531 6181-3851 E-Mail Dr Alina Loriani Fard studied veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and graduated in 2017. She subsequently worked for…

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Dr. Christiane Brause

Dr Christiane Brause Research Group Leader +49 531 6181-3450 E-Mail Driven by her interest in science, Christiane Brause (formerly Christiane Iserman) studied Electro- and Information Technology and Biology and was selected to…

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Iana Fedorova

Dr Iana Fedorova Research Group Leader E-Mail Iana Fedorova studied biophysics at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University in Russia. During her PhD, she worked in Professor Konstantin Severinov's Laboratory at…

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