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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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Booster vaccination strengthens existing defences
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is constantly mutating. As a result, vaccines become less effective and need to be regularly adapted. This was the case in 2025 with the JN.1 variant. An interdisciplinary team from Hannover...
17.08.2026
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Biodiversity as the Basis for New Drugs
Most antibiotics used clinically are based on natural compounds produced by bacteria and other microorganisms. At the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), researchers are using soil-dwelling...
12.08.2026
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HZI Podcast: How mucus protects against infections
At first glance, mucus sounds more unpleasant than essential. In fact, it forms an important protective layer on our mucous membranes: It transports dirt, bacteria, and viruses out of the body and makes it difficult for...
23.07.2026
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Banin Mamita
Intern
Biological Codes of Pathogens
HZI Campus
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Emine Berra Dogdu
Intern
Biological Codes of Pathogens
HZI Campus
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Fabricio Sebastian Arias Espinoza
Student Assistant
Biological Codes of Pathogens
HZI Campus
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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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Dr Dr Theresa Graalmann

Dr Dr Theresa Graalmann +49 511 220027-222 E-Mail Theresa Graalmann is a clinician scientist in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology at Hannover Medical School (MHH) and the principal investigator of the research group…

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Infection research saves lives—Please support HZI with a donation

Your Donation to Research Donations and Support © HZI/Verena Meier An HZI researcher at work Support research, innovation, and translation at Germany’s largest nonprofit research institution dedicated to infection research. The…

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