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the German Center for Infection Research

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The picture shows a large group of people in a modern lecture hall. Many of the participants are wearing name tags on blue ribbons. In the foreground, there is a sign that reads “Welcome! DZIF Annual Meeting 2023”.
© U. Pucknat | info@pucknas.pictures

Focus on infection research: Press invitation to the Joint Annual Meeting of DGI and DZIF, February 13-15 in Munich

More than 400 experts from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) will meet in Munich from February 13-15, 2025 for their Joint Annual
DZIF Spendenaktion &Julia
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17,000 times thank you!

In December 2024, Hamburg-based live entertainment company Stage Entertainment launched a fundraising campaign as part of the pop musical “& Julia”. The aim of the campaign was to raise funds for HIV
Electron micrograph of a hepatitis C virus particle.
© Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, The Rockefeller University/via Wikimedia Commons

A major step for HCV research

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, cannot be infected which makes the search for a vaccine against HCV extremely
Yellow-orange virus particles in the middle of blue-stained cell tissue
© NIAID/NIH

Faster response to new virus variants

Viruses are masters at disguise. When they are pushed too far by our immune system, they send new virus variants into play that are no longer recognized by immune cells. They escape our immune system

DZIF promotes podcast:

Infektiopod

Listen in: In each episode, a three-person team consisting of initiator Dr. Till Koch, Dr. Annette Hennigs and Dr. Elena Terhalle discuss specific diseases and current research findings. The current episode 91 focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infections.

Das Bild zeigt das dreiköpfige Infektiopod-Team, das vor einer Hafenlandschaft in Hamburg steht. Alle drei Personen lächeln in die Kamera. Links steht Annette Hennigs mit einem blauen ärmellosen Oberteil, in der Mitte Elena Terhalle mit lockigem, schulterlangem Haar und einem schwarzen T-Shirt, und rechts Till Koch mit kurzem Haar, einem blauen Poloshirt und tätowierten Armen. Im Hintergrund sind Kräne und Gebäude am Wasser zu sehen. Oben Links ist das Infektiopod-Logo zu sehen.
© Nils Hedinger

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Research in Focus

Our Partner Sites

Location

Bonn - Köln

Research areas
Contact person

Prof. Dr. Oliver Cornely

University Hospital Cologne
Coordinator Product Development
Coordinator Clinical Trial Office (CTO)
Partner Site Speaker Bonn-Cologne

Prof. Dr. Achim Hörauf

University Hospital Bonn
Deputy Partner Site Speaker Bonn-Köln
Deputy Coordinator Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Research areas
Contact person
Location

Heidelberg

Research areas
Contact person

Prof. Dr. Stephan Urban

Heidelberg University
Deputy Coordinator Hepatitis
DZIF Professor "Translational Virology"
Partner Site Speaker Heidelberg
Research areas
Contact person

Dr. Silke Hartmann

Hannover Medical School
Partner Site Manager Hannover - Braunschweig
Project Manager Community-Acquired Infections at Mucosal Interfaces
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