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the German Center for Infection Research

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DZIF is doing research in nine areas:

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Microscopic image of a diverse community of gut bacteria in various shapes and artificially colored hues on a dark background.
© Maier Lab (Lisa Maier, Anne Grießhammer, Leonardo Boldt), Tübingen Structural Microscopy Core Facility (Michaela Wilsch-Bräuninger, Stefan Fischer); Kolorierung/Coloring: Elke Neudert
View of the world map with red markings indicating the latitudes and regions for which analyses of the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 lines are available. SARS-CoV-2 viruses are symbolically distributed across the world map.
© CoVerage; CDC/Alissa Eckert, Dan Higgins

Data-driven detection of concerning SARS-CoV-2 variants months in advance

Since the start of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, several variants of the virus have developed into Variants of Concern (VOCs), as classified by the World Health Organization (WHO). VOCs are virus variants
Group photo of PanACEA, a successful European-African TB trials consortium that developed trial capacity in many African countries.
© PanACEA consortium

Safe alternatives to toxic tuberculosis drug linezolid

Two international clinical studies led by PD Dr. Norbert Heinrich from the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LMU University Hospital Munich and conducted with international
The logo of the DZIF Academy is shown at the top left and an icon of a certificate can be seen on the right of the image.
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Apply now: DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2025

The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is again offering the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research. Scientists can apply to the DZIF Academy until 6 October 2025. A prize of 5,000
Single E. coli rod bacteria in an electron micrograph
© HZI/Mathias Müsken

Multiresistant intestinal bacteria: Displacement through food competition

If an intestinal inhabitant such as the bacterium Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) becomes resistant to many antibiotics, it can cause serious health problems if it enters the bloodstream. How can such

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Research in Focus

Our Partner Sites

Research areas
Contact person

Dr. Silke Hartmann

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

Bonn - Köln

Research areas
Contact person

Prof. Dr. Achim Hörauf

University Hospital Bonn
Deputy Partner Site Speaker Bonn-Köln
Deputy Coordinator Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases

Dr. Ullrich Bethe

University Hospital Cologne
Project Manager Clinical Trial Office (CTO)
Interim Partner Site Manager Cologne
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
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