An animal model is a non-human animal species used in biomedical research because it can mimic aspects of a biological process or disease that occur in humans.
At the DZIF, EBV research has been ongoing for years. Now a promising vaccine candidate is passing from the laboratory to quality assured production. Subsequently, preclinical and early clinical
Scientists from the universities of Greifswald, Tübingen and Munich are working with the company HYpharm GmbH to develop a drug to combat the dreaded hospital pathogenStaphylococcus aureus. The
Research has been called to develop drugs, vaccines and testing methods as quickly as possible to fight the SARS-coronavirus-2. A fast-track procedure has made additional funding available to
Gülşah Gabriel and Stefan Niemann impressed the judges with their scientific work: The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is awarding them both a translational infection research prize worth
Measles infections are not harmless – they can cause disease courses that may be of fatal outcome. Researchers of the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) in co-operation with researchers from the UK and the
The discovery of an unusual hepatitis B virus from shrews offers new opportunities of better understanding the chronic progression of the disease. International research teams were able to demonstrate
Salmonellainfections can have serious consequences for certain high-risk groups, such as young children, the elderly and individuals whose immune systems are functionally compromised.Most people
Developing a new medication usually takes more than ten years. Out of the several thousand substances investigated in basic and pre-clinical research, only one or two candidates are approved by