Eine Kamera ist auf eine reflektierende Glasscheibe gerichtet.
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Portrait of Prof. Rolf Müller
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Mannich Medal for Rolf Müller

Prof. Rolf Müller, Scientific Director of the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology at Saarland University and scientist in the German

Participants at the founding event of the PKAMR
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Reconstitution of the Parliamentary Group against Antimicrobial Resistance

The Parliamentary Group against Antimicrobial Resistance (PKAMR) was reconstituted on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. It continues the work of the previous legislative period's parliamentary group. The

Profile of a man inspecting a lung X-ray image
© Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum

Drug-resistant tuberculosis: Urgent action required!

A new study with support from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) warns of the dawn of an extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) epidemic in Europe, threatening to leave

Structural representation of the binding of antibody 04_A06 to the HIV-1 surface protein
© Uniklinik Köln/Lutz Gieselmann

Antibody discovered that blocks almost all known HIV variants in neutralization assays

An international research team led by scientists from the DZIF at the University of Cologne has discovered an antibody that neutralizes the human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 in almost all tested

DZIF and ANRS on the ECTMIH 2025
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„Better health for all in a changing world“

The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the French National Agency for Research on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Emerging Infectious Diseases (ANRS MIE) were represented at this year's European

Prof. Stephan Urban in the laboratory; the Chris McGuigan Prize trophy is added to the left of the picture.
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Chris McGuigan Drug Discovery Award for Heidelberg virologist Stephan Urban

On September 18, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Stephan Urban, DZIF Professor of Translational Virology at Heidelberg University's Medical Faculty, was honored with the McGuigan Award for Distinguished Work in

Logo of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) on a blue-violet background with the words “START-UP FUND” and the icon of a light bulb containing a capsule.
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The German Center for Infection Research establishes a new funding initiative

The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is launching the DZIF Start-up Fund, a new funding initiative to support spin-offs in translational infection research. The fund aims to develop

A scanning electron microscope image showing a single red-stained T cell infected by numerous mustard-colored HIV particles adhering to its surface.
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How HIV enters the genome – Researchers identify previously unknown mechanism

Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 selects its integration targets in the human

Two house rats with black fur on straw
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From Miami to Berlin: a stowaway rat reveals hidden global health risks

In 2017, a Miami–Berlin flight took an unexpected turn when passengers spotted a rat on board. After landing, the rat was captured and handed over to scientists at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI

Ein Schwarz-Weiß-Portraitbild von Prof. Dr. Michael P. Manns
© Karin Kaiser/MHH

The DZIF mourns the loss of Professor Michael P. Manns

The former President of Hannover Medical School (MHH) and Clinical Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Prof. Michael P. Manns, passed away on 15 August 2025. Manns succumbed