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News

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DZIF mourns the death of Professor Tobias Welte

Professor Tobias Welte, a scientist at the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), died on Sunday after a short, serious illness. We are deeply

Prof. Dr. Anna Hirsch und Dr. Walid A. M. Elagher
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Breathing easy thanks to new antibiotics

New active substances for the treatment of resistant bacteria are needed more urgently than ever – yet only few candidates make the leap from research to clinical application. To facilitate precisely

Impfstoffentwicklung
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Therapeutic Vaccine for Chronic Hepatitis B Enters Clinical Trial

TherVacB, a novel therapeutic vaccine to combat chronic hepatitis B, entered the first clinical trial. The vaccine was designed and developed under the leadership of Helmholtz Munich. This phase 1a

Tubercle bacilli
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Developing novel strategies against tuberculosis and malaria

Tuberculosis and malaria are among the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide and are increasingly spreading, not least due to climate change. In both cases, antimicrobial resistance renders

Für eine offene und demokratische Gesellschaft
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For an open and democratic society

The wave of protests against right-wing extremism, with demonstrations in many different locations in Germany, has been going on for around a month. This was triggered by disclosures made by the

Tuberkulosemedikamente
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New active agent for the treatment of tuberculosis

A recent clinical study shows that ganfeborole could be a promising candidate for the safe and effective treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Using microbiological testing and innovative imaging

Die Epidemiologin Dr. Berit Lange ist nun Mitglied der STIKO.
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DZIF scientist Berit Lange appointed to the German Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO)

The German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) has appointed new members to the Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO). Among the 19 experts is Dr Berit Lange, acting head of the department

Video conference with the V.N. Karazin University in Kharkiv, Ukraine..
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DZIF tuberculosis researchers help Ukrainian partner university

"How can we support our Ukrainian partners in times of war?"—This was the question posed by DZIF scientist Professor Christoph Lange and his colleagues from the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung

11 February—International Day of Women and Girls in Science

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated every year on 11 February. Women are still underrepresented worldwide and particularly in the German science system: at 29.4 per cent

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Xiretsa wins INCATE stage II funding: Boosting a new class of antibiotics

The INCubator for Antibacterial Therapies in Europe, INCATE, aims to support innovators in the early stages of developing therapies in the field of antimicrobial resistance. The German Center for