Professor Stephan Becker, Director of Marburg Virology and Coordinator of the DZIF Thematic Translational Unit “Emerging Infections”, is experienced in dealing with highly contagious viruses. At the
Rapid and reliable diagnosis of paediatric tuberculosis is still an ongoing problem. The most important prerequisite for successful treatment of active tuberculosis is its early diagnosis. A team of
For the first time, the DZIF participates in the ICAAC, the world's largest conference on antimicrobial agents and infectious diseases. The conference takes place from September 6 to 9 in Washington D
Researchers in Germany and the U.S. have proven for the first time that specific individual cells of the immune system, termed central memory T cells, have all the essential characteristics of adult
At the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), researchers are working intensively to make available a vaccine against the dreaded MERScoronavirus as soon as possible. A candidate vaccine has
One of them speaks of “treasures, waiting to be found” while the other focuses on new “compounds”, but both Timo Niedermeyer and Leonard Kaysser mean the same thing and have a mutual goal: As
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing concern: Hospitals are increasingly being confronted with bacterial infections for which there is no cure. The frequent use of broad spectrum antibiotics, which
Malaria is still not under control despite numerous attempts. On the contrary: Resistance against the commonly used drugs is further impeding the fight against this dangerous infectious disease. This
A newly developed candidate drug against measles virus is effective in an animal model. During measles outbreaks, this compound may protect contacts of infected individuals from clinical signs and
It all began 20 years ago with Pekin duck breeding in Kirchheim near Heidelberg. At the time, duck was the model of choice for hepatitis B research, which Stephan Urban also used to discover a peptide
