(26/11/2014) Virologist Stephan Urban from the University of Heidelberg will receive the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research, worth 5000 Euros. It will be awarded for the first time at the
Researchers at the University of Tübingen are testing an Ebolavaccine in healthy adults in Gabon. The first voluntary trial participants are being vaccinated today.
A clinical phase I trial for a potential vaccine against the dreaded Ebola virus can now begin. The candidate vaccine has already successfully been tested in different animal models. The trial is
For the population geneticist Ulrich Nübel almost everything revolves around gene sequences of bacterial strains. The scientist obtains a lot of information through analysing them: The course of
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) has initiated a consortium to strengthen Ebola research and close the knowledge gaps as quickly as possible in the fight against the epidemic. This
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
