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The newly elected DZIF Excecutive Board (from left): Prof. Dirk Busch, Prof. Susanne Herold, Prof. Marylyn Addo, Prof. Thomas Pietschmann, and Prof. Andreas Peschel

Nov 28 2025

Continuity and a breath of fresh air: New DZIF Executive Board elected

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Graphical representation of the crystal structures of LecA and tolcapone

Nov 26 2025

Parkinson's drug as basis for new anti-infectives

When the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa infects the body, it uses the sugar-binding protein LecA to attach itself to human cells, invade them, and form so-called biofilms. LecA thus plays a

Nov 13 2025

Collaboration between KyooBe Tech and the German Center for Infection Research

The technology company KyooBe Tech GmbH and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on future research and development projects. The

Researcher wearing a cap, mask, and lab coat pipetting at a sterile bench

Nov 10 2025

Blood-based immunological signatures for extrapulmonary tuberculosis decoded

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world's leading infectious diseases. Infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs, but in up to 25 percent of all infected

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