Prof. Dr. Peter G. Kremsner, a renowned tropical medicine specialist and infection researcher, has been awarded the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2024. The award recognizes his
More than 400 experts from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) will meet in Munich from February 13-15, 2025 for their Joint Annual
In December 2024, Hamburg-based live entertainment company Stage Entertainment launched a fundraising campaign as part of the pop musical “& Julia”. The aim of the campaign was to raise funds for HIV
The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, cannot be infected which makes the search for a vaccine against HCV extremely
Viruses are masters at disguise. When they are pushed too far by our immune system, they send new virus variants into play that are no longer recognized by immune cells. They escape our immune system
The interdisciplinary project DEFENDER is developing innovative approaches to combat (re-)emerging viruses.The project, coordinated by the Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), is being funded with
