Welcome to the DZIF -

the German Center for Infection Research

Research Areas

DZIF is doing research in nine areas:

Community-Acquired Infections at Mucosal Interfaces

Hepatitis

HIV

Infections of the Immunocompromised Host

Healthcare-Associated Infections

Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases

Emerging Infections

Novel Antibiotics

Tuberculosis

News

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DZIF Rising Star Award

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A clearer picture of microbial communities: Metax improves taxonomic profiling

In acute, life-threatening infections, rapidly characterizing the microorganisms in a patient sample can help guide diagnosis and treatment. This is possible by using computational methods known as
Molecular structures of corramycin and DNA gyrase, with a graphic illustration showing where corramycin binds to the gyrase
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A new mechanism of action against an old enemy

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) affects more than 10 million people and causes over a million deaths each year, making it one of the world’s deadliest infectious
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Common standards for the use of phages against hard-to-treat infections

An international working group led by the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) has developed a guideline for personalized phage therapy. Twenty professional organizations, 18 international
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European Research Council supports research into new antibody therapies for lymphoma

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Starting Grant to Professor Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers, scientist at the University Hospital of Cologne and the German Center for Infection Research
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HelicoPTER: Join the study

As part of the scientific HelicoPTER study, you can get tested for Helicobacter pylori infection. The DZIF study aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infections.

Find out more about the study and how to register here.
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Research in Focus

Hannover - Braunschweig | Heidelberg | München | Tübingen

Transplant Cohort

Medical data and biological samples obtained from transplant patients are collected and managed across Germany with the help of the DZIF Transplant Cohort. The data and samples form the basis of scientific studies which investigate the connections between numerous factors influencing an organ’s susceptibility to infection and organ function. By [...]

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Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

Clinical Tuberculosis Center (ClinTB)

The Clinical Tuberculosis Center provides the expertise and infrastructure for the optimization, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) as well as for translating research results into clinical practice. The main objectives of the Clinical Tuberculosis Center include coordinating clinical research activities involving the DZIF TB cohort. This cohort includes [...]

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Tübingen

New strategies for specific eradication of Staphylococcus aureus

In this project, the scientists develop genetically engineered phage lysins and specific bacteriocins for the elimination of hospital germs such as Staphylococcus aureus, they clarify mechanisms of potential resistance mechanisms, and they analyse whether broad-spectrum or specifically acting agents have a more effective and lasting effect on colonization by [...]

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Hannover - Braunschweig

Preclinical development of Amidochelocardins

The challenge of antibiotic drug development today is the discovery and optimisation of novel bioactive compounds that do not show cross-resistances with clinically applied antibiotics, ideally due to a novel mode of action (MoA) which adresses unexploited microbial targets. In the case of chelocardin, this antibiotic substance was identified several [...]

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Our Partner Sites

Location

Hannover - Braunschweig

Research areas
Contact person
Silke Hartmann

Dr. Silke Hartmann

Hannover Medical School
Partner Site Manager Hannover-Braunschweig
Project Manager "Community-Acquired Infections at Mucosal Interfaces"
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Hamburg - Lübeck - Borstel - Riems

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Nicole Fischer

Prof. Dr. Nicole Fischer

University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Deputy Partner Site Speaker Hamburg-Lübeck-Borstel-Riems
Coordinator Bridging Topic "Diagnostics"
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Heidelberg

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Bonn - Köln

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Prof Achim Hörauf: Coordinator of the consortium "Neglected tropical diseases" at DZIF.

Prof. Dr. Achim Hörauf

University Hospital Bonn
Deputy Partner Site Speaker Bonn-Köln
Deputy Coordinator "Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases"
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München Tübingen Heidelberg Gießen – Marburg – Langen Bonn – Köln Hannover – Braunschweig Hamburg – Lübeck Borstel – Riems