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Five young scientists were honored in Innsbruck on Wednesday for their internationally outstanding work: The Life Sciences Research Awards Austria 2025 of the Austrian Society for Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT) went to Victoria Deneke (IMP Vienna), Rémi Hocq (TU Vienna) and Eugenia Pankevich (CeMM). The Life Sciences PhD Awards Austria 2025 went to Yannick Weyer (Medical University of Innsbruck) and Max Kellner (formerly IMBA, since 2025 Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)).

25.09.2025

HZI Campus

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Some of today’s most pressing health challenges include emerging pathogens, rising antibiotic resistance, and chronic infections. To address these issues, a new Helmholtz research building is being constructed in Würzburg to advance the development of novel RNA therapies and combat infectious diseases. The project is funded by the Free State of Bavaria with co-financing from the European Union. Today, in the presence of Bavaria's Deputy Minister-President Hubert Aiwanger and more than 200 guests, the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research celebrated the roofing ceremony.

24.09.2025

HIRI

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A research team led by scientists from the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has introduced a new way to fine-tune genetic material. Their study, published in Nature Biotechnology, describes an innovative technique in which chemical tags are attached directly to DNA, opening the door to new approaches in medicine, agriculture, and biotechnology.

18.09.2025

HIRI

Interview

Antimicrobial resistance is still an underestimated problem. Resistant bacteria are by no means only found in hospitals, they also occur in the natural environment. Prof. Katharina Schaufler and her team from the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) in Greifswald – a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) – have detected antibiotic-resistant bacteria in surface water at various locations in the Greifswalder Bodden. The sampling sites also included a bathing area, and in some cases, the detected bacteria were even multidrug-resistant. However, these findings do not indicate an acute danger to residents and tourists. Nevertheless, according to Schaufler, the situation should be taken seriously and action should not be delayed until the situation worsens.

17.09.2025

HIOH

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Itaconate is a small molecule produced in our bodies to fight bacteria and modulate immune responses. However, how itaconate travels through the body is not well understood. To close this gap, an international team of scientists led by Thekla Cordes, Professor of Cell Metabolism at Technische Universität Braunschweig at the Braunschweig Centre for Systems Biology (BRICS) and Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), together with Prof Christian Metallo at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego (USA) and researchers from the University of California, San Diego (USA), uncovered how itaconate moves through space and time within the body to shape our immune responses. These findings open new avenues for potential treatments of inflammatory diseases. The study, published in Nature Metabolism, adds to the growing interest in itaconate and provides a novel perspective on its role in regulating metabolism.

16.09.2025

BRICS

Group photo of eight persons behind a foundation stone

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On 11 September 2025, the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) in Greifswald laid the foundation stone for its new research building. The festive ceremony brought together numerous guests from science, politics and partner institutions. The new facility will, for the first time, unite all employees under one roof. Founded in 2021 as a new location of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, the HIOH works in close cooperation with the University of Greifswald, the University Medicine Greifswald and the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) Greifswald-Riems. The construction is jointly financed by the federal government and predominantly by the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

11.09.2025

HIOH

HZI in the media

... Forschungsschwerpunkt „Neue Antiinfektiva“ des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung (HZI) entwickeln fast 20 Forschungsgruppen neue ...

18.11.2025

Regional Heute

... , Stellvertretende Teamleiterin der Klinischen Epidemiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (HZI), Braunschweig.

17.11.2025

Biermann Medizin

... und individueller Darmflora ab.

Forscher am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung arbeiten bereits an der nächsten Generation ...

14.11.2025

Ad Hoc News

Klett-Tammen, Abteilung Epidemiologie (EPID), Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (

HZI

), Braunschweig. Grundsätzlich sei auch die ...

13.11.2025

Deutsches Ärzteblatt

von Angios in Innsbruck & wissenschaftlicher Geschäftsführer Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig/Deutschland), Klaus

13.11.2025

meinbezirk.at

... zu adressieren, suchen Forschende am HZI-Standort Helmholtz-Institut für Pharmazeutische Forschung Saarland (HIPS) im Rahmen ...

13.11.2025

Prophylaxe Journal

new antiviral medicines, says virologist Christian Sieben of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Germany.

Earlier in 2025, for

10.11.2025

The Press

Hochschule Hannover, die Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, das Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung in Braunschweig sowie die KI-

07.11.2025

Heise online

... , Leiter der Forschungsgruppe Mikrobielle Wirkstoffe am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung, zu bedenken. Das erste ...

07.11.2025

Leipziger Volkszeitung (LVZ)

Quelle: Pressemitteilung

HZI-Helmholtz Zentrum für Infektionsforschung ...

04.11.2025

LaborPraxis

Forschende des Helmholtz-Zentrums für Infektionsforschung und der Universität Würzburg entwickeln derzeit einen Kaugummi, der Grippeviren

04.11.2025

Arbeitsmedizin-Sozialmedizin-Umweltmedizin

... Vakzinologie und angewandte Mikrobiologie am Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung. Die M2-Membranproteinhemmer verhindern ...

02.11.2025

Augsburger Allgemeine

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