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Using math to better understand the immune defence
Due to their highly effective suppression mechanism, regulatory T-cells are important for the regulation of the immune system. For their effect, exactly the right number of cells must be present in exactly the right place in the body. Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre…
Andreas Müller receives Jürgen-Wehland Award
Prof Andreas Müller, a scientist working at the Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg and at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, is the recipient of this year's Jürgen-Wehland award. He received the award, worth Euro 5,000, on 21…
New antibiotic against hospital-acquired pathogens
Multi-resistant staphylococci are amongst the most feared pathogens in hospitals since they respond to therapy only very little or not at all any more. Scientists of the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) and of the Helmholtz Centre for…
Vaccination as simple as putting on lotion
Vaccination by injection, as done traditionally, has a number of drawbacks. These go beyond the fear of the needle, which might make some people shirk a vaccination, namely to the logistics involved in the production and application. "It is very laborious and expensive…
Fungus promotes caries formation
Streptococcus mutans is believed to be the most important cause of caries. But it looks as if this bacterium is not responsible for lesions in teeth by itself. Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig (Germany) recently showed that…
Combined know-how in the fight against pathogens
32 leading research institutions from all over Germany combine their expertise: In future they want to team up to fight infections in the "German Centre for Infection Research" (DZIF). The registered association DZIF e.V. will be undertaking joint projects to obtain…
Direct access to desired genes
Targeted exchange of DNA segments instead of tedious search: German and Chinese scientists have developed a technique for the direct isolation of genetic information from complex mixtures of different bacteria. Compounds produced by bacteria can often be used as…
HZI awards young infection researchers
For the second time, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig and the Friends of the HZI support young scientists with an award in memory of the former Scientific Director of the HZI, Professor Jürgen Wehland. The Jürgen Wehland Prize includes…
Prizewinning cellular systems for faster drug validation
Dr. Tobias May was bestowed the Otto von Guericke Prize of the German Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF) on 12 June. The biochemist, who worked at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research before he became director at InSCREENeX GmbH, received the…
Experts on Interferon meet in Braunschweig
Vitally important and always ready for action: Interferons are essential components of the immune system. These proteins and their role in viral defense will be the focus of the 6th International Workshop “Interferon and Infection” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection…
