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Two HZI scientists honoured as “Highly-cited researchers”
Prof Jörg Vogel is founding director of the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI), a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) with the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU). His research group “RNA biology of bacterial…
Funding for the development of an inhibitor against hospital germs
Bacteria of the species Staphylococcus aureus are among the most common pathogens associated with hospital-acquired pneumonia worldwide. Multi-resistant strains of this pathogen have spread worldwide and constitute a major threat for health care, especially in countries…
Coinfection: More than the sum of its parts
Organ and stem cell transplants are proven and frequently used methods in everyday modern clinical practice. However, even when performed regularly in specialised centres, some patients still experience a number of serious complications afterwards. Among other things,…
Jörg Vogel announced as new president of the Academy of Microbiology
About Professor Vogel Jörg Vogel spent part of his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at Imperial College London, UK and graduated from Humboldt University, Germany; where he also went on to pursue his PhD with a thesis on Group II intron splicing. He subsequently…
Two murine restriction factors limiting hepatitis C infection described
HCV remains a global health problem in 2020. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that around 71 million people worldwide are infected with the virus. Infections often remain undetected because they rarely cause severe acute symptoms. However, serious damage to…
HZI researchers find the favourite food of an enigmatic intestinal bacterium
Prevotella represent one of three most abundant and prevalent genera of the human gut microbiome representing up to 50 percent of the microbiome in Prevotella -colonised individuals. So far, little research has been done on the members of this key genus. However, their…
A new piece in the puzzle of how herpesviruses outwit the immune system
During his or her lifetime, every human being is infected with at least one of the nine human herpesviruses. In most cases, the immune system of healthy people keeps the infection under control and severe illness only rarely develops. Herpesviruses have adapted…
New inhibitor for persistent bacterial biofilms
The Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogen is a serious hazard, especially for hospital patients with a compromised immune system. Bacteria of this species can infect all organs of the body and thereby cause recurrent pneumonia, sepsis and chronic wound infections. Due to…
First line of defence against influenza further decoded
Influenza challenges our immune system time and again: Once it learns to recognise and eliminate a current influenza virus, the next wave of infections features yet another unknown viral strain, as the influenza pathogen modifies itself permanently. The immune system is…
New treatment approach for hepatitis E infections in pregnant women
The genotype 3 hepatitis E virus in our region is mainly transmitted by undercooked pork, while the genotype 1, which is widespread in Asia and Africa, is mainly transmitted by feces. This is a major problem, especially in crisis areas: after the earthquake in Nepal in…
