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Combating pseudomonas infections without the development of resistance
Resistances against antibiotics are increasing and represent a life-threatening problem, particularly when it comes to hospital-acquired infections with, for example, Pseudomonas aeruginosa . By using targeted drug design, scientists at the Helmholtz Institute for…
Lars Zender to receive Leibniz-Prize
On 5 December it was announced that the former HZI junior research group leader Prof Lars Zender will receive the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2014. The prize is awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 1986 and is the most renowned research award in…
Nobel Prize Laureate Harald zur Hausen visits the HZI
One of the most renowned cancer researchers in the world will be visiting the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI): On Monday, 25 November, Prof Harald zur Hausen will be discussing research findings with fellow scientists from the HZI. Zur Hausen was awarded…
Powerful tool for genetic engineering
Viruses cannot only cause illnesses in humans, they also infect bacteria. Those protect themselves with a kind of ‘immune system’ which – simply put – consists of specific sequences in the genetic material of the bacteria and a suitable enzyme. It detects foreign DNA,…
A Day on Infection-associated diseases
Why do patients infected with hepatitis C virus fall ill with liver cancer? How does infection with Helicobacter pylori lead to stomach cancer? Questions like these are the focus of the minisymposium “A Day on Infection-associated Diseases”. The event on 21 November…
Comeback of an abandoned antibiotic
Scarlet fever and infections of the skin and throat are often caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus pyogenes . In less-developed countries, inexpensive and well-tolerated antibiotics for therapy are often not available. Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre for…
Dr Gabriele Heinen-Kljajić visited the HZI
Yesterday, the Minister for Science and Culture in Lower Saxony, Gabriele Heinen-Kljajić visited the HZI to meet the management and leading scientists of the Centre. The Green party politician has been a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony since 2003 and…
New Antibiotic from a Detrimental Fungus
Fungi are extremely important for us human beings – both in a positive and in a negative sense. Some species are being used biotechnologically for the production of food, enzymes and antibiotics, whereas others are detrimental, causing great agricultural damage.…
Jamming in tumours
The name of the Interferon-beta (IFN-β) molecule and the English word “interfere” go back to the same Latin roots. And interfering is exactly what this messenger molecule, whose formation is increased in infections and cancer diseases, does. Consequently, it is often…
EU funds research project on intestinal immune processes
How do bacteria, the intestinal surface and the immune system interact with each other? Dr Till Strowig from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig wants to tackle this question in a joint project with the University Medical Center…
