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Dr Redmond Smyth
Dr Redmond Smyth Research Group Leader +49 931 31 89152 E-Mail Redmond Smyth carried out his undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge (UK), specializing in Virology and Immunology. He then moved to the Burnet Institute,…
Prof Dr Alexander Westermann
Prof Dr Alexander Westermann Research Group Leader +49 93131-83781 E-Mail Alexander Westermann studied Molecular Biosciences at the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and worked as a visiting scholar in 2009 at UC Berkeley (California, USA). He obtained his…
Herpes Viruses
Herpes Viruses - A Large Family © HZI/Heinrich Lünsdorf When we think of herpes, we usually think of small blisters on the lips caused by Herpes simplex virus type 1 first. But the family of herpes viruses is known to consist of more than 200 relatives of…
Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis © Fotolia/Kateryna Kon Hepatitis C virus infection Liver inflammation is usually caused by an infection with hepatitis viruses. But it can also be caused or exacerbated by alcohol abuse, a certain fungal toxin or medication overdosing. The…
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS © HZI/Britta Meyer The AIDS pathogen HIV; graphic as RGB AIDS - acquired immunodeficiency syndrome - is a pandemic of global proportions and a prime example of a newly discovered pathogen's potentially devastating impact. AIDS did not begin its…
Ebola
Ebola © Adobe Stock/jaddingt The outbreaks are sudden and severe. The Ebola fever then spreads rapidly throughout the Endemic disease area. The rate of fatality often is higher than 50%, sometimes up to 90%. Currently, there is no specific antidote and no…
Prof Dr Anna K. H. Hirsch
Prof Dr Anna K. H. Hirsch Head of Research Group +49 681 98806 2100 E-Mail Anna Hirsch read Natural Sciences with a focus on Chemistry at the University of Cambridge and spent her third year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, doing a research…
Prof. Dr. Kathrin de la Rosa
Prof Dr Kathrin de la Rosa Research Group Leader E-Mail Kathrin de la Rosa (born Kathrin Pieper in 1984) became an immunologist after completing her doctoral studies in 2013 at the University Medical Center Freiburg on B cell disorders in immunodeficient…
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli – EHEC © HZI/Manfred Rohde Electron micrograph showing EHEC. EHEC bacteria are a dangerous subtype of E. coli, which are a common natural inhabitant of the human intestine. They produce a poisonous compound called Shiga…
Dr Kenan Bozhüyük
Dr Kenan Bozhüyük Research Group Leader +49 6819 8806-3800 E-Mail Kenan Bozhüyük completed his bioinformatics studies and PhD at Goethe University Frankfurt a.M. in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Helge Bode. His doctoral research focused on innovative…