HZI | Search

Dr. Arnaud Carpentier and Frauke Lange in the lab

News

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infects the liver and causes severe inflammation. According to WHO estimates, 12 million people worldwide are infected with HDV. Currently, there are only a few treatment options. A team of...

25.04.2025

Tile for the podcast InFact on the topic of organoids

News

Organoids are a pioneering tool in biomedical research. These tiny, organ-like cell structures are grown from stem cells and open up completely new possibilities for studying infectious diseases in human tissue. In this...

23.04.2025

Dr. Julia Port and Dr. Marina Greweling-Pils

Interview

Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) are studying important mechanisms for the development of infectious diseases and how they can be treated or prevented. Some of the research questions can...

23.04.2025

News

The Helmholtz Association is pooling its commitment to prevention research with the launch of the Helmholtz Health Prevention Task Force. In a strategy paper published in Nature Medicine, the expert committee outlines...

22.04.2025

News

The development and spread of antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. To overcome these resistances, drugs with novel mode of action are urgently needed. Researchers at the...

15.04.2025

HZI Info Center

Dr Alexander Kiefer

Dr Alexander Kiefer Research Group Leader +49 681 98806-3900 E-Mail Having completed his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Uli Kazmaier at Saarland University, Alexander has honed skills in both classic total synthesis and…

Prof Dr Cheng-Jian Xu

Prof Dr Cheng-Jian Xu Research Group Leader +49 511 22002 7175 E-Mail Prof Dr Cheng-Jian Xu Dr. Cheng-Jian Xu is a professor in the field of Clinical Bioinformatics. With a Ph.D. in Chemometrics from Central South University,…

Info Center: RNA Biology