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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…
Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses © CDC/Fred Murphy, Sylvia Whitfield (Public Domain) Coronaviruses The coronaviruses are a family of viruses that includes a series of very different pathogens. These viruses usually infect mammals, rodents, and birds, but only few…
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…
Biofilms
Biofilms – living in slime Covered by a thick slimy coating made of biopolymers, the bacteria shield themselves from the immune system and antibiotics. In Germany alone, some 100,000 infections annually are related to biofilms – with clinically relevant…
Information for pupils
Information for Pupils Biotechnological School Lab Braunschweig (BioS) © HZI/Christine Bentz Pupils in the Biotechnological School Lab Braunschweig (BioS) The Biotechnological School Lab Braunschweig has been open to pupils in grades 11 to 13 since spring…
Imprint
Imprint according to the following German regulations: § 6 TDG, § 10 MDStV Publisher Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung GmbH (Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research) Inhoffenstraße 7 38124 Braunschweig Telefon: 0531 6181-0 Telefax: 0531 6181-2655…
About HIRI
© Adobe Stock / Christoph Burgstedt Increasing antibiotic resistance, chronic infections and emerging pathogens pose major challenges for the public health system. While the central importance of RNA in regulatory and sensory cell processes has become…
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis – a silent pandemic © HZI/Manfred Rohde Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is one of the „big three“ infectious diseases, together with AIDS and Malaria. In Europe, tuberculosis is almost forgotten, the times of the “The Lady of the Camellias” and…
Prof Dr Yang Li
Prof Dr Yang Li Research Group Leader +49 511220027-200 E-Mail Yang Li has headed the Department of Computational Biology for Individualised Medicine at the CiiM and the HZI since 2019 and was also appointed Director of the CiiM. The focus of her research…
