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Biofilm Pseudomonas
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major pathogen that can cause severe infections in various organs of the human body. The infection becomes particularly harmful when the bacteria agglomerate into biofilms: They do this not...
07.12.2017
Interview with Silke Tannapfel
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Silke Tannapfel has been the Administrative Director of the HZI since 01 October 2017. A lawyer with a focus on science management, she previously directed the division for extramural research support of the Bavarian...
01.12.2017
Thomas Ebensen administers a new vaccine in a mouse via the mucous membranes – in humans, this might be done with a nasal spray in the future
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Vaccination affords the best protection from many infectious diseases. Vaccines are usually administered with a syringe, but researchers are working on alternatives – like a nasal spray or a vaccination cream. These...
01.12.2017
Salmonellen
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Salmonellae are dangerous pathogens that enter the body via contaminated food and can cause severe infections. But these bacteria are also known to target tumours and to colonise them. Researchers are aiming to make use...
23.10.2017
Gruppenbild
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On 6 October 2017 the "Science Campus Braunschweig-Süd" has been solemnly inaugurated by Lower-Saxony's Minister for Science and Culture, Gabriele Heinen-Kljajić, and Braunschweig's Mayor, Ulrich Markurth. The ceremony...
06.10.2017
Bakterien
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Microbes may be invisible to the eye, but they are ubiquitous. They are the influential forces behind the regulation of key processes in our environment, for example the carbon cycle. Many microorganisms are not yet...
04.10.2017
Portrait Silke Tannapfel
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Effective 1 October 2017 Silke Tannapfel assumed the responsibilities of the Administrative Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig. The former head of the Division for Extramural...
02.10.2017
Kristallstruktur des Proteins PqsA
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Pathogenic bacteria are becoming resistant to common antibiotics to an ever increasing degree. One of the most difficult germs is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogen that elicits serious infections in humans and is...
12.09.2017
Christopher Baum
Interview
The Hannover Medical School (MHH) has seen a great deal of change over the past few years: The school has recently undergone a phase of economic consolidation which also included a change of leadership. Prof Christopher...
05.09.2017