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Natural killer cells – the body’s own patrol against viruses and tumours
Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) have analysed for the first time all the proteins inside natural killer (NK) cells of healthy individuals. The newly discovered “protein repertoire” shows that these immune cells cannot only defend us…
Serum Institute of India acquires rights to German Tb vaccine
Hopes are high for a new and improved tuberculosis vaccine: Serum Institute of India is planning on taking a promising vaccine - originally developed in Germany - and introducing it into the clinical setting. Studies have shown that the new vaccine is more effective and…
3D molecular syringes
Abdominal pain, fever, diarrhoea – these symptoms could point to an infection with the bacterium Yersinia. The bacterium’s pathogenic potential is based on a syringe-like injection apparatus called injectisome. For the first time, an international team of researchers…
A life-changing decision
A proper immune response relies largely on the right balance between effector and suppressor T cells. This balance is needed to fight off pathogens while at the same time avoiding tissue damage. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in…
Researchers discover bacteria-killer from natural source
Pathogens of infectious diseases like Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, share two major features: They are gram-negative bacteria and they are feared very much in hospital settings. Scientists from the Helmholtz…
Honouring of excellent PhD students
For the tenth time already, the “Arbeitskreis Zellbiologie und Biomedizinische Forschung e.V.“ rewards young scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) for excellent achievements connected with their PhD theses. This year, the prize money of 2000…
Charpentier amongst 100 „Leading Global Thinkers“
Once a year, the Foreign Policy magazine publishes a list of the 100 most important intellectuals, the so-called 100 „Leading Global Thinkers“. Besides politicians, journalists and activists this list also includes scientists who have changed the world with their work.…
Nation-wide start of the "National Cohort"
"National Cohort", the largest health study in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, officially launched today. The launch event held in Essen was attended by the Federal Minister of Health and Research, Prof Johanna Wanka. One of the 18 study centres total is…
Monitoring Ebola cases in real-time
The current Ebola epidemic has shown how quickly a virus outbreak can turn into a global health crisis. To support of the fight against this epidemic, the German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) just initiated the "EBOKON" consortium, which aims to promote Ebola…
Pseudomonas – a persistent germ
This year's lecture series titled "KrankheitsErregend" (PathoGenic) at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig takes a close look at hospital germs. On the heels of earlier lectures on MRSA and Clostridium difficile, the final event on 22…