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Stephan Weil: “Thank you for your tireless commitment”
“We are now about two years after the start of the Corona pandemic and I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to the entire staff of the HZI as representatives of science and research in Lower Saxony,” said Minister President Stephan Weil at…
1.5 million euros for research on SARS-CoV-2
The grants of the European Research Council (ERC) are among the most important and prestigious funding instruments in science. Accordingly, there is great joy about receiving the award – not only in Würzburg, but also in Braunschweig: HIRI is a location of the Helmholtz…
Ceremonial handover of office at the HZI
Josef Penninger, a geneticist who has received numerous international awards, previously headed the Life Sciences Institute at the University of British Columbia (Canada). At the same time as taking over the scientific management of the HZI, Penninger was also appointed…
Millions in funding for international cooperation project in the field of anti-infectives
The funding guideline for the establishment of German-Ukrainian cores of excellence in Ukraine was already initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research before the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. In addition to the original…
Five HZI scientists are “Highly-cited Researchers”
Bioinformatician Prof Alice McHardy uses computational techniques to research the human microbiome as well as viral and bacterial pathogens. She heads the department “Computational Biology for Infection Research” at BRICS (Braunschweig Integrated Center of Systems…
New Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and causal methods in Medicine
The digitalization of the life sciences opens up completely new potential for tackling common diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. The Center therefore focuses on linking research data, clinical…
Detecting a vast diversity of rainforest animals by swabbing their DNA from leaves
In the context of accelerating rates of global biodiversity loss, tracking changes in wildlife is instrumental to inform adaptive management strategies and conserve biodiversity. At the same time, the majority of emerging infectious diseases have their origins in wild…
Virologist Stephanie Pfänder receives Jürgen Wehland Award
Newly emerging pathogens are major challenges for infection research as they require the swift development of diagnostics, vaccines and antiviral drugs. Emerging viruses are viruses that are new to a population and can occur and spread very rapidly. One such example is…
A human factor
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the disease COVID-19 with nearly seven million deaths worldwide to date, has a characteristic genetic makeup made entirely of ribonucleic acid (RNA). This RNA contains instructions for creating new copies of the virus. When…