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Why the flu vaccine is less effective in older people
So-called high-dose flu vaccines are available for older people. The reason: their immune system does not always respond sufficiently well to the standard flu vaccines. Why this is the case and the molecular processes...
30.09.2024
On 21 September 2024 the HZI is holding an Open Day
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Enter the world of infection research - Open Day at the HZI
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig is holding an Open Day. All interested people will have the opportunity to visit HZI laboratories and meet scientists on...
12.09.2024

Prof. Dr. Yannic Bartsch

Prof Dr Yannic Bartsch Head of Research Group E-Mail Yannic Bartsch is the head of the Junior Research Group and W1 Professor for "Anti-viral Antibody-omics" at TWINCORE, a joint venture of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection…

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Elektronenmikroskopische Aufnahme von Viruspartikeln des Grippeerregers Influenza.
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Universal Flu Vaccine Candidate Protects Against Infection in Animal Models
Annual flu vaccines protect against severe infection, but they vary in efficacy and may not match the most virulent strains of the season. The reality of a universal flu vaccine, which would protect people from all...
10.09.2024
Dr. Peter Sullivan in the lab.
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MyxoTech takes off
A key focus at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and its sites like the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) is translating research findings into medical and pharmaceutical...
29.08.2024
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IBT Lower Saxony: Incubator for Biomedical Innovation awards 1.6 million euros
Yesterday, the lighthouse project of the state of Lower Saxony reached its latest milestone: At the second portfolio conference of the Institute for Biomedical Translation (IBT) Lower Saxony, a high-caliber jury...
28.08.2024
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"The WHO reacted in time"
The current outbreak of the Mpox virus originated in Central Africa. A first case has now been discovered in Europe. The WHO has declared the highest alert level. In an interview with Helmholtz, Fabian Leendertz,...
23.08.2024
Marco Galardini (left) and Maureen Obara in the lab.
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More than the sum of the parts
Certain changes in the genetic material of pathogens can alter their ability to infect human cells or protect them better from defense by the immune system. Researchers were able to observe this effect particularly...
23.08.2024

Tuberculosis – a silent pandemic

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