Anopheles mosquito

Dr. Victoria Ingham, a scientist at Heidelberg Medical Faculty and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant of 1.5 million euro for her research on the

Joint press release of the DZIF and the Heidelberg University Hospital

Malaria parasites of the species Plasmodium need the Anopheles mosquito to enter the human body. In turn, mosquito larvae need

Dr Silvia Portugal, Head of a DZIF junior research group, has received 1.5 million euros’ funding from the European Research Council. At the Heidelberg University Hospital, together with an

Researchers from the University of Tübingen and the DZIF show medicine is effective when the timing is right. Their new active substance – DSM 265 – demonstrated a good prophylactic effect for Malaria

Researchers of the University of Tübingen and DZIF in collaboration with the biotech company Sanaria Inc. have demonstrated in a clinical trial that a new vaccine for malaria called Sanaria® PfSPZ

Severe malaria, caused by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite, causes dangerous circulatory disorders and neurological complications. If the affected person is not treated immediately, the disease will