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Working Session of the Parliamentary Group against Antimicrobial Resistance - New Incentives for Antibiotic Development

The latest working session of the Parliamentary Group against Antimicrobial Resistance took place on Sept. 24th and focused on the implementation of the new EU pharmaceutical legislation and the

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INCATE awards PhalconBio Stage II Funding to advance Dual-Action Phages for severe bacterial pneumonia

The Incubator for Antimicrobial Therapies in Europe, INCATE, aims to support innovators in the early stages of developing therapies in the field of antimicrobial resistance. The German Center for

Electron micrograph of Segatella copri (strain HDD04).
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Dietary fiber does not act alone in the microbiome

Why do the gut microbiomes of people from industrialized and non-industrialized regions differ? A study by the research team led by DZIF scientist Prof. Till Strowig of the Helmholtz Centre for

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DZIF Rising Star Award

This year, for the first time, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is presenting the DZIF Rising Star Award for outstanding early-career DZIF scientists. Researchers can apply to the DZIF

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A clearer picture of microbial communities: Metax improves taxonomic profiling

In acute, life-threatening infections, rapidly characterizing the microorganisms in a patient sample can help guide diagnosis and treatment. This is possible by using computational methods known as

Molecular structures of corramycin and DNA gyrase, with a graphic illustration showing where corramycin binds to the gyrase
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A new mechanism of action against an old enemy

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis (TB) affects more than 10 million people and causes over a million deaths each year, making it one of the world’s deadliest infectious

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Common standards for the use of phages against hard-to-treat infections

An international working group led by the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) has developed a guideline for personalized phage therapy. Twenty professional organizations, 18 international

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European Research Council supports research into new antibody therapies for lymphoma

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a Starting Grant to Professor Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers, scientist at the University Hospital of Cologne and the German Center for Infection Research

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Dr. Gieselmann receives Postdoctoral Award from the Robert Koch Foundation

Dr. Lutz Gieselmann has received the Robert Koch Foundation’s Postdoctoral Award in the field of immunology, which comes with 5,000 euros in prize money. His award-winning research on antiviral

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Faster diagnostics, deeper insights: Researchers strengthen response to Ebola outbreaks

The current outbreak of Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo highlights the challenges of responding to rare but potentially devastating infectious diseases. Two studies led