Microbiologist and DZIF infection researcher Prof Andreas Peschel was honoured with the Emil von Behring Award of the University of Marburg on July 7, 2022 for his outstanding research on antibiotic
Specific biomarkers in the blood can indicate the onset of tuberculosis (TB) in HIV-infected individuals six to twelve months earlier than TB diagnosis by sputum. This is the finding of researchers
In a case study, scientists of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf investigated the T-cell response of a cancer patient, who was
This year's Award for Clinical Research of the German Society of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine (DGP) went to a group of three young researchers from two German Centers for Health Research. Maja
AIDS, an immunodeficiency disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is one of the ten leading causes of death worldwide. Thanks to antiviral therapies, the disease can
Rapidly growing numbers of monkeypox virus infections have been recorded on at least four continents. Therefore, rapid and consistent action is needed to limit the outbreak. Initially, the best way to
Four of six German Centres for Health Research (DZG) celebrated their tenth anniversary today with a ceremony in Berlin and around 300 guests from the worlds of politics and science. Federal Research
The virologist Professor Ralf Bartenschlager has received the Ernst Jung Prize for Medicine 2022. The award, presented by the Jung Foundation for Science and Research, recognises scientists who
New antibiotics are urgently needed to counter the rapidly increasing spread of resistance. The German Network against Antimicrobial Resistance (DNAMR) was founded to promote the development of new
The detection of bacterial pathogens in clinical samples is an important prerequisite for successful antimicrobial treatment. A team from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), the Helmholtz
