Diversity Day 2026 at TWINCORE
Diverse Origins – One Goal
Infection research at the interface between clinical practice and basic research
TWINCORE was founded in 2008 by the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and the Hannover Medical School. We combine the expertise of medical professionals and scientists from a wide range of disciplines to find answers to the pressing questions in infection research. Our focus: translational research – the bridge between basic science and clinical application.
Lower Saxony International Summer Academy 2026
The LISA Summer School 2026 takes place from 23 August to 11 September 2026. Registration is open until 31 March.
Research
We conduct translational infection research to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in humans. We focus on three areas that characterize our research work. Find out here how we proceed and what results we achieve.
Labs at TWINCORE
Under the leadership of our best scientists, various labs are working on different projects within our research topics.
2026Antibiotics (basel, Switzerland)15 (5) : 516
Multicenter Genomic Analysis of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Austrian Community Hospitals Reveals Limited Carbapenemase Prevalence and Absence of Interhospital Clonal Spread
Diab-Elschahawi M, Kirk T, Häussler S, Presterl E, The Psps Working Group
2026Clinical Microbiology and Infection : The Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases : S1198-743X(26)00248-X
The role of whole genome sequencing in antimicrobial susceptibility prediction of bacteria: 2025 update from the EUCAST Subcommittee
Samuelsen Ø, López-Causapé C, Aarestrup F, Bortolaia V, Brouwer M, Cantón R, Egli A, Grad Y, Hamprecht A, Haussler S, Holt K, Hopkins K, Howden B, Jeannot K, Kahlmeter G, Köser C, Mathers A, Naas T, Pournaras S, Ruppé E, Schön T, Stoesser N, Turnidge J, Werner G, Wright G, Giske C, Oliver A
2026Science Advances12 (19) : eaeb5967
The pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis atlas reveals aberrant cell states and their zonation as an alternate roadmap to lung fibrosis
Ruwisch J, Cazes A, Leiber L, Borie R, Neubert L, Christian L, Thomas de Montpréville V, Szmul A, Moussa F, Verleden S, Gaedcke S, Hegermann J, Fuge J, Ballmaier M, Kamp J, Greer M, Braubach P, Werlein C, Ius F, Graalmann T, Aburahma K, De Sadeleer L, Egashira R, Ackermann M, Yamada D, Hoeper M, Falk C, Gottlieb J, Schiller H, Vanaudenaerde B, Seeliger B, Debray M, Bernaudin J, Knudsen L, Bergot E, Jacob J, Mal H, Jonigk D, Dettmer S, Mordant P, Prasse A, Fadel E, Wuyts W, Crestani B, Kaminski N, Justet A, Schupp J
Kalinke Lab
Immunology
Virus control within the CNS
The project investigates the immune response of the central nervous system in viral infections, in particular the role of type I IFN, microglia and monocytes in the development of encephalitis and their influence on seizures and hippocampal damage.
Pietschmann Lab
Virology
Determinants of protective immunity in HCV: A gold standard for vaccine development
We are investigating how antibodies protect against HCV infection, in particular what properties they have during a healing infection. The aim is to identify antibodies that are important for an effective vaccine against HCV.
Galardini Lab
Bacteriology
Pangenome wide prediction of gene function
Thanks to high-throughput sequencing, genome sequences of hundreds of bacterial strains can be analyzed efficiently, revealing differences of up to 60 % in gene content, as in E. coli. With the help of machine learning, we want to better predict the functions of accessory genes and decipher their contribution to survival in specialized niches.
Lauber Lab
Virology
Genetic determinants of severe RSV infection in infants
We are investigating how genetic variants influence the risk of severe RSV infections in infants. Exome sequencing and bioinformatic analyses are used to identify causal variants in immunity genes.
Lecture Series - Regulatory Science and Translational Research - Part 6
"Challenge Orphan medicines – learnings from the past"
Seminar
TWINCORE Seminar
Prof. John Schoggins
Soutwestern Medical Center
University of Texas
"Mechanisms and consequences of antiviral interferon-induced effectors"
Seminar
TWINCORE Seminar
Prof. Dr. med. Axel Hamprecht
Institute of Medical Microbiology and Virology
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
"Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales - Molecular Characterization and Diagnostic Tools for the Early Detection of a Silent Epidemic"
Career at TWINCORE
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