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WHO handrub formulations are effective against emerging viruses
In the last few years, previously unknown viruses or viruses, which were considered eliminated, have been unveiled: last year, the World Health Organization WHO declared “A Public Health Emergency of International Concern”...
Mode of action of a novel RNA-adjuvants detected – successful collaboration with the CureVac AG
For displaying the full effect, vaccines usually need support - particularly if they are consisting of small peaces of the pathogen. The supporters are called adjuvant and they are normally not part of the pathogen. For most of...
ERC Consolidator Grant for Susanne Häußler
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ist ein widerstandsfähiges Bakterium, das fast überall in der Umwelt vorkommt. Insbesondere Patienten mit Verbrennungen und Mukoviszidose-Erkrankte sind anfällig für eine chronische Infektion mit dem...
DFG Priority-Project at innate sensing of HIV
How do cells sense and combat a retroviral infection? The newly funded DFG-Priority Programme „Innate Sensing and Restriction of Retroviruses“ will address this central question during the next six years. One of the currently...
Hepatitis C and HIV prophylaxis from the microwave – A powerful kitchen tool reduces viral transmission in the drug injection community
Infections with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among people who inject drugs (PWID) are a global health problem. For example, sharing of drug preparation equipment within this population...
DFG Grant for research on innate lymphoid cells
Angeborene Lymphoide Zellen sind eine relativ neu entdeckte Zellgruppe, die an der ersten Abwehr von Erregern beteiligt ist. Diese Zellen sitzen in Darm, Haut und Lunge – genaugenommen in allen Geweben, die unseren Körper von der...
Jürgen-Wehland-Prize 2016 for Luciana Berod
Für ihre Forschung zur Immunmodulation erhielt Dr. Luciana Berod, Leiterin der Arbeitsgruppe Wirt-Pathogen-Interaktionen & Immunmetabolismus am Institut für Infektionsimmunologie den sechsten "Jürgen-Wehland-Preis...