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DZIF project nominated for the “Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026” award

The project “PROTON—Breaking the Wall of Deadly Bacterial Infections” has been nominated by the Falling Walls Foundation for the title “Science Breakthrough of the Year 2026” in the Life Sciences ...
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Seminar series "Infectious disease epidemiology": Management of crisis situations in public health

The seminar series “Infectious disease epidemiology” offers a theoretical and practical overview of aims and responsibilities of infectious disease epidemiology, as well as its interface with other ...
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Thinking beyond antibiotics in the treatment of urinary tract infections

A research team from Switzerland and Germany has explored the combined use of phage and fecal microbiota transplantation to treat female patients with recurrent urinary tract infections that do not ...
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From urinary tract infection to brain abscess: How bacterial subpopulations can spread to distant body sites

Transmission electron micrograph of a cell from an increasingly virulent subpopulation of Klebsiella pneumoniae with capsule-enhancing mutations. The capsule consists of light gray filaments. The case ...
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PANTIPA project: Antibody against Pseudomonas aeruginosa reaches next development phase

PANTIPA is one of the DZIF's flagship projects, receiving special support and guidance from the DZIF Product Development Unit (PDU). The latest-generation Sartorius Ambr® 250 bioreactor system at ...
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Seminar series "Infectious disease epidemiology": Foodborne outbreak investigation and response

At the next session on December 3, 2026, Hendrik Wilking will give a lecture on “ Foodborne outbreak investigation and ...
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Seminar series "Infectious disease epidemiology": Event based surveillance and early warning

The seminar series “Infectious disease epidemiology” offers a theoretical and practical overview of aims and responsibilities ...
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Seminar series "Infectious disease epidemiology": Infectious disease surveillance

At the next session on November 12, 2026, Michaela Diercke will give a lecture on “ Infectious disease surveillance .” The course is open for under- and postgraduate students and guests free of charge ...
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Joint call for proposals between ANRS MIE and DZIF on HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis Delta cure

From left: Prof. Maura Dandri, coordinator of the DZIF research area “Hepatitis”, and Prof. Yazdan Yazdanpanah, director of ANRS MIE. This call is part of a shared commitment to strengthening ...
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Exciting insights into cutting-edge infection research

DZIF scientists are working together to combat infections. Many challenges, many successes that give hope. To ensure that this remains the case, the DZIF attaches great importance to the promotion of ...
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Ebola vaccine induces T cell cross-reactivity against Bundibugyo virus in humans

T-cell responses contribute to viral control and protection against severe disease for diverse types of viruses. Because T ...
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Common standards for the use of phages against hard-to-treat infections

Holes in the bacterial colony on an agar plate—these are the first indications of a new bacteriophage. An international working group led by the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) has ...