Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung

Our cooperation partner Technische Universität Braunschweig has a vacancy for a professorship in #Immunology (W3) at the Institute of Genetics. The HZI researchers Melanie Brinkmann & Christian Sieben are also based at this institute & look forward to future collaborations. Apply by November 30! https://lnkd.in/eakDEif2

Staying one step ahead of pathogens, is not so easy with the many pathogens we encounter every day. In the new episode of the HZI podcast #InFact, Kathrin de la Rosa from the Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM) explains how personalized immunotherapies will help us keep the upper hand in the competition with pathogens in the future, and what tricks she is learning from nature in her research. https://lnkd.in/eUUQm3Dp You missed an episode? Here you can find all episodes of our podcast #InFact: https://lnkd.in/ehNAV6TJ

Sounds and Science – #Wien meets #Braunschweig: Infections from #Mozart to #Schubert – the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research conducted a wonderful concert tonight at the Staatstheater Braunschweig. It was a magic evening. A first class string quartet of highly experienced members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Rainer Honeck, Rémy Ballot, Hans Peter Ochsenhofer and Manfred Hecking played Mozart, Schubert, Brahms, Strauss and Beethoven. A group of renowned scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and the Technische Universität Braunschweig, Kathrin de la Rosa, Melanie Brinkmann, Thomas Pietschmann, Josef Penninger and Martin Korte gave profound and entertaining talks on the medical histories of famous composers, life science biology, and healthy aging. The room was packed and standing ovations demonstrated the enthusiasm of the audience. https://lnkd.in/gdnbzWke This performance fits perfectly with the goals of the newly founded Science and Art Lab at Technische Universität Braunschweig where we bring together cutting-edge research with art in their various forms of expression and media. The aim is to inspire dialogue, enable different approaches to research questions and an constructive exchange between science, art, and the public. https://lnkd.in/gV-sCVGT I'm so grateful to develop these formats together with our partners in the region and beyond to elevate scientific understanding and science communication on an entirely new level. #sciencecommunication #artsandscience #soundsandscience #excellence #science Stadt Braunschweig City of Vienna VIENNA PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY FRIENDS OF THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC INC Science and Art Art & Science Art & Science Group The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Science Gallery London Science Gallery Bengaluru Jule Hillgaertner Henrike Wenzel Julius Othmer Dr. Jeremias Othman

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Osbelt from the department of Till Strowig! Her publication was chosen as paper of the month by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie. For more information on the study, you can read our press release: https://lnkd.in/eM8jngxj

The HZI doctoral researcher Esteban Charria Girón is a member of the Colombian-German Network for Research and Innovation BioGeCo. In the context of #COP16, which is currently taking place in his native city Cali, Colombia, he is organizing a workshop titled “Connecting Actors in the Colombian and German Industry through their Interaction with Academia." together with BioGeCo and Universidad Icesi.   The workshop aims to foster collaboration between Colombian and German industries, with a focus on sustainable innovation and biodiversity-based solutions. Particularly, the organizers will speak with representatives from the Colombian and German industries to connect, discuss, and share their perspectives on the challenges related to CBD Goal 3: The sustainable use of biological diversity. Date: Monday, October 28, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Colombia time (including a tour at Icesi Univesity campus) [4:00 PM to 9:00 P.M in Germany] Venue: Campus of Icesi University, Cali, Colombia, and online Language: English Mode: Hybrid event There are limited seats available, so please register via the link below by Saturday, October 26. ▶️ Registration: https://lnkd.in/dYg2Vk5u

We are very happy to have hosted the kick-off to a new initiative funded by Medical Research Council & Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft to assess the relationships between upper respiratory tract infections and cardiovascular remodelling. Infectious disease epidemiologists led by HZI researcher Berit Lange working with NAKO Gesundheitsstudie will collaborate with the advanced cardiovascular imaging research group led by Zahra Raisi-Estabragh and Adam Lewandowski from the UK Biobank.   Many thanks to all participants, in particular Wolfgang Lieb from the board, Peter Ahnert for the expert group "Infections" and Susanne Rospleszcz for the expert group "Imaging" in NAKO for providing input and advice. Queen Mary University of London Oxford Population Health #CardioTwitter #WhyCMR #MedEd #EpiTwitter

At “Sounds and Science - Music and Infections”, five researchers from the HZI will give exciting short talks on topics from their field of research. Among them are the immunologist Kathrin de la Rosa, the virologists Melanie Brinkmann & Thomas Pietschmann, the brain researcher Martin Korte & the geneticist Josef Penninger. You can find all information about the event on October 25 on our website. https://lnkd.in/ep6u38ba

The first 2-day #jGfV #ACHIEVE mentee mid-term meeting took place at TWINCORE GmbH with the aim to network and get insight into different career perspectives and grant opportunities for #PhD students and #Postdocs. #ACHIEVE also thanks the German Center for Infection Research and Infect-Net for supporting this event and our guest speakers: Thomas Pietschmann, Beate Sodeik, Silke Hartmann and Jann-Patrick Pelz #Networking #Mentoring

Yesterday, Josef Penninger, Scientific Director of the HZI and head of the department “Innovative Organoid Research”, received an honorary professorship from Technische Universität Braunschweig. Penninger received the honor for his outstanding achievements in cell and molecular biology research and his services to the networking of scientific institutions. Congratulations! 👏 https://lnkd.in/emGwhjr7

#TechnologyTuesday 𝗗𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗗𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔺 Traditional #drug #dosage #optimization methods often rely on empirical data or simplistic models, leading to less accurate predictions of drug effects and inefficient dosing regimens. This results in suboptimal #treatment outcomes and an increased need for costly and time-consuming experiments. 💡 An innovative approach by Majid Abedi of the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Infektionsforschung combines #machine #learning with #mechanistic #modelling to create a more accurate and efficient drug dosage optimization process. This novel method enhances #prediction #accuracy, optimizes #dosing #regimens, and reduces the reliance on empirical testing, ultimately improving therapeutic outcomes. 🔎 Learn more about this #technology: https://lnkd.in/dYNYgmMC #ModelInformedDrugDevelopment #DrugDosageOptimization #MachineLearning, #MechanisticModeling #AgentBasedModeling #Pharmacometrics