#DZIF
Interesting read 🤓👇 The PROTON project, led by #DZIF scientist Mark Brönstrup, is substantially supported by the #DZIF and its Product Development Unit 🥳
Im ständigen Wettlauf zwischen #Antibiotikaresistenzen & neuen Wirkstoffen braucht es neue Strategien. 🦠 HZI-Forschende entwickeln einen #Pathoblocker gegen Staphylococcus aureus, der ein wichtiges Toxin neutralisiert & den Selektionsdruck verringern könnte. #AMR www.helmholtz-hzi.de/media-center...
September 23, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Congratulations to Caterina Prelli Bozzo for this year's DZIF Doctoral Award for her on HIV restriction factors
March 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
i confess that, until now, żif has not occurred to me as a third possible option after ghif and dżif
reminder: the g in gif is pronounced like the g in garage
August 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
📢 #CallforApplications: Are you conducting translational infection research in Germany? The DZIF Academy is now accepting applications for the 2025 DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research!

👉 Apply now and learn more about the award: www.dzif.de/en/apply-now...
Apply now: DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2025 | German Center for Infection Research
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is again offering the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research. Scientists can apply to the DZIF Academy until October 6, 2025.
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August 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Our DGI / DZIF Joint Meeting 2025 starts now 🚀

We are delighted to welcome everyone at the DGI-DZIF Joint Meeting in Munich! We look forward to insightful talks, poster sessions and engaging discussions.

Enjoy the conference #DGI_DZIF_AnnualMeeting
February 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🔬 Don’t miss your chance to present at the DZIF / PEG Joint Meeting 2026 in Bonn!
🗓 Abstract deadline: Aug 15, 2025 | Poster: Sept 30, 2025
🎟 Submit, register & book now:
👉 dzif-peg-annual-meeting.de
#InfectionResearch #DZIF #PEG2026
August 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
🔬🦠𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗭𝗜𝗙/𝗣𝗘𝗚 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!
We are excited to invite you to the joint Annual Meeting of DZIF & PEG: Explore how infection research is evolving in the age of antibiotic resistance, gender medicine, and precision medicine

📅 February 23–24, 2026
📍 Bonn
🔗 Register now: t1p.de/dzif-peg-2026
January 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Research prizes for our lab: Anne has been awarded the DZIF Doctoral Award of the DGHM, and Lisa has received the DGHM Main Award. A wonderful recognition of the creativity, curiosity, and persistence of the entire team! www.dghm.org/dghm-preisve...
September 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Thank you for joining us at our Infect-Net Campfire Session with @gabrielepradel.bsky.social et al. at the DGI/DZIF annual meeting in Munich 🤗💜🏕️ @dzif.bsky.social #DZIF We were impressed to meet so many of you!
February 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚀 Big news in the fight against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV):

Start-up #EBViously, a spin-off from #HelmholtzMunich and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) @dzif.bsky.social, is officially launched!

👉 t1p.de/bgfbs

#Vaccine #Virus #EBV #Healthcare #Innovation #Startups #SpinOff #DZIF
December 16, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Hello from Munich! We are at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 and look forward to inspiring discussions and connecting with everyone interested in current developments in infection research.

📍 Meet us at G92
📅 Check out our overview of symposia, talks, and posters with DZIF contribution: t1p.de/DZIF-ESCMID-...
April 18, 2026 at 6:34 AM
🤝 #DZIF & @anrs-mie.bsky.social at #ECTMIH2025 in Hamburg: At their joint symposium on September 29, researchers from ANRS MIE and DZIF presented new insights into #mpox, a viral disease recently declared a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" by #WHO.
🔗 Read more: t1p.de/nxa2u
October 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus is transmitted by specific ticks. Present only south of 50’ latitude so far, global warming could make it move north. Within the German center for infection research (DZIF), @crnlsrhd.bsky.social at Marburg University develops vaccines against this virus.
March 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
DZIF Start-up Fund: Support for spin-offs in infection research with mentoring + up to €500K funding. Focus: preventive & therapeutic anti-infectives. Apply by Nov 30, 2025!

More info ➡️
The German Center for Infection Research establishes a new funding initiative | German Center for Infection Research
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is launching the DZIF Start-up Fund, a new funding initiative to support spin-offs in translational infection research.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🌍 Save the Date: DZIF/PEG Joint Meeting 2026 – Bridging Disciplines in Infectious Diseases in the Era of Gender & Precision Medicine.
Austausch, Innovation & Kollaboration von Bench to Bedside.

Mehr Infos 👉 dzif-peg-annual-meeting.de
@dzif.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
💉New partnership for next-gen mRNA vaccines: Ethris and DZIF combine proprietary, clinically-validated mRNA technology with translational vaccine research to develop mRNA-based vaccines for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.
Ethris and German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) announce strategic collaboration to develop mRNA-based vaccines | German Center for Infection Research
Ethris GmbH, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering next-generation RNA therapeutics and vaccines, and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), today announced a strategi
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February 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
In the spirit of our #DZIFPEG2026 Joint Meeting, we would like to honor the commitment of Prof. Maura Dandri and Prof. Hans-Georg Kräusslich as outgoing members of the DZIF Executive Board👏

We are grateful for their contributions and look forward to continuing our work within the DZIF network.
February 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#Tuberculosis is the most common infectious disease worldwide. The novel #antibiotic BTZ-043, co-developed by the DZIF, LMU University Hospital and others, shows promising results in a clinical phase 1b/2a trial.

👉 www.dzif.de/en/tuberculo...
January 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Die Hauptautoren sind Prof. Ingo Drexler (Uniklinik Düsseldorf) und Prof. Asia Volz (DZIF, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Vorsitzende unserer Kommission "Zoonosen und Virusinfektionen der Tiere") in Abstimmung mit dem Vorstand.
November 22, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Zwei inspirierende Tage bei der Gemeinsamen DZIF/PEG-Jahrestagung 2026 in Bonn! 🧫🌍
Spannende Impulse zu Infektionsforschung, Resistenzen, Innovationen und globalen Herausforderungen. Großer Dank an alle Beteiligten.

#DZIF #PEG #Infektionsforschung #AMR #GlobalHealth #Science
February 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
With deep sadness, we bid farewell to Professor Michael P. Manns, who passed away on 15 August 2025 at the age of 73. “His spirit of research and his outstanding commitment to science leave a deep void at the DZIF,” says DZIF Chair Prof. Dr. Dirk Busch.
The DZIF mourns the loss of Professor Michael P. Manns | German Center for Infection Research
The former President of Hannover Medical School (MHH) and Clinical Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Prof. Michael P. Manns, passed away on 15 August 2025.
www.dzif.de
August 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
You do research on #ESKAPE pathogens and consider to start your independent junior research group, in the highly cooperative environment of DZIF and @cmfi.bsky.social in #Tübingen? Please send your application or forward to colleagues
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
October 15, 2024 at 8:07 PM
After a long journey, we've reached an important milestone with this publication. I'm grateful for the excellent collaboration between neurology, neuropathology, radiology and our team at the #CharitéVirology #DZIF #LaborBerlin
Pegivirus hominis, a common virus that has not been linked to specific diseases, was detected in CSF, serum, and brain tissue from four patients with encephalomyelitis, with evidence of independent replication in the CNS. Read the full correspondence: nej.md/437ZK7H

#MedSky #IDSky #NeuroSky
May 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The DZIF General Assembly has elected a new Executive Board. We warmly congratulate Prof. Dirk Busch, Prof. Andreas Peschel, and Prof. Thomas Pietschmann on their reappointment, and extend a special welcome to the newly elected members Prof. Marylyn Addo and Prof. Susanne Herold. 👏
Continuity and a breath of fresh air: New DZIF Executive Board elected | German Center for Infection Research
Five outstanding researchers were elected to the Executive Board at the general meeting of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF). Prof. Dirk Busch, Prof.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:54 AM