How dangerous are ticks in Germany really?
Due to global warming and globalisation, both ticks and tick-borne pathogens are spreading in Germany. The cross-institutional research…
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Prof. Dr Marylyn Addo receives Bundesverdienstkreuz
The physician and scientist Prof. Dr Marylyn Addo has been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by the Federal…
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World Mosquito Day 2023
Globalisation and climate change also have consequences for global health: with the increasing movement of goods and travel, exotic…
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On the trail of exotic mosquitoes in Hamburg
Monitoring project in the port: Favoured by globalisation and global warming, exotic mosquito species that can carry pathogens are spreading…
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Attacking the malaria pathogen by the digestive tract
Researchers often find drugs without first understanding their exact conditions and mechanisms of action. At the latest when resistance…
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The yellow fever mosquito: Perfect feeder service for arboviruses
The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti can transmit a variety of viruses to humans, so-called arboviruses. Three prominent examples are…
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Anniversary of the German Biosafety Programme
The Federal Foreign Office launched the German Biosafety Programme on 01.07.2013. Since then, it has worked with partner institutions in up…
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Malaria, ringworm and its significance for anaemia | Lassa viruses in rodents: not only infectious but also hereditary
This year's doctoral prizes of the Association of Friends of the Tropical Institute Hamburg e.V. (VdF) go to Dr Wiebke Herr (Medicine) and…
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LCI Summer School on "Perspectives on Structural and Systems Biology"
This year's Summer School of the Leibniz Center Infection (LCI) on the topic "Perspectives in Structure and Systems Biology in Infection"…
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DTG Prize for BNITM Researcher Johannes Mischlinger
Johannes Mischlinger, MD, laboratory group leader at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), was awarded the "Prize for…
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VISION: New DFG Research Training Group for cutting-edge virology research in Northern Germany
Viruses can not only make us humans ill, but in the worst case they can also shake up social and economic structures. The Corona pandemic…
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Fiocruz and BNITM deepen proven cooperation
It is one of the oldest collaborations of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM): As early as 1908, Gustav Giemsa, the…
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eWHORM Project Launched to Eliminate Worm Infections in Sub-Saharan Africa
African and European partners join forces to enable the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) “Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases” (NTDs)…
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ParasiteWeb®: Zeitgemäße virtuelle Ringversuche für medizinische Labore
ParasiteWeb® erlaubt mit nahtlosem Zoomen und interaktiver Fokussierung die Exploration der digitalen Probe wie unter einem Mikroskop
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Living with Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreaks in West and East Africa appear to be linked to previous outbreaks in the region. This is what molecular…
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Mirjam Groger receives Wolfgang Stille Science Award
Die Ärztin und Wissenschaftlerin Dr. Mirjam Groger erhält den renommierten Wolfgang-Stille-Preis 2022. Damit ehrt die PEG sie für ihre…
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![[Translate to English:] Foto von Anna Hein: eine Frau mit mittellangen, hellblonden Haaren, sie trägt ein dunkles Oberteil mit hellem Blümchenmuster.](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/4/csm_Anna_Hein_DSC01688_wide_8a1e785d83.jpg "[Translate to English:] Anna Hein")
