Das Foto zeigt mehrere Kinder im Kursussaal an Tischen sitzen und in Mikroskope schauen.©BNITM
Veranstaltung

Jugendzukunftstag 2025

Liebe Schüler:innen, wir veranstalten unseren Jugendzukunftstag am Mittwoch, 19.3.2025. Bekommt Einblick in unser Institut und verbringt Zeit mit Forschenden im Labor. Es sind noch Plätze frei! Hier geht es zur Anmeldung.

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The picture shows a brown snake (Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper)) on a brown background.©Jörg Blessmann
Press release

World NTD Day

BNITM steps up research and calls for more engagement. The BNITM has been actively involved in World NTD Day since 2021 and kicked off its anniversary year with an information event dedicated to the topic, at which experts reported on snakebite poisoning, echinococcosis and leprosy.

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The photo shows children in Madagascar playing and bathing by a river.©Jule Hamster
Implementation Research

Science in action

The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) has established a new research group for implementation research. The group focuses on identifying the factors that make health programmes successful. Its aim is to translate scientific findings into practice and improve global health. In this context, the group studies the effectiveness and efficiency of health interventions across various settings.

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Funding

DFG extends funding with five million euro

Scientists of the research unit "Sex Differences in Immunity" from BNITM and partner institutions want to investigate, how hormones affect immunity, with the aim of advancing personalised medicine.

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Aedes albopictus sits on a cotton swab soaked in blood.©BNITM
Publication

Chikungunya: How dangerous is the tiger mosquito in cold weather?

The Asian tiger mosquito can transmit the chikungunya virus. But what matters is how active the tiger mosquito is - and that depends on the temperature. Researchers at BNITM have studied how the Asian tiger mosquito transmits chikungunya virus under different temperature conditions. The results have been published in the journal Parasites & Vectors.

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The orange graph shows the mean annual temperatures in Costa Rica.©Ministerio del Ambiente, Energía y Telecomunicaciones | Instituto Meteorológico Nacional
Cooperation

German-Costa Rican research centre established

How does climate change drive the spread of infectious diseases, and what can we do about it? The 'German-Costa Rican Research Centre for Climate Adaptation and Infectious Diseases' aims to find answers. In collaboration with the Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Educación en Nutrición y Salud (INCIENSA), the BNITM will explore how climatic changes fuel the spread of pathogens and the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

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Event

Science Congress

In October 2025, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) will celebrate its 125th anniversary. And how do researchers celebrate? With a scientific conference! After thirty years, the ‘European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health’ (ECTMIH) is returning to Hamburg. The organisers are expecting more than 1,000 participants at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). Take part and send in your session proposals!

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News

The photo shows a green mamba on a tree branch. The snake's head can be seen from the side. Its right eye and the scales on its head are clearly recognisable. The rest of the body fades towards the top left of the picture.
Press releases

World NTD Day

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect or threaten around 1.7 billion people worldwide. For 125 years, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for…

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Schistosomiasis is transmitted by freshwater snails.
Press releases

What Makes Health Programmes Successful?

Effective medicines, proven vaccines, and efficient therapies only save lives if they reach the people who need them. Often, health programs…

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Events

Professional Events
19.03.2024 - 28.02.2025

Global-Partnership-Initiated-Biosecurity-Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT)

GIBACHT is an educational programme established and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The training programme focuses on…

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Public Events, Professional Events
15.02.2025

Tag der Reisegesundheit

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