ERC Consolidator Grant for BNITM Junior Research Group Leader Christine Hopp
Immunologist Dr Christine Hopp has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious funding, worth…
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New insights into the cell biology of malaria and toxoplasmosis parasites
Scientists from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) have…
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Ancient mosquito, new story
An international research consortium, including scientists from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM), has solved the…
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125 years of global infection research – in the heart of Hamburg
The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) kicks off its anniversary week: The "European Congress of Tropical Medicine and…
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BNITM establishes Data Science Centre
The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) launches its new "Data Science Centre". It will connect all of BNITM's research…
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World Mosquito Day: Climate change and virus outbreaks – Mosquito research more important than ever
On World Mosquito Day, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) is drawing attention to an urgent question: What dangers…
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Oropouche-Virus: New risk for Europe?
Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) have teamed up with colleagues from the University of Hamburg and…
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Rethinking Health
The world is facing an interconnected health crisis: zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, environmental degradation, and climate change…
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Hamburg successful in Leibniz Female Professors Programme
The Senate of the Leibniz Association has decided to fund two outstanding female scientists from Hamburg as part of the Leibniz Programme…
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New Pipeline "ViMOP"
The new bioinformatics pipeline "ViMOP" has been successfully launched in Conakry, Guinea. It is designed to analyse untargeted nanopore…
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BNITM supports international virus research with unique virus collection
The Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) is actively involved in the development of a global infrastructure for pandemic…
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New working group ‘Virus Metagenomics and Evolution’
How do you discover previously unknown viruses? What role do environmental changes play in the spread of zoonotic pathogens - i.e. those…
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World Malaria Day
Malaria remains one of the world's most dangerous infectious diseases: According to the latest World Malaria Report from the World Health…
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125 Years of Global Infection Research – in the heart of Hamburg
In exactly six months, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) will celebrate its 125th anniversary. Since October 1,…
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West Nile virus: Largest European blood donation study confirms safety in transfusion medicine
Blood transfusions are among the safest life-saving measures in medicine. However, in more and more regions of Germany, people are becoming…
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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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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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