The city and the world visited the Hamburg Tropical Institute
125 years of global infection research in the heart of Hamburg. The anniversary year of the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine…
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First-hand knowledge: Review of the BNITM's public information events
In 2025, the BNITM once again opened its doors to anyone interested in global health and infection research. The four public information…
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Over one million euros for BNITM biosafety projects
Whether in laboratories or in the field, the responsible handling of pathogens is a global task. Biological safety (biosafety) and…
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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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MAP-Xing the malaria protein complexes
An international research team headed by the Bozdech laboratory at the Nanyang Technical University in Singapore and the Gilberger…
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Spitting instead of pricking
Malaria remains one of the most dangerous infectious diseases. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), around 263…
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New detection method uses blood donations as an early warning system for West Nile virus
Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) have developed a new sequencing method that can detect the West…
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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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Dr Fabien Schultz is Young Academy Fellow of Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg
Recognition for pioneering research on natural remedies: The Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg (AdW) has admitted Dr Fabien Schultz,…
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Artificial intelligence identifies mosquito species by their wings
Mosquitoes transmit numerous dangerous pathogens such as malaria parasites or viruses such as dengue, chikungunya or West Nile virus. To…
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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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Lassa fever much more common than previously thought
A large proportion of the population in rural Guinea is exposed to the Lassa virus at a very young age. In six villages in the Faranah…
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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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LCI Summer School on “The Bright Side of Infections - Understanding Infection at the single cell level”
From July 1st to 3rd, 2025, This year's LCI Summer School took place at the „Jugend-, Freizeit- und Bildungsstätte Koppelsberg“ in Plön -…
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Award for excellent doctoral theses at the Tropical Institute
This year's doctoral awards from the Association of Friends of the Hamburg Tropical Institute (VdF) go to Dr Barbara Honecker (Natural…
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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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ECTMIH Academy 2025
28.09.2025
Timetable: 9:00 am - 17:30 pm, CEST
Mode: In-person at 1000 Satellites - Hamburg Speicherstadt
Language: English
Tuition: 95 Euro for…
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tropEd Global Health Summer School
01.09.-05.09.2025
This is a 5-day online summer school on current issues in Global Health and tropEd.
Timetable: 9:30 - 11:00 am; 11:30 - 13:00 pm; 14:00 -…
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Book a Scientist 2025 - Leibniz Association
03.06.2025
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Significantly more snakebite envenomings in Gabon than previously known
In Gabon, significantly more people are bitten by venomous snakes each year than previously thought. This is one of the findings of a study…
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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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Mobile high-security laboratory MOBILISE is ready for use
The EU-funded research project MOBILISE is reaching a crucial phase: The specially developed high-security truck is completed and ready for…
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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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Research for better climate protection
The PACE project (Planetary Health Action Survey) has been taking a regular psychological look at climate change since 2022. The focus is on…
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Jugendzukunftstag 2025
19.3.2025
Rein in den Kittel, Mund-Nasen-Schutz auf, Handschuhe an und ab ins Labor! Das Bernhard-Nocht-Institut für Tropenmedizin (BNITM)…
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Obituary notice of Prof. Dr Thomas Großbölting
We mourn the loss of the Director of the Research Centre for Contemporary History in Hamburg, Prof. Dr Thomas Großbölting, who died…
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New vaccine strategy against Ebola
Researchers at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) tested a new vaccination strategy against the Ebola virus in a…
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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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One Health – Infections know no borders
Hamburg. Infectious diseases know no borders - from zoonoses such as SARS-CoV-2 to antibiotic resistances that threaten humans, animals and…
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Panel discussion on Bernhard Nocht
22.01.2025
Bernhard Nocht is a key figure in the history of German tropical medicine. Yet, his role and political views during the periods of…
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Horizon Europe project DEFENDER: New targets for antiviral therapies
The interdisciplinary project DEFENDER is developing innovative approaches to combat (re-)emerging viruses. The project, coordinated by the…
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