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Focus on the lungs

We are the lung research center of the Leibniz Association.
Our main focus: Common diseases such as asthma, allergies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as infection-related inflammation of the lungs, in particular tuberculosis (TB).

Our Mission

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Chronic lung diseases

The program area is dedicated to research into asthma, COPD and allergies, as these are among the most common chronic diseases and therefore cause an enormous burden for both patients and healthcare systems.

Priority Research Area

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Infections

The Infections program area is dedicated to researching and combating bacterial infectious diseases of the lung with a focus on tuberculosis.
The aim is to improve the control and treatment of this disease.

To the program area

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Science & Technology

This area combines overarching research units that are essential for research at the FZB and represent an important link between the subject areas.

Further Information

News

05.05.2025

Excellence in Research Award for Professor Anna-Maria Mandalakas

Professor Anna Maria Mandalakas will be honoured with the Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. Excellence in Research Award 2025 on June 24. The award is presented annually to faculty members who have made the most significant scientific contribution to clinical or biomedical research at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas,
29.04.2025

Paper of the month: Bedeutende Borsteler Studie über Plasmide bei nicht-tuberkulösen Mykobakterien (NTM) ausgezeichnet

Jeden Monat würdigt die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie (DGHM) eine herausragende Publikation, die von den DGHM-Mitgliedern in den letzten drei Monaten in einem hochrangigen Fachjournal publiziert wurden. Auf diese Weise möchte die wissenschaftliche Fachgesellschaft relevante Forschungsergebnisse einer größeren Öffentlichkeit vorstellen.
16.04.2025

Focus on tuberculosis: Interdisciplinary workshop at the FZB with participants from all over Europe

From 31.3-12.4.2025 the 14-day course “Interdisciplinary training in genomic epidemiology and public health bioinformatics (5th Edition TB)” took place at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center.