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Die Lunge im Fokus
Die Lunge im Fokus
Die Lunge im Fokus
Die Lunge im Fokus
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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.
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News

  • calendar regular20.01.2025

    Congratulations: Magna cum laude for Gishnu Harikumar Parvathy

    Gishnu Harikumar Parvathy from the research group “ Host determinants in lung infections” successfully passed his doctoral examination at the University of Lübeck on January 15, 2025.

  • calendar regular09.01.2025

    Einen Schuhkarton für Kharkiv: Nach langer Reise am Ziel!

    Mitarbeitende, Nachbarn und Freunde Borstels haben im Dezember über 120 Päckchen für das Tuberkulosekrankenhaus in Kharkiv gepackt. Diese sind nun pünktlich zum orthodoxen Weihnachtsfest angekommen und haben für große

  • calendar regular16.12.2024

    Consensus on the management of tuberculosis in migrants

    Global migration has increased in recent decades due to war, conflict, persecutions, and natural disasters, but also secondary to increased opportunities related to work or study. Tuberculosis is a preventable and treatable infectious disease and the leadi

Events

  • DanGerOus Mycobacteria Club Meeting

    calendar regular24. Januar 2025
    location dot solidBorstel

  • Neujahrskonzert
    mit dem Ensemble The Klezmer Tunes

    calendar regular25. Januar 2025
    location dot solidBorstel

  • LCI Symposium 2025 "One Health - Infections without Boundaries"

    calendar regular28.+29. Januar 2025
    location dot solidCSSB, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld