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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 regular28.05.2025

    ‘Tuberculosis research on the run": FZB Team at the ’Run between the seas’.

    On Saturday, 24 May 2025, the Research Centre Borstel (FZB) once again took on the sporting challenge of the ‘Run between the Seas’. In the relay race from Husum on the North Sea to Damp on the Baltic Sea, the FZB team covered the 92.2-kilometre route in a total time of 7 hours, 53 minutes and 14 seconds - achieving an outstanding 124th place out of a total of 607 relay teams.

  • calendar regular27.05.2025

    Pressemitteilung zum 13. Deutschen Diversity-Tag (DDT25):
    Schritt für Schritt gemeinsam zu mehr Vielfalt

    Am 27. Mai 2025 setzen wir erneut ein Zeichen für Vielfalt: Zum zweiten Mal beteiligen wir uns am Deutschen Diversity-Tag – eine Initiative, die wir seit der Unterzeichnung der Charta der Vielfalt im Jahr 2020 aktiv unterstützen. Unter dem Motto „Schritt für Schritt gemeinsam zu mehr Vielfalt“ machen wir sichtbar, was uns als Organisation ausmacht: gelebte Diversität.

  • calendar regular26.05.2025

    Fruitful Collaboration: Outstanding Researchers Honored

    The Research Center Borstel (FZB), Leibniz Lung Center, has maintained a close scientific partnership for many years with colleagues from the Republic of Moldova – a country classified by the World Health Organization as having a high incidence of tuberculosis.

Events

  • European Advanced Course in Tuberculosis 2025

    calendar regular25.-27. June 2025
    location dot solidBorstel

  • Northern Germany Meeting on Infection, Immunology and Inflammation

    calendar regular08. Oktober 2025
    location dot solidBorstel