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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).
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News

  • calendar regular07.10.2026

    Tashkent Summit: Accelerating Action Against TB and HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

    The World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan convened on September 29th-30th for a high-level regional workshop in Tashkent aimed at strengthening health responses to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV across Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA).

  • calendar regular05.10.2026

    New drug candidate for asthma shows promise in a mouse model

    Researchers at the Research Centre Borstel, Leibniz Lung Centre, have modified an endogenous anti-inflammatory messenger substance so that it remains active in the body for longer. In a mouse model, the new variant of interleukin-37 significantly reduced the typical symptoms of allergic asthma.

  • calendar regular30.09.2026

    A new mechanism of action against an old enemy

Events

  • BREATHE LECTURE SERIES 2026/2027

    calendar regular18.09.2026 - 22.01.2027
    location dot solid Online

  • NDI³ Symposium 2026

    calendar regular5. November 2026
    location dot solidBorstel

  • Invitation LCI Symposium 2027

    calendar regular28.-29. Januar 2027
    location dot solidCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) in Hamburg