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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.

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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

01.07.2025

European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis 2025 convenes global experts in Borstel Borstel, Germany

The European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis (EACCTB) 2025 concluded successfully this week, bringing together 120 clinicians, scientists, and public health professionals from 13 countries at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center. This premier 3-day event provided a comprehensive update on the clinical management and research developments in tuberculosis (TB), a disease that continu
01.07.2025

Lesetipp: Interview mit Prof. Uta Jappe zum Thema Fleischallergie

Männer mit Tuberkulose haben deutlich schlechtere Behandlungsergebnisse als Frauen. Dies ist das Ergebnis eines neuen internationalen Forschungsprojekts, an dem auch das Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum beteiligt war. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie wurden nun in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe veröffentlicht.
20.06.2025

Neue Erkenntnisse zur Vielfalt der Darmmikrobiota

Ein internationales Forscherteam stellt Zusammenhang zwischen Zellform und Funktion des Darmbewohners Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron her. Auch die übergreifende Forschungseinheit „Fluoreszenz-Zytometrie“ des Forschungszentrums Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum, war an dieser Studie beteiligt und brachte ihre Expertise im Bereich der Zellanalyse und -sortierung ein.

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Research at the RCB

As the lung center of the Leibniz Association, the Research Center Borstel focuses on chronic inflammatory and infection-related lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allergies, tuberculosis and pneumonia. The overarching goal of the interdisciplinary research activities is to elucidate the causes and mechanisms of chronic inflammatory, infectious and degenerative lung diseases in order to derive new innovative concepts for their diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

Our research at a glance:

We conduct research on lung diseases from the molecule to the patient.
We have 'state of the art' cell culture and animal models for lung diseases.We operate the NRC for the world's most important infectious lung disease, tuberculosis, on campus.
We are international leaders in molecular diagnostics and resistance testing of mycobacteria and their implementation in partner laboratories in high-incidence countries.
We are consultants for WHO, RKI and other stakeholders on tuberculosis and allergens.
We represent tuberculosis and chronic lung diseases in the German Health Centers, DZL and DZIF.
We are partners in two of the world's largest alliances - ERA4TB / UNITE4TB - for the development and clinical testing of new TB drugs.
We operate one of two PID reference monitoring sites with high-resolution pollen monitoring in Germany all year round.

Directions

Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center

Parkallee 1-40
23845 Borstel
+49 4537 / 188-0

via Hamburg
Head for Norderstedt and take the main road B432 towards Bad Segeberg until the turn-off Borstel (approximately 28 km). Then turn to the right. The Center lies on your right hand side (see map).

via Lübeck
Take the main road B206 from Luebeck to Bad Segeberg, then the B432 towards Hamburg until the turn-off Borstel (approximately 15 km). Turn to the left. The Center lies on your right hand side (see map).

via Kiel
Take the main road B404 from Kiel to Bad Segeberg. Follow the B432 approximately 15 km from Bad Segeberg towards Hamburg until the turn-off Borstel. Turn to the left. The Research Center lies on your right hand side (see map).

via Bad Oldesloe
In Bad Oldesloe, a main road turns off towards Borstel leading there via Grabau and Toenningstedt. The Center lies on your left hand side.

for user of Navigationsystems
please enter 'Sülfeld (Borstel)'

Destination Bad Oldesloe: It is advisable to take a taxi from Bad Oldesloe to the Research Center Borstel.

Destination Hamburg:

Continuation by public transport: Take the bus to the underground stop U1, then the underground U1 until the stop Ochsenzoll. From Ochsenzoll by bus/line 7550 (timetable) towards Bad Segeberg until the bus stop "Abzweig Borstel".

The Center lies on your right hand side.