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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 regular01.07.2025

    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

  • calendar regular01.07.2025

    Lesetipp: Interview mit Prof. Uta Jappe zum Thema Fleischallergie

    Prof. Uta Jappe von Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum beantwortet im Interview mit der aktuellen Ausgabe der Apotheken Umschau die Frage, warum Zeckenstiche eine Fleischallergie auslösen können.

  • calendar regular20.06.2025

    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.

Prof. Dr. Inken Wohlers

  • FG Gruppe_en: Biomolecular Data Science in Pneumology

Contact

Prof. Dr. Inken Wohlers
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+49 4537 / 188-6720

Links

Events

  • Online-Update Hygiene und Infektions­prävention

    calendar regular08. Juli 2025
    location dot solidOnline

  • Lipidomics Forum 2025

    calendar regular14. - 17. September 2025
    location dot solidUniversity Vienna, Institute of Analytical Chemistry, 1090 Vienna, Austria

  • Northern Germany Meeting on Infection, Immunology and Inflammation

    calendar regular08. Oktober 2025
    location dot solidBorstel