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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 regular03.06.2025

    Stool4TB celebrates breakthroughs in tuberculosis diagnostics

    Stool4TB research consortium convened last week in Mbabane for its final annual meeting, celebrating a major milestone in its mission to revolutionize tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics. The event marked the successful completion of a multi-country study aimed at improving TB detection among children and people living with HIV using a non-invasive, stool-based qPCR test

  • calendar regular02.06.2025

    Update Allergologie: Interdisziplinärer Austausch im Herrenhaus des Forschungszentrums Borstel

    Bereits zum 37. Mal trafen sich führende Expertinnen und Experten im Rahmen des renommierten „Allergie-Kolloquiums“ am Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum, um sich über die aktuellen Erkenntnisse und Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der Allergologie auszutauschen. Ein Highlight der Veranstaltung war auch in diesem Jahr die Verleihung des Kanert-Preises für Allergieforschung.

  • calendar regular29.05.2025

    11th TBnet Academy: Young researchers from all over Europe meet in Tirana, Albania

    From 18 to 21 May 2025, the 11th TBnet Academy took place in Tirana, the capital of Albania. The prestigious event is organised by TBnet (www.tbnet.eu) - one of the largest research networks in the field of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. The coordinator is Profesor Christoph Lange, Medical Director of the Research Center Borstel (FZB). This year, the Academy brought together 20 promising young researchers from 13 countries, inc

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Torsten Goldmann

  • FG Gruppe_en: Histology

Contact

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Torsten Goldmann
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+49 4537 / 188-2310
+49 4537 / 188-2290

Links

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