News 2026
20.07.2026
Tuberculosis: An immune signature in the blood indicates whether treatment is working
Researchers at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have identified a novel whole blood-based immune signature that could improve both the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and the monitoring of treatment response.
10.07.2026
Young scientists from Borstel at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Dr. Lindsay Sonnenkalb and Dr. Tim Hasenbein from the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB), participated in this year’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. The renowned event brings together outstanding young researchers from around the world with Nobel Laureates and promotes scientific exchange, international networking, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
09.07.2026
Launch of SeqNET+: Federal Ministry of Health-Funded Project Begins Work on MDR-TB Diagnostics
With a virtual kick-off meeting held on 17 June 2026, the project "SeqNET+ – Network for Genomic Diagnostics and Surveillance of Pulmonary Pathogens with a Focus on Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis" was officially launched. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) through the Global Health Protection Programme (GHPP), the network aims to promote the sustainable implementation of modern diagnostic tools for the detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in partner countries across Africa and Eastern Europe.
07.07.2026
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Cells within the excluded stroma that have been neglected reveal which patients have a good prognosis
The “Histology” research group at the Borstel Research Center, Leibniz Lung Center has identified a simple yet meaningful cell pattern in the connective tissue surrounding the tumor that provides important clues about long-term survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
06.07.2026
Zieleinlauf geschafft: Biologielaborantinnen und Biologielaboranten feierlich verabschiedet
Im Gartensaal des Borsteler Herrenhauses fand am vergangenen Dienstag die traditionelle Abschlussfeier der Biologielaborantenausbildung statt. Nach dreieinhalb Jahren Ausbildung erhielten die Absolventinnen und Absolventen ihre Zeugnisse und Gesellenbriefe. Gemeinsam mit Familien, Ausbilderinnen und Ausbildern sowie Kolleginnen und Kollegen feierten sie diesen besonderen Tag.