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   02.03.2026

  Hörtipp: Geschlechtersensible Infektiologie

  Dr. Bianca Schneider, Leiterin der Forschungsgruppe "Wirtsdeterminanten bei Lungeninfektionen" am Forschungszentrum Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum erklärt in der aktuellen Folge "Forschung aktuell" vom #Deutschlandfunk, warum Männer häufiger an #Tuberkulose erkranken als Frauen und wie man ihre Forschungsergebnisse nutzen kann, um die Therapie in Zukunft zu verbessern. Und das nicht nur bei der Tuberkulose, sondern auch bei anderen Erregern:

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   26.02.2026

  Christoph Lange receives the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2025

  Double reason to celebrate: Shortly after receiving the Oskar Medical Award, the internationally renowned tuberculosis expert has now also been honored with the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2025. At the annual conference of the German Center for Infection Research in Bonn, he was recognized for his outstanding contributions to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of tuberculosis, particularly drug-resistant tuberculosis.

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   04.02.2026

  Congratulations! Prof. Christoph Lange awarded the 2025 Oskar Medical Prize

  Prof. Christoph Lange, Medical Director of the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, has been awarded the 2025 Oskar Medical Prize by the Oskar-Helene-Heim Foundation. The prize, worth €50,000, is one of the most highly endowed medical prizes in Germany.