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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).
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News

  • calendar regular 05.06.2026

    TBnet Academy 2026 in Vilnius

    In the year marking the 20th anniversary of the Tuberculosis Network European Trials Group, TBnet successfully held its 12th TBnet Academy from 31 May to 3 June 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Academy once again brought together 20 outstanding young scholars from across Europe working in translational science, microbiology and clinical medicine in the fields of tuberculosis and diseases caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria.

  • calendar regular 03.06.2026

    Funding approved for innovative microfluidics project

    The research group ‘Biophysics’ at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) has some great news to celebrate: Last week, the “Leibniz Health Technologies” research network approved a feasibility study proposed by Dr Christian Nehls (FZB) in collaboration with Dr Anja Silge (Leibniz Institute of Photonics, IPHT) and Prof Miriam Agler-Rosenbaum (Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, HKI).

  • calendar regular 02.06.2026

    Every breath counts at the “Run between the Oceans” 2026

    On Saturday, 30 May 2026, the “ Run between the Seas” once again brought together hundreds of relay teams to complete the route from Husum on the North Sea to Damp on the Baltic Sea. This year, a team from the Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Group at the Research Center Borstel once again took part in the event.

  • FG Gruppe_en: Molecular and Experimental Mycobacteriology

Contact

Prof. Dr. Stefan Niemann
Email:
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Phone:
+49 4537 / 188-7620
Fax:
+49 4537 / 188-2091

Links

Events

  • BREATHE LECTURE SERIES 2026

    calendar regular05.06.2026
    location dot solid Online

  • 1st Antimicrobial Stewardship in Tuberculosis Conference
    calendar regular08.+09.06.2026

    location dot solidNicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Moldova

  • Cell to Spectrum: From metabolomics workflows to new perspectives in single cell analysis.
    calendar regular09.06.2026

    location dot solidBorstel