Prof. Dr. Stefan Niemann

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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

News

30.04.2026

38. Allergiekolloquium in Borstel: Interdisziplinärer Austausch mit neuen Impulsen

Am 18. April 2026 kamen rund 60 Teilnehmende zum 38. Allergiekolloquium im Herrenhaus des Forschungszentrums Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum zusammen. Die traditionsreiche Veranstaltung erwies sich erneut als voller Erfolg und bestätigte ihren Ruf als renommierte Plattform der Allergologie, die weit über die Grenzen Schleswig-Holsteins hinaus bekannt ist.
24.04.2026

20 Years of TBnet: Two decades of unparalleled cross-border collaboration in tuberculosis research and education

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death by a single micro-organism. On April 21^st 2026, leading tuberculosis researchers from across Europe and beyond gathered at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute in Munich to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tuberculosis Network European Trials group (TBnet), marking two decades of sustained scientific collaboration, innovation, and education in the fight against tuberculosis. T
14.04.2026

Long-term cure rates for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis much better than expected

A new national cohort study from Latvia, conducted in collaboration with researchers from the clinical tuberculosis infrastructure (ClinTB) at the German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF) at the Research Centre Borstel, Leibniz Lung Centre (FZB), provides important insights into the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).

FG Gruppe_en: Molecular and Experimental Mycobacteriology

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