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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).
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News

  • calendar regular 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.

  • calendar regular 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

  • calendar regular 09.07.2026

    1000 Köpfe Plus: Research on Immune Mechanisms in COPD

    How do misdirected immune responses contribute to the development of COPD and pulmonary emphysema? Dr. Jia Li is investigating this question as part of the “1000 Köpfe Plus” program of the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR). She is supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and has been working since March for two years as a visiting researcher in the “Immunology and Cell Biology” research group at the FZB led by Prof. Silke Meiners.

  • 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

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Events

  • Lipidomics Forum 2026

    calendar regular7. - 9. September 2026
    location dot solidBorstel

  • CMMC Symposium 2026 in Molecular Medicine
    calendar regular28.-29.09.2026

    location dot solidMedical Campus of the University of Cologne, Germany

  • NDI³ Symposium 2026

    calendar regular5. November 2026
    location dot solidBorstel