News 2025
27.02.2025
Frühjahrsempfang 2025 im Borsteler Herrenhaus
Am Freitag fand im Gartensaal der traditionelle Frühjahrsempfang des Forschungszentrums Borstel, Leibniz Lungenzentrum statt. Neben den Grußworten des Staatssekretärs Guido Wendt vom Ministerium für Allgemeine und Berufliche Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur, Schleswig-Holstein, und dem Jahresrückblick des Zentrumsdirektors wurden zudem der Preis für die beste Masterarbeit und der Promotionspreis verliehen.
24.02.2025
Successful Completion of "R Data Analysis and Visualisation for Beginners" Webinar
Research Center Borstel’s Molecular Mycobacteriology group is proud to announce the successful completion of a four-day online webinar, "R Data Analysis and Visualisation for Beginners," led by Ivan Barilar and supported by Christian Utpatel and Viola Dreyer.
18.02.2025
Young scientist wins DZIF/DGI 2025 poster award
At this annual joint congress of the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and the German Society for Infectious Diseases (DGI) in Munich, Dariusz Wölk, medical student at the University of Hamburg and doctoral candidate in the Clinical Infectious Diseases group at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, has been awarded 500 € for the best poster.
17.02.2025
EndTB trial: Shorter and highly effective treatments for drug-resistant tuberculosis
Treatment options for persons affected by drug-resistant tuberculosis are rapidly improving. While 2 years ago standard antibiotic therapy was still recommended for 18 months with then available medicines - leading to approximately 60% of individuals achieving treatment success - novel regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis are shorter and more effective.
17.02.2025
PANGenS-Consortium Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia: Advancing TB and Malaria Sequencing Technology Across 12 African Countries
Scientists from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) in Ghana, the Research Center Borstel Leibniz Lung Center (RCB) in Germany, and partner institutions from across Africa and Europe gathered in Windhoek, Namibia, for the second annual meeting of the „Pan-African Network for Genomic Surveillance of Poverty Related Disease and Emerging Pathogens (PANGenS)“ consortium to discuss advancements in the capacity building strategy of this Global Health EDCTP3 funded initiative.