News

• 

  19.09.2026

  Lindsay Sonnenkalb receives Isabelle-Olivieri Medal

  Dr. Lindsay Sonnenkalb from the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center (FZB) has been awarded the 2026 Isabelle-Olivieri Medal for an outstanding publication in the field of translational evolutionary research. The €5,000 award was presented early September during the TransEvo retreat “Evolution by the Lake”.

• 

  17.09.2026

  Drug-resistant tuberculosis in Ukraine driven by transmission of successful bacterial strains

  One of the largest genomic studies of tuberculosis in Ukraine reveals extensive transmission of drug-resistant strains, while resistance to key fluoroquinolones declined substantially between 2019 and 2023.

• 

  10.09.2026

  Silke Meiners takes on the role of Vice-President of the European Respiratory Society

  A role of great responsibility at European level: Prof. Silke Meiners was elected as the new Vice-President of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) this Tuesday. The election took place during this year’s ERS Congress, which was held in Barcelona from 5 to 9 September 2026. With more than 20,000 participants each year, the congress is regarded as the world’s largest gathering of specialists in respiratory medicine an