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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 regular15.10.2026

    25 years of TB genomics in Hamburg: Migration increases pathogen diversity, but local strains drive transmission

    Migration has increased the genetic diversity of TB bacteria in Hamburg. Local transmission, however, has continued to be driven mainly by established strains. These findings are revealed in a long-term study recently published in Genome Medicine.

  • calendar regular14.10.2026

    SeqNET+ Consortium Meets to Strengthen Global Collaboration on Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis and other Pathogens

    Drug-resistant tuberculosis remains a major and dangerous public health threat worldwide. Against this background, partners from four countries with a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis—Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, and Moldova—met with international partners for the first Annual Consortium Meeting of the SeqNET+ project.

  • calendar regular07.10.2026

    Tashkent Summit: Accelerating Action Against TB and HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

    The World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan convened on September 29th-30th for a high-level regional workshop in Tashkent aimed at strengthening health responses to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV across Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA).

Studienzentrum

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Dr. med. Niklas Köhler
  • FG Gruppe_en: Center for Clinical Studies
Phone: +49 4537 / 188-3670
Leiter Studienzentrum
Johanna Döhling
  • FG Gruppe_en: Center for Clinical Studies
Phone: +49 4537 / 188-3170, 8080
Lenka Krabbe
  • FG Gruppe_en: Center for Clinical Studies
Phone: +49 4537 / 188-7060, 8080
Stefanie Berg
  • FG Gruppe_en: Center for Clinical Studies
Phone: +49 4537 / 188-6361

Events

  • BREATHE LECTURE SERIES 2026/2027

    calendar regular18.09.2026 - 22.01.2027
    location dot solid Online

  • NDI³ Symposium 2026

    calendar regular5. November 2026
    location dot solidBorstel

  • Invitation LCI Symposium 2027

    calendar regular28.-29. Januar 2027
    location dot solidCentre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) in Hamburg