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The creative side of science
HZI + IMIB PhD assembly took place at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
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The creative side of science
HZI + IMIB PhD assembly took place at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
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Focus on precision antibacterials
ASOBIOTICS 2024 attracted around 60 scientists to Würzburg
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Focus on precision antibacterials
ASOBIOTICS 2024 attracted around 60 scientists to Würzburg
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How Cells Recognize and Repair DNA Damage
Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team at the JMU and the HIRI has now gained new insights into the DNA damage response.
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How Cells Recognize and Repair DNA Damage
Genome instability can cause numerous diseases. Cells have effective DNA repair mechanisms at their disposal. A research team at the JMU and the HIRI has now gained new insights into the DNA damage response.
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Small RNA plays a crucial role in colonization
Focus on the widespread intestinal bacterium Segatella copri | HZI study in collaboration with the Vogel lab at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
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Small RNA plays a crucial role in colonization
Focus on the widespread intestinal bacterium Segatella copri | HZI study in collaboration with the Vogel lab at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg
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Catch a Virus by Its Tail
A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans | Study involving HIRI group leader Jens Hör published in Nature
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Catch a Virus by Its Tail
A bacterial immune system that alters the tails of phages might help clarify an immunity mechanism in humans | Study involving HIRI group leader Jens Hör published in Nature
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Making sense of the data jungle
A research team from HIRI and THWS develops a tool for visualizing single-cell data
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Making sense of the data jungle
A research team from HIRI and THWS develops a tool for visualizing single-cell data
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People & Research at HIRI

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Research Groups at HIRI

Jörg Vogel

RNA Biology of Bacterial Infections

Prof Jörg Vogel

Chase Beisel

RNA Synthetic Biology

Prof Chase Beisel

Neva Caliskan

Recoding Mechanisms in Infections

Prof Neva Caliskan

Lars Barquist

Integrative Informatics for Infection Biology

Prof Lars Barquist

Mathias Munschauer

LncRNA and Infection Biology

Prof Mathias Munschauer

Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba

Single-cell Analysis

Prof Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba

Redmond Smyth

Genome Architecture and Evolution of RNA viruses

Dr Redmond Smyth

Alexander Westermann

Host-pathogen-microbiota interactions

Prof Alexander Westermann

Jens Hör

Molecular Principles of RNA Phages

Jun Prof Jens Hör

Franziska Faber

RNA Biology of gram-positive Bacteria (associated research group)

Prof Franziska Faber

HIRI at a Glance

HZI + JMU = HIRI

  • Foundation May 2017.
  • Site of the Braunschweig Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in cooperation with the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU).

 

Managing Director

  • Prof Jörg Vogel, Director since 2017.
  • Prof Vogel is also Director and Full Professor (W3) at the Institute for Molecular Infection Biology, JMU Würzburg.

Team

  • 9 research groups.
  • 1 associated research group.
  • More than 100 employees.
  • From more than 20 nations.

Funding

  • Sound annual core funding from federal government and Free State of Bavaria.
  • Third party funding rate of 30%.
  • 5 ERC Grants.

New Building

  • State-of-the-art facilities.
  • Funded by Free State of Bavaria, co-financed by European Union.
  • Start of construction in 2023.

Profile Areas & Programs

  • Single-Cell Center Würzburg.
  • Graduate Training Programs „RNA & Infection“ and "RNAmed - Future Leaders in RNA-based Medicine".

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“RNA is a powerful medium for engineering biology. We seek to better understand the fundamental properties of this biomolecule and how it can be harnessed to improve diagnosis and treatment of human infections.”

Chase Beisel

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