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A new perspective on gut microbiota diversity
HIRI researchers establish a link between the form and function of intestinal bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
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A new perspective on gut microbiota diversity
HIRI researchers establish a link between the form and function of intestinal bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
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Cultured mini-organs reveal the weapons of aggressive bacteria
HIRI researchers decipher the colonization behavior of Shigella
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Cultured mini-organs reveal the weapons of aggressive bacteria
HIRI researchers decipher the colonization behavior of Shigella
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Success for HIRI and HZI in the second round of the Excellence Strategy
New cluster NUCLEATE with HIRI participation joins the program
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Success for HIRI and HZI in the second round of the Excellence Strategy
New cluster NUCLEATE with HIRI participation joins the program
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Bacteria: Recording Gene Activity More Efficiently
Analyzing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique from Würzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods.
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Bacteria: Recording Gene Activity More Efficiently
Analyzing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique from Würzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods.
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An unexpected bacterial blocker
HIRI researchers discover novel compound that inhibits the growth of tumor-associated Fusobacteria
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An unexpected bacterial blocker
HIRI researchers discover novel compound that inhibits the growth of tumor-associated Fusobacteria
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Refining the CRISPR scissors
Research Team from Würzburg and Braunschweig Unveils Novel Anti-CRISPR Protein Mechanism for Precise Control of Genome Editing Technologies
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Refining the CRISPR scissors
Research Team from Würzburg and Braunschweig Unveils Novel Anti-CRISPR Protein Mechanism for Precise Control of Genome Editing Technologies
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Research Groups at HIRI

Jörg Vogel

RNA Biology of Bacterial Infections

Prof Jörg Vogel

Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba

Single-cell Analysis

Prof Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba

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

Associated Scientists & Groups

Chase Beisel, Affiliated Group Leader

RNA Synthetic Biology

Dr Chase Beisel, Affiliated Group Leader

Neva Caliskan, Former Group Leader

Recoding Mechanisms in Infections

Prof Neva Caliskan, Former Group Leader

Lars Barquist, Associated Scientist

Integrative Informatics for Infection Biology

Prof Lars Barquist, Associated Scientist

Mathias Munschauer, Former Group Leader

LncRNA and Infection Biology

Prof Mathias Munschauer, Former Group Leader

Alexander Westermann, Affiliated Scientist

Host-pathogen-microbiota interactions

Prof Alexander Westermann, Affiliated Scientist

Redmond Smyth, Former Group Leader

Genome Architecture and Evolution of RNA viruses

Dr Redmond Smyth, Former Group Leader

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

  • 5 research groups.
  • 5 associated scientists & groups.
  • 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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