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Infection research at the interface between clinical practice and basic research
TWINCORE was founded in 2008 by the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and the Hannover Medical School. We combine the expertise of medical professionals and scientists from a wide range of disciplines to find answers to the pressing questions in infection research. Our focus: translational research – the bridge between basic science and clinical application.
Research
We conduct translational infection research to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases in humans. We focus on three areas that characterize our research work. Find out here how we proceed and what results we achieve.
Labs at TWINCORE
Under the leadership of our best scientists, various labs are working on different projects within our research topics.
2026Vaccine75 : 128241
The effect of BCG vaccination on systemic inflammation in neonates
Koeken V, Nissen T, Birk N, Boahen C, van Crevel R, Kumar V, Li Y, Aaby P, Benn C, Netea M
2026Nature Communications : 10.1038/s41467-025-67939-3
Longitudinal plasma proteomic signatures of elite and viremic spontaneous HIV controllers
Vadaq N, Groenendijk A, Dos Santos J, Mehta K, Wit F, Vos W, Blaauw M, van Eekeren L, Lambrechts L, Rutsaert S, Nelwan E, Xu C, Joosten L, de Mast Q, Matzaraki V, van Lunzen J, Rokx C, Verbon A, Netea M, Vandekerckhove L, van der Ven A
2026Nature Immunology : 10.1038/s41590-025-02387-1
A distinct monocyte transcriptional state links systemic immune dysregulation to pulmonary impairment in long COVID
Kumar S, Li C, Zhou L, Zhan Q, Alaswad A, Volland S, Costa B, Krooss S, Klefenz I, Schmaus H, Zeuzem A, von Witzendorff D, Lickei H, Pueschel L, Kraft A, Cornberg M, Koczulla A, Pink I, Hoeper M, Xu C, Häussler S, Wiestler M, Netea M, Illig T, Sun J, Li Y
Graalmann Lab
Immunology
Tissue inflammation upon chronic rheumatic diseases
Patients with chronic rheumatic diseases have an increased risk of infection due to severe inflammation. This project investigates inflammation in various tissues, particularly in systemic sclerosis, in order to develop targeted therapies.
Graalmann Lab
Immunology
Cell-selective targeting of immune cells
Immunomodulatory drugs can have systemic side effects. This project is testing nanocarriers that deliver drugs specifically into myeloid immune cells in order to reduce side effects and increase the local effect.
Pessler Lab
Immunology
Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for early diagnosis and risk stratification of CNS infections
In collaboration with the Department of Neurology and the Metabolomics Department, the project is investigating metabolic products in cerebrospinal fluid in order to identify biomarkers for CNS infections and cell damage and to distinguish long COVID and viral from autoimmune diseases.
Behrendt Lab
Virology
Prevention of HEV Infection
Studies in the cell culture model show that only a few disinfectants are effective against HEV, which provides important information on hygiene measures for HEV infections. We are also working together to test vaccines for pigs as HEV reservoirs.
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