Virology

Pietschmann Lab

Thomas Pietschmann

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Prof. Thomas Pietschmann

Ulrich Kalinke (l.), Managing Director of TWINCORE, and Leander Grode, CEO of SLS Europe, opening the symposium

TWINCORE & SLS Europe Joint Symposium 2025

Two exciting days of science and networking with more than 150 participants

Kidney cells infected with HEV are marked with a green fluorescent dye. Uninfected cells are stained blue.

Virus on the loose

Research team from Bochum and Hannover shows that the hepatitis E virus also attacks organs other than the liver

The scientists Arnaud Carpentier and Frauke Lange in the lab

Better insights into the hepatitis D virus

Hannover researchers develop stem cell-based infection model

First author Dr. Katja Dinkelborg in the lab

Better fight against hepatitis E

Neutralising antibodies can prevent severe courses

TWINCORE researcher Dr. Julie Sheldon in the laboratory next to a digital microscope

A major step for HCV research

Research team from Hannover adapts hepatitis C virus to infect mouse liver cells

Microscopic image of cells transfected with RSV. Green: RSV-F protein labelled with GFP in the cytoplasm of the cells, magenta: RSV-F protein, blue: cell nuclei. ©TWINCORE/Carpentier

New hope in the fight against RSV

TWINCORE researchers discover promising drug candidate

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Technician (f/m/d)

The institute for Experimental Virology, led by Prof. Thomas Pietschmann, at TWINCORE - Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research in Hanover, is seeking aTechnician (f/m/d)Join a mission-driven team tackling a global health priority.for supporting research into vaccines against the hepatitis C virus. Please see the PDF file for full details.

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