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First author Dr. Katja Dinkelborg in the lab

Better fight against hepatitis E

Neutralising antibodies can prevent severe courses

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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

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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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Photo of the current five-member DZIF Executive Board and the management

Thomas Pietschmann elected to the Executive Board of the DZIF

DZIF Press Release

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Lung cell infected with SARS-CoV-2 forms new virus particles (green) in its cytoplasm (violet: cell nuclei). ©HZI/Ulfert Rand

Bacterial weapons against viral diseases

Discovery of two novel classes of natural products with activity against RNA viruses 

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Microtiter plates with virological tests

Volkswagen Stiftung funds research on antiviral agents

Team led by TWINCORE virologist Pietschmann receives around 700,000 euros for RSV project 

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