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Research to help the most vulnerable

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Some people become only mildly ill when they ’catch’ viral or bacterial infections, whereas others are affected much more severely. But what are the reasons for these differences? And how can the course of a disease be predicted and personalised treatments developed?

These questions are being addressed by the RESIST Cluster of Excellence team. This will enable them to help people with a weakened immune system, including newborn babies, the elderly, people with congenital immunodeficiency, those whose immune system is suppressed for therapeutic reasons, and implant users.

Our research programme is for the weakest. The current threat of the corona pandemic clearly shows how important the goals of our Cluster of Excellence RESIST are. We want to better understand the variable susceptibility of individuals to infections in order to protect vulnerable people as well as possible. In view of the dramatic situation, we in RESIST are also researching around SARS-CoV-2.

RESIST – News

Visit from Glasgow

26. May 2023|

As part of the German-Scottish project "Hannover-Glasgow Infection Strategy" (HAGIS), the RESIST team was visited by five guests from the Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) on 24 and 25 May. At their meeting at the Institute of Virology of the [...]

Visit from Glasgow

26. May 2023|

As part of the German-Scottish project "Hannover-Glasgow Infection Strategy" (HAGIS), the RESIST team was visited by five guests from the Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) on 24 and 25 May. At their meeting at the Institute of Virology of the [...]

Upcoming Seminars

Exciting topics, interestingly presented: Every Thursday (except during school holidays), RESIST scientists or top-class researchers from external institutions present at the RESIST Seminar Series. This seminar takes place from 5 to 6 pm Lecture Hall Q Building J6, Hannover Medical School. If you a [...]

Film Portrait of the Cluster of Excellence RESIST

Doctoral Studies

Dr. Sabine Johann

RESIST is happy to support students of natural sciences or medicine in their doctoral studies – both in terms of research and other challenges. For more information click here.

RESIST Cohort

Why are elderly people often more vulnerable to viral infections than younger people? In order to answer these questions the RESIST team has been establishing a clinical cohort since the end of 2019.

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