Research to help the most vulnerable
The RESIST speaker team: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz (in the middle) and the two co-speakers Prof. Dr. Gesine Hansen and Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster
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 personalized 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.
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Influential RESIST researchers
Prof. Dr. Michael Manns, Prof. Dr. Alice McHardy and Prof. Dr. Thomas Werfel are among the most cited scientists in the world. This was the result of the evaluation "Highly Cited Researchers 2021" by the US company Clarivate Analytics. The three RES [...]
The third dose
The third vaccination – is it really necessary to be protected against Corona? Who should get vaccinated? In this interview, Prof. Schulz answers questions about the third vaccination as protection against Corona. Prof. Schulz, do we need a third va [...]
Success in the analysis of herpes viruses
A team around RESIST researcher Prof. Krey from the University of Lübeck, MHH and CSSB Hamburg has found a possible new starting point for the therapy of diseases triggered by herpes viruses. This can be the case in particular with immunocompromised [...]
Influential RESIST researchers
Prof. Dr. Michael Manns, Prof. Dr. Alice McHardy and Prof. Dr. Thomas Werfel are among the most cited scientists in the world. This was the result of the evaluation "Highly Cited Researchers 2021" by the US company Clarivate Analytics. The three RES [...]
The third dose
The third vaccination – is it really necessary to be protected against Corona? Who should get vaccinated? In this interview, Prof. Schulz answers questions about the third vaccination as protection against Corona. Prof. Schulz, do we need a third va [...]
Upcoming seminars
Every Thursday (except during school holidays) two RESIST scientists or top-class researchers from external institutions present their work at the RESIST seminar series. The seminars are taking place from 5 to 6 pm. Due to coronavirus pandemic, it is an online-seminar. If you want to take part ple [...]
