The Cluster of Excellence RESIST is represented by its speaker Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster and its two co-speakers Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz and Prof. Dr. Gesine Hansen. On this page you will find further information about them and their contact details.
Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster
Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence RESIST
| With our research in RESIST we also want to help older people. Many of them are particularly susceptible to infections and vaccinations of seniors are often not sufficient enough. |
Prof. Förster is head of the Institute of Immunology at Hannover Medical School since 2001. He has many years of experience as speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre 621 and as co-speaker of the Cluster of Excellence RESIST and as a co-speaker of the Cluster of Excellence REBIRTH. His own RESIST research focuses, among other things, on the susceptibility of elderly people to herpes virus infections.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz
Co-Speaker of the Cluster of Excellence RESIST
| At the heart of RESIST are the patients. We want to help them more efficiently – by closely integrating cutting-edge basic research and clinical science. |
Prof. Schulz headed the Institute of Virology at Hannover Medical School from 2000 to 2024. He was RESIST spokesperson from the start of the cluster until April 2024. And he was spokesperson for the Collaborative Research Centre 900, which ended at the end of 2022 after more than twelve years. His own RESIST research focuses on new treatment options for herpes virus infections.
Prof. Dr. Gesine Hansen
Co-speaker of the Cluster of Excellence RESIST
| We want to help people who are at particularly high risk for serious infections. Premature babies are particularly at risk. But we also take this challenge. |
Prof. Hansen is the director of the Clinic for Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology at Hannover Medical School. She has many years of experience as a (co-)speaker of different research groups. With her research in RESIST she aims to provide best possible care to the youngest. She is particularly interested in infections of newborns.