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Comprehensive data storage that would be unthinkable in Germany, a sandbox and the realisation that various paths lead to data science - the 25 students who recently spent a few days in Copenhagen were able to get to know all this. They were participants of the Add-on Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Life Science of the Joachim Herz Foundation, which supported this excursion as well as the trip to Luxembourg last year, as well as the students of the two current years of the Master's programme in Biomedical Data Science at the MHH. Katharina Wendt, a student of the Master's programme, [...]

A strain of avian flu has spread around the world and is causing havoc among wild birds and farmed poultry, infecting mammals and killing colonies of sea lions. Should we be concerned about a possible human outbreak? An article by Dr. Benjamin Nilsson-Payant In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the largest ever recorded outbreak of bird flu has featured dominantly in the news since it was first detected in late 2020, killing hundreds of millions of seabirds and poultry. Worryingly, it has since also spilled over into mammals and has been detected amongst others in foxes, bears, [...]

Here it is - the spring RESIST newsletter! Starting on page 1, you can read an informative article on avian flu by our expert Dr. Benjamin Nilsson-Payant. New members are introduced on page 3 and research projects and successes of our scientists on page 4. Current news and dates are on page 10 and on page 11 you can find out how our science is presented to the public. I hope you enjoy reading this issue Bettina Bandel Click here for the RESIST newsletter

Once herpes, always herpes. The virus camouflages itself extremely cleverly: How it manages this, what role the sun or stress play, and what really helps against HSV-1 - Anna Carthaus has written an article on this for Zeit online, for which she also interviewed Prof. Sodeik (in German language). To Article (Pay Wall)

Are you interested in infection and immunology? Then the "Lower Saxony International Summer Academy in Infection and Immunology (LISA)" is just the thing! The academy is aimed at young students of life sciences and medicine (Bachelor's/Master's) from all over the world who wish to do a doctorate in immunology or infection research. It includes lectures where lecturers present their scientific work and participation in practical demonstrations and laboratory rotations. LISA will take place for the twelfth time this year - from 27 August to 15 September 2023. Up to 40 young researchers can participate in the programme, which is [...]

Shingles, influenza, SARS-CoV2 - Why are older people often more severely affected or even more susceptible to certain viral infections than younger people? How efficiently does the ageing immune system fight off pathogens and what influence do lifestyle, diet and microbiome have on this? In order to be able to answer these questions and to clarify further connections between viral infectious diseases and age, a RESIST team has established the "Senior Individuals Cohort" since the end of 2019. As planned, a total of 650 mainly elderly citizens from Hanover have been included in this cohort and, despite the Corona [...]

PhD student Ilka Simons from Prof. Schreiner's research group has been successful at RISE Germany - a programme through which the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) arranges research internships for North American, British and Irish undergraduate students at universities and non-university research institutions in Germany. Now, in May, student Raea Michie from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, will support Ilka Simons as an intern for two and a half months in the experimental work of her doctorate in Hannover. Ilka Simons' doctoral thesis is dedicated to adenovirus infection, which is divided into an early and a late phase. The early [...]

We welcome Prof. Dr. Kurt-Wolfram Sühs as a new member of RESIST.  He ist senior physician in the MHH Department of Neurology with Clinical Neurophysiology, and he is focusing his research in RESIST with his research team on the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which can cause shingles when reactivated. "We want to find out which factors lead to a severe course of the disease in this case," says the neurologist. To this end, he is investigating clinical and genetic factors as well as biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from VZV. "This information will provide clues for a [...]