Jörg Vogel, Director of the Institute of Molecular Infection Biology (IMIB) and of the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) has been elected a full member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Becoming a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities is one of the most prestigious scientific honors in Bavaria.
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It investigates critical decision processes that determine the outcome of human infection. The German Research Foundation announced the establishment of the new SFB on November 25, 2022; it will fund it with 10.7 million euros over the next four years.
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On October 6, Cynthia Sharma and Chase Beisel were awarded the Pettenkofer Prize 2022 for their pioneering work in the field of "innovative methods for the diagnosis of viral infections" in Munich.
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The federal government (BMBF) is providing 2.4 million euros for a new research group in infectious disease research at the IMIB/ZINF of the JMU Würzburg.
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Some bacteria do not grow or grow very slowly, often rendering antibiotics ineffective. An international team, including the University of Würzburg, aims to find a new way to combat these bacteria.
moreCynthia Sharma, head of the Chair of Molecular Infection Biology II and spokesperson for the Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, has been recognised with an ERC Consolidator Grant worth two million euros.
moreOn January 12, the Bavarian State Minister of Science, Bernd Sibler received an overview of ongoing SARS-CoV-2 research in Würzburg.
moreBavaria is funding the training of future leaders in RNA-based medicine as part of its Elite Network initiative.
moreOnce again, IMIB Director Jörg Vogel has been recognized as a highly cited researcher in his field. This was the result of an evaluation by Clarivate Analytics, a company specializing in citation data.
moreCynthia Sharma (IMIB) and Chase Beisel (Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research, HIRI) are among the shortlist winners of this year's "Falling Walls Science Breakthroughs of the Year."
moreCongratulations to Dr. Tina Lence (Faber lab) for receiving an Add-on Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Life Science by the Joachim Herz Foundation.
moreCynthia Sharma's team has revealed that the small RNA RepG of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori regulates expression of a gene involved in biosynthesis of bacterial surface structures and thereby also modulates antibiotic sensitivity.
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We congratulate Jens Hör from the lab of Jörg Vogel for receiving the 2021 joint PhD award of the Lower Franconian Memorial Year Foundation for Science and the University of Würzburg for his PhD thesis titled “Discovery of RNA/protein complexes by Grad-seq”.
moreBased on their discovery of non-canonical guide RNAs of the CRISPR/Cas system in the foodborne-pathogen Campylobacter, the labs of Cynthia Sharma (IMIB) and Chase Beisel (HIRI) have developed a novel multiplex diagnostic technology that makes tests for corona and other pathogens much more efficient.
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ZINF Juniorgruppenleiterin Sina Bartfeld erklärte beim europäischen Stammzelltag am 5. März 2021 die faszinierenden neuen Modelle aus der Stammzellforschung.
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