The project Ai4Cilia from DZL scientist Janna Nawroth harnesses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze the rhythmic motion of cilia - microscopic, hair-like structures vital to respiratory and reproductive health.
Two interdisciplinary projects of the German Centers for Health Research (DZG) are investigating the complex networks and mechanisms that control the metabolism with the aim of developing new therapeutic approaches.
DZL researcher Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Thum receives €800,000 from IBT Lower Saxony to develop an inhalable plant-based drug for pulmonary fibrosis. With this support, he aims to create a new, effective treatment for the...
With 103 lung transplants and one heart-lung transplant performed in 2024, the MHH leads the Eurotransplant network. The lung transplantation team relies on minimally invasive procedures and innovative approaches to improve patients' quality of life.
A team led by DZL researchers Dr. Anita Balázs and Dr. Frauke Stanke has received a €19,000 grant from the German Cystic Fibrosis Association (Mukoviszidose e.V.). The research group is investigating the role of the...
A research team at DZL site CPC-M is developing an innovative RNA-based inhalation therapy for lung diseases. The project is supported by a €2.5 million grant from the European Innovation Council.
DZL researchers have developed a new theory on the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The focus is on lysosomes – cellular organelles responsible for metabolism and waste disposal.
An increasing number of chILD patients are reaching adulthood. However, studies show that there are no standards in place to optimize the transition to adult care, as well as diagnoses and treatments.
Dr. Cheng-Yu Wu, DZL scientist at Justus Liebig University Giessen, receives €116,600 for his COPD research. He investigates how oxidative stress and inflammation contribute to the disease in order to develop new therapeutic approaches.
Dr. Alberto Hidalgo, a fellow of the DZL Academy at Helmholtz Center Munich, has been awarded approximately €100,000 through the GOBio Initial program, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
A research team led by Dr. Malte Lücken, DZL scientist at Helmholtz Munich (DZL site CPC-M), has published a guide for creating single-cell atlases in the renowned journal Nature Methods.
The COVIDOM+ study, led by Kiel University Medicine with the involvement of UKSH and CAU, has received €4.9 million in funding to research the long-term effects of COVID-19. The aim is to develop more precise...
