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18. March 2025

PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf awarded the GfV’s Gertrude and Werner Henle Medal

PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf from the Max von Pettenkofer Institute was the first to be awarded the Gertrude and Werner Henle Medal for her multidimensional achievements in research and her voluntary work as co-founder and first speaker of the Young Virologists in German-speaking countries (https://g-f-v.org/jgfv/) at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society of Virology […]

6. December 2024

Pettenkofer Award 2024

The Berlin-based infection researcher Dr. Timo Rückert from the Institute for Medical Immunology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the German Rheumatism Research Center has been awarded the Pettenkofer Prize 2024 for his groundbreaking work on this year’s virological topic: “The Role of the Innate Immune System in Defending Against Viral Infections.” The award ceremony […]

29. November 2024

PD Dr. Hanna-Mari Baldauf awarded the GfV’s Gertrude and Werner Henle Medal

PD Dr Hanna-Mari Baldauf was the first to be awarded the Gertrude and Werner Henle Medal at this year’s annual meeting of the Society of Virology (GfV) for her achievements in virological research and her commitment as co-founder and first speaker of the Young Virologists.

7. October 2024

New publication by work group Dr. Tobias Geiger in “Nature Communications”

New publication New insights into a cytotoxin adapted to the intracellular lifestyle of typhoidal Salmonella have been published in the journal Nature Communications. The research group led by Dr. Tobias Geiger has gained insights into the secretion and mode of action of a cytolysin expressed in infected host cells. Typhoidal Salmonella, such as the serovar […]