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Tropical Institute, LMU University Hospital Munich
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Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine

Website: https://www.lmu-klinikum.de/tropeninstitut

Imprint: https://www.lmu-klinikum.de/imprint?homepage=82c56d5e66569cbf
The TB Sequel Annual Meeting took place last week in the lead-up to the 2025 Union World Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen.

Learn more about the TB Sequel project: www.tbsequel.org

Photo (c) TB Sequel Project
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Good evening from Copenhagen! Today marked the last day of the 2025 Union Conference. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to our sessions: www.lmu-klinikum.de/tropical-ins...
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Here’s a wrap-up of today at the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen - we had the opportunity to share insights on the following topics:
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A busy, empowering start at the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen: The Opening Session featured a keynote by the award-winning, bestselling author John Green (“Everything is Tuberculosis”).

Visit us on LinkedIn for a Day 1 Summary: www.linkedin.com/posts/tropen...
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today, we've kicked off with side meetings around the city as we prepare for the Union World Conference on Lung Health in Copenhagen, Denmark (18-21 November). Our team is thrilled to be attending the Conference. Meet us at the following sessions: www.lmu-klinikum.de/tropical-ins... See you there!
November 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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#Bundesverdienstkreuz für Ulrike Protzer, Virologin und Akademiemitglied, und Dirk Heckmann, Mitglied des @bidt.bsky.social -Direktoriums – für ihre wegweisende Forschung und ihr Engagement für #Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

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October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🎖️ Prof. Ulrike Protzer receives the “Bundesverdienstkreuz” (Federal Cross of Merit) in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field of virology.

👉 Read more in our news: t1p.de/gkjvc

@ulrike-protzer.bsky.social @tum.de

#Virology #TherVacB #HepatitisB
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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✨ Prof. Eric Topol visited #HelmholtzMunich for a roundtable on the future of #AI in healthcare. The discussion focused on the concept of the #VirtualHuman.

👉Read more: t1p.de/5wthc

#AIinMedicine #DigitalHuman #PrecisionMedicine
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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👩‍⚕️👩🏾‍⚕️ Frauen in #Medizin & #Pharma: Connect & Collaborate! 🤝
Tillotts Pharma GmbH veranstaltet ein Netzwerk-Event speziell für euch:
📅 Mittwoch, 26. November 2025
🕟 18:30 Uhr
📍 Courtyard by Marriott Düsseldorf Hafen
Speditionstraße 11, 40221 Düsseldorf
#CDifficile #Vernetzung #Frauenkarrieren #Tillotts
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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🌎 #𝗪𝗛𝗦𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 “𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻”
At the World Health Summit, experts discussed new incentive strategies to advance new antimicrobial therapies. Their call: Antibiotic development must be treated as critical infrastructure t1p.de/c1l3n
World Health Summit 2025: Focus on antimicrobial resistance | German Center for Infection Research
The World Health Summit (WHS), held annually in Berlin, is a key forum for international exchange on global health policy.
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October 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Registration is now open for the next Vaccine Research & Immunomonitoring Course 💉 by our Teaching & Training Unit and the Center for International Health – taking place in Munich, January 26–30, 2026.

Find out more: www.lmu-klinikum.de/cih-lmu/educ...
Vaccine Research and Immunomonitoring | Center for International Health (CIHLMU)
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October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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We are looking for a new generation of scientists pushing the boundaries of infection research and using AI to shape the future of health research.
🚀Apply for junior group leader positions in our HUMAN program by November 26.
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
www.helmholtz-hzi.de/en/career/jo...
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Herzlich willkommen, Prof. Matthias Tschöp! Der international anerkannte Arzt und Medizinforscher ist der neue Präsident der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). ✨
October 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Das Ziel: ein universeller Grippeimpfstoff - mach mit bei unserer Influenza-Impfstudie. Wir suchen Teilnehmende ab 18 Jahren. Aufwandsentschädigung von bis zu ca. 500 €.
www.lmu-klinikum.de/tropeninstit...
#Grippe #Influenza #Impfung #Forschung
September 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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#Tuberculosis poses a serious threat to people with weakened immune systems. However, standard testing is not sufficient for reliable TB diagnosis or prediction, as a high-profile study involving more than 2,600 patients from eleven European countries revealed @fzborstel.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de
Standard tests alone not sufficient to predict tuberculosis in immunocompromised individuals | German Center for Infection Research
While
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August 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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📢 Great news for scientists interested in presenting their work on our #DZIFPEGJointMeeting in Bonn next year: you can submit your #abstracts until August 31!

👉 Don’t miss out and submit your abstract here: : dzif-peg-annual-meeting.de/programme-ab...
August 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Our Teaching & Training Unit invites you to the next Humanitarian Symposium Munich on “Humanitarian aid in the light of the current geopolitical situation” which will take place in Munich on February 14, 2026.

Further details & contact to the organizing team:
www.cih.lmu.de/events/2026/...
2026 Humanitarian Symposium Munich | CIH
Center for International Health
www.cih.lmu.de
August 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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📢 #CallforApplications: Are you conducting translational infection research in Germany? The DZIF Academy is now accepting applications for the 2025 DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research!

👉 Apply now and learn more about the award: www.dzif.de/en/apply-now...
Apply now: DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research 2025 | German Center for Infection Research
The German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is again offering the DZIF Prize for Translational Infection Research. Scientists can apply to the DZIF Academy until October 6, 2025.
www.dzif.de
August 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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🔬 Don’t miss your chance to present at the DZIF / PEG Joint Meeting 2026 in Bonn!
🗓 Abstract deadline: Aug 15, 2025 | Poster: Sept 30, 2025
🎟 Submit, register & book now:
👉 dzif-peg-annual-meeting.de
#InfectionResearch #DZIF #PEG2026
August 6, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Ein internationales Team – unter Beteiligung von Prof. Marcus Altfeld (LIV) – ruft in einem The Lancet HIV-Kommentar zu mehr Investitionen in die #HIV-Heilungsforschung auf.
Mehr Infos: www.leibniz-liv.de/aktuelles/ne...

@dzif.bsky.social @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de

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July 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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💡 Sie suchen fundierte Informationen zu #HepatitisB & #HepatitisD?
Die Kampagne „Aufklärung zu #HDV & #HBV“ von #TherVacB & #DSOLVE erklärt Co-Infektion, Diagnose und Therapie in Videos mit Expertinnen & Patientenperspektiven⚕️

📺 Zur Videoreihe: tinyurl.com/HepatitisBDW...

#WHT2025 #HepSky
TherVacB & D-Solve unterstützen den Welt-Hepatitis-Tag 2025 mit ihrer Kampagne „Aufklärung über HDV und HBV“
Gut informiert, besser geschützt mit unserer Kampagne „Aufklärung über HDV und HBV“ - alles, was Sie über Hepatitis D und B wissen sollten
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July 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Fighting #HepatitisB

#TherVacB, a new therapeutic vaccine for chronic hepatitis B from #HelmholtzMunich, starts phase 1b/2a trial in patients. It aims to boost the immune system to eliminate the virus.

👉 t1p.de/qcncm

@lmu-klinikum.bsky.social @tum.de @ulrike-protzer.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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🧪 #TherVacB, a novel therapeutic vaccine for chronic hepatitis B, has entered its first clinical trial in patients. This major milestone has been reached by DZIF scientists at @www.helmholtz-munich.de, @tum.de and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social. 🏥

👉 www.dzif.de/en/therapeut... 👉 @thervacb-eu.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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I was taking 23 pills every day for 10 months.” A TB survivor shared this at ERA4TB’s MDR-TB dialogue. Behind every protocol is a person. That’s why we say “people affected by TB” or “TB survivors”. Language shifts power, from object to partner. Research must listen and build with communities.
July 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
On behalf of the TB Sequel consortium, PostTB Care & The Union, we’re delighted to invite you to the next Community Call on "Post-TB lung disease in children & adolescents, insights from an African perspective" by Prof. Lisa Obimbo

Wednesday, 10 September 2025
14:00–15:00 SAST

#Tuberculosis #PTLD
Post-TB Community Call: Prof. Lisa Obimbo | Post-TB Community
www.post-tuberculosis.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM