for applied stem cell-based therapies and has extensive expertise in somatic cell reprogramming, genetic engineering, bioprocessing and preclinical testing, particularly in the areas of heart, liver and [...] The spokesperson of the cluster of excellence is Professor Dr. Thomas Schulz, head of the MHH Institute of Virology. More information is available here: www.RESIST-cluster.de Further information is available
state have taken action here very promptly together with the MHH. The MHH is an outstanding human medicine institution and also offers the bachelor's degree program in midwifery in excellent quality," said [...] Groß, head of the degree program, accompanied the minister. "The MHH is one of the great training institutions in Lower Saxony," Professor Manns emphasised. "The bachelor's degree program in midwifery is an [...] at MHH since the end of 2022. A SkillsLab is a practice lab for students. They do not practice on humans, but on simulation models: Aspiring midwives can learn the most important movements for their future
09.12.2022 Hannover Medical School (MHH) is one of Germany's leading institutions in vaccine research. Before new vaccines are launched on the market, they have to undergo extensive clinical testing. The [...] on a tuberculosis vaccine developed at the beginning of the 20th century. This vaccine has been genetically modified to produce a better immune response with fewer side effects. "VPM1002 is a vaccine that
can stop or even reverse the course of the disease. Professor Dr. Dr. Thomas Thum, head of the Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), is now [...] (ncRNA), so they do not function as a blueprint for protein production and therefore do not transcribe genetic information. However, they are not "rubbish" either, but regulate many processes within the cells
group at the HZI. Mouse models reflect the human disease pattern "Tumour development in the preclinical mouse models we have established is similar to that in humans," says Dr Tetyana Yevsa. "Therefore, mouse [...] published in the journal Oncogene. Several scientists from the MHH and the HZI as well as the Pathology Institute of the University Hospital Heidelberg cooperated for the study. The study was funded, among others
feature of the resulting iPS cells is their ability to give rise to any functional cell type of the human body. Thus, iPS cells can be used to generate specific replacement cells in a dish, which subsequently [...] Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology. Fundamental work was also performed at the MHH Institute for Experimental Haematology. His laboratory is part of the MHH REBIRTH Research Centre for Tra [...] Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility), more than 50 teams from six institutions led by the MHH are investigating why people are differently susceptible to infections. Their goal
euros to the MHH." There is great joy at the MHH. "The MHH is researching vaccines, the damage to human neurons caused by SARS-CoV-2 and the effects of the lockdown on mental health, to name just a few [...] contribution," says MHH President Prof. Dr. Michael P. Manns. At present, 102 scientists from 43 institutes and clinics of the MHH are working on 120 projects on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID 19. Dr Eckhard Schenke
necessary. The joint project with the Peter L. Reichertz Institute for Medical Informatics at the TU Braunschweig and the MHH (PLRI), the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM), the [...] to evaluate data," says Dr Jack. However, medical decisions are not made by the system, but by the human being, the physician emphasises. "ELISE is just a kind of co-pilot that, as a digital companion, frees
Greifswald, University of Würzburg, University of Kiel, University of Frankfurt), the Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, the Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe (German Depression [...] among other things, genome sequencing using the so-called long read method, with which almost all genetic and epigenetic changes can be detected. A patient advisory board, which the Stiftung Deutsche De
against cancer. Shortly after receiving his doctorate as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, USA, the gastroenterologist began researching the immune system in cell cultures and [...] they communicate with cells of the acquired immune system in the HCC tumor. To do this, samples of human tumor tissue are compared with healthy liver tissue and analyzed to determine which immune cells are [...] response. If the therapeutic approaches work in the mouse model, they could then be tested in a human clinical trial. "This is an ambitious four-year program," Dr. Heinrich admits. "However, we hope to