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Symposium

One Health – Infections know no borders

The LCI Symposium "One Health - Infections without Boundaries" will take place at the CSSB - Centre for Structural Systems Biology, located on DESY-Campus Hamburg-Bahrenfeld on January 28 and 29, 2025. International scientists will present their latest findings and discuss strategies for global health.

©Hermann Bruck | Kunsthalle Hamburg

Public event

Bernhard Nocht as the namesake of the Hamburg Tropical Institute?

Bernhard Nocht played a pivotal role in German tropical medicine and made significant contributions to Hamburg’s scientific and healthcare systems. However, his involvement and political positions during the eras of colonialism and National Socialism invite critical scrutiny. What implications does this have for the identity of a internationally orientated research institute in the 21st century? This was discussed with leading historians.

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Funding

DFG extends funding with five million euro

Scientists of the research unit "Sex Differences in Immunity" from BNITM and partner institutions want to investigate, how hormones affect immunity, with the aim of advancing personalised medicine.

Aedes albopictus sits on a cotton swab soaked in blood.

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Publication

Chikungunya: How dangerous is the tiger mosquito in cold weather?

The Asian tiger mosquito can transmit the chikungunya virus. But what matters is how active the tiger mosquito is - and that depends on the temperature. Researchers at BNITM have studied how the Asian tiger mosquito transmits chikungunya virus under different temperature conditions. The results have been published in the journal Parasites & Vectors.

The orange graph shows the mean annual temperatures in Costa Rica.

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Cooperation

German-Costa Rican research centre established

How does climate change drive the spread of infectious diseases, and what can we do about it? The 'German-Costa Rican Research Centre for Climate Adaptation and Infectious Diseases' aims to find answers. In collaboration with the Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Educación en Nutrición y Salud (INCIENSA), the BNITM will explore how climatic changes fuel the spread of pathogens and the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

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Event

Science Congress

In October 2025, the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM) will celebrate its 125th anniversary. And how do researchers celebrate? With a scientific conference! After thirty years, the ‘European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health’ (ECTMIH) is returning to Hamburg. The organisers are expecting more than 1,000 participants at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). Take part and send in your session proposals!

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