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Immunology

Carsten Watzl explains Covid 19 vaccines in the European Journal of Immunolgy

In a recent article, Carsten Watzl, Head of Department Immunology, points out the misconceptions about SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination that are widespread among the public and contrasts them with the scientific findings from an immunologist’s point of view. The …

Immunology

Booster for immune protection after Corona infection

When our immune system comes into contact with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, it fights back and produces antibodies. A similar immune response is triggered by Corona vaccines. However, there is still little data available on the strength and durability of immune …

Immunology

SARS-CoV-2 infection shortly after BioNTech vaccination leads to high antibody levels

The Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors in Dortmund (IfADo) studied residents and staff of a nursing home where a COVID-19 outbreak occurred shortly after the first BNT162b2 vaccination (BioNTech). The data show that people …
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Research

Study analyses: How stressed are rescue workers?

In cooperation with the University of Lübeck, the University of Bremen, the Ruhr University Bochum, the MSH Medical School Hamburg and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB – the Workers‘ Samaritan Federation) Dortmund, the Leibniz Research Centre for Working …
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Research

Project start: IfADo, ISAS and UKE research new corona testing and immunity determinations

The Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V. and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) are working together on novel testing strategies for …
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Awards

„Best in Session Paper“ award for Peter Bröder

Peter Bröde, research associate in the Sientific Department Immunology, received the „Best in Session Paper“ award of the Health Protection and Occupational Safety Session at the Spring Congress of the Society for Occupational Science (Gesellschaft für …
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Immunology

How psychological stress affects the immune system

Stress at work or at home can make us more susceptible to infections or cancer. Immunologists at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo) are investigating how stress affects the immune system in detail. In a new research …

Immunology

Immune response against corona infection

Immunologists at the Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), in collaboration with local partners, are currently developing methods to detect antibodies against the novel coronavirus. Their aim is not only to determine …