Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)
The sociopolitical and distinguished scientifc mission of the Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center is comprehensive health and biomedical research in pneumology focusing on "infectious diseases" and "asthma and allergies". The Center ultimately makes important contributions to the development of innovative and more effective therapeutic and preventive regimens in pneumology.
The essential, translational and clinical research focuses on the following main goals:
Identifcation of new target structures for anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic prophylaxes and therapies.
Development of new diagnostics and applied imaging.
Definition of biomarkers ad nutritional physiological predispositions for clinical-relevant risk profiles.
Exploit our knowledge of mechanisms of resistance, virulence, persistence and reactivation for therapy and prognosis.
Identification of immune modulators for prophylaxis and therapy of infectious and non-infectious, acute and chronic inflammations.
The Center is co-partner of both the German Center for Lung Research and the German Center for Infection Research. In addition, the Research Center Borstel is involved in numerous national and international networks.