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2020-06-02
Activation of the immunoregulatory transcription factors NF-κB1 and -2 in HUS
Participation of canonical and non-canonical NF-κB signaling pathway in renal damage in hemolytic-uremic syndrome
The hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy that can occur as a severe systemic complication following infection with shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). T…
2020-05-14
Cellular oxygen metabolism relevant for the diagnosis of sepsis?
New technique enables measurement of cellular oxygen metabolism in critically ill patients
Disturbed tissue oxygenation as a result of a mismatch between oxygen supply and oxygen consumption is one of the main features of septic shock. The mitochondria are primarily responsible for the regu…
2020-05-05
Prof. Dr. Hortense Slevogt at "DGP aktuell"
Prof. Dr. Hortense Slevogt, head of the Host Septomics research group for infection and microbiomics research, at DGP aktuell about strategies for COVID-19 treatment. …
2020-05-04
Candida albicans biofilms require the transcription factor Stp2
New role of the transcription factor Stp2 published in Frontiers in Microbiology
The pathogenic fungus Candida albicans forms biofilms in the human host, especially on abiotic surfaces such as central venous catheters, which can cause severe infections and sepsis. These infections…
2020-04-29
Regulation of hyphal formation of the human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans further elucidated
Joint publication of Fungal Septomics and Host Fungal Interfaces in mBio
The human pathogenic fungus Candida albicans is the leading cause of invasive Candida infections, which often lead to sepsis. The fungus can grow in different morphologies and changes between yeast st…
2020-04-16
Prof. Dr. Hortense Slevogt in a webinar about COVID-19 pandemic
Prof. Dr. Hortense Slevogt, head of the Host Septomics research group for infection and microbiomics research, was invited by the German-Turkish Chamber of Commerce to hold a webinar on the current CO…
2019-09-19
Sina Coldewey awarded the Charlotte Lehmann Foundation Research Prize
Sina Coldewey, head of NWG Translational Septomics and senior physician of the Clinic for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care at the UKJ was awarded the Charlotte Lehmann Foundation Research Prize at t…
2019-07-26
What influence does the amino acid metabolism have on the virulence of human pathogenic fungi?
Review in Current Clinical Microbiology Reports online
Invasive fungal infections are an increasing health problem, especially for people with an impaired immune system. In their recently published review, Enrico Garbe and Dr. Slavena Vylkova (both NWG Ho…
2019-07-12
Rewarded research
Dr. Franziska Gerwien received poster award
The scientific committee of the 7th Conference on Physiology of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi honored the research work of Dr. Franziska Gerwien, Postdoc in the NWG Host Fungal Interfaces (Head: Dr. Sla…
2019-06-04
Research through intercultural diversity
The ZIK Septomics took part in the 7th Diversity Day on Ernst Abbe Campus of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Research and work at the science campus Beutenberg is characterized by a high degree of internationality. This became clear at the joint information stand of several research institutes of the Beutenb…