40 million euros for cutting-edge research at the University of Hamburg and UKE

“The new Collaborative Research Centre and the extended Transregio projects are beacons in the fields of viruses, climate and neuroscience. The volume of almost 40 million euros of the three major interdisciplinary projects illustrates their special significance,” explains Prof. Dr Hauke Heekeren, President of the University of Hamburg. The new Collaborative Research Centre “Emerging Viruses: Pathogenesis, Structure, Immunity” at the UKE aims to provide a more precise understanding of viruses, infection processes and immune reactions. It will be funded with 10.8 million euros until 2028. Under the leadership of Prof Dr Marylyn Addo, the UKE is working intensively on the interaction between viruses and hosts in order to improve treatment and prevention options. Other research institutions in Hamburg are also involved in the project, including the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine and the Leibniz Institute of Virology.