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7. October 2024

New publication by work group Dr. Tobias Geiger in “Nature Communications”

New publication New insights into a cytotoxin adapted to the intracellular lifestyle of typhoidal Salmonella have been published in the journal Nature Communications. The research group led by Dr. Tobias Geiger has gained insights into the secretion and mode of action of a cytolysin expressed in infected host cells. Typhoidal Salmonella, such as the serovar […]

15. July 2024

Announcement of the Pettenkofer Award 2024

The Pettenkofer Foundation, which has legal capacity and is administered and represented by the Foundation Administration of the City of Munich, intends to award a research prize in the field of virology of 5.000 € in December 2024 for an outstanding original scientific paper published after January 1st, 2022 on the subject of The role […]

19. October 2023

Pettenkofer Prize 2023 goes to Prof. Dr Sebastian Winter

Microbiologist Professor Sebastian E. Winter from the University of California, Davis, USA, has been awarded the Pettenkofer Prize 2023 for his groundbreaking work in the field of “The gut microbiome – from innovative functional analysis to interventions”. The award ceremony took place on 16.10.2023 in a ceremony at the City Hall. The renowned Pettenkofer Prize […]

14. September 2023

Pettenkofer Award Ceremony 2023

The Pettenkofer Prize 2023 on the topic “The gut microbiome – from innovative functional analysis to interventions” goes to   Professor Dr Sebastian E. Winter, University of California at Davis.     With this email and the attached flyer, we would like to cordially invite you, also on behalf of Mr Stadtdirektor Stefan Eckhardt, Chairperson […]