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2025-08-12

LOEWE: Multi-Million Euro Funding for Lung Research

The Hessian research funding program LOEWE is supporting two ILH/DZL projects with more than four million euros. Funding will go to a project which focuses on the relevance of lipids in the development of diseases, and to a project aimed at developing lung organoids.
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2025-07-24

Susanne Herold Elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Susanne Herold, a renowned lung and infection researcher from Giessen and ILH/DZL scientist, has been elected to the prestigious Leopoldina – German National Academy of Sciences. The Leopoldina, founded in 1652, is the oldest scientific and medical academy in Germany.
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2025-07-09

Excellence, Responsibility, and Community – The DZL Annual Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg

From June 30 to July 2, 2025, the DZL community gathered at the Heidelberg site TLRC for the 13th DZL Annual Meeting. With around 730 participants and the largest poster session in DZL history, the Meeting set new standards and sent a strong signal for scientific excellence, responsibility, and a powerful sense of community.
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2025-06-11

"Why do we breathe?" - Prof. Natascha Sommer explains the human respiratory system at Justus' Kinderuni

At Justus' Children's University, Prof. Dr. Natascha Sommer - Adjunct Faculty member at the Institute for Lung Health (ILH) - took curious young minds on a journey through the human respiratory system.
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2025-06-01

CPI once again designated as a Cluster of Excellence

The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI) is among the selected Clusters of Excellence in the current funding line of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and will receive funding for another seven years. Out of 98 applications, the CPI was successfully selected.
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2025-05-29

COPD Knowledge Strengthened Through Patient Experience and Education

A better understanding of their condition can be crucial for the long-term treatment success of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).
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2025-05-26

New edition of the DZG Magazine SYNERGIE published: “Neue Wege in der Prävention”

Modern health research aims to understand disease patterns so comprehensively that the earliest possible differentiated and personalised prevention can be realised. The latest edition of SYNERGIE explores the research methods employed by the German Centres for Health Research (DZG).
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2025-05-20

When Cells Sense Pressure: New Mechanism Discovered in Pulmonary Hypertension

The ion channel Piezo1 plays a central role in the development of pulmonary hypertension, as shown by a new study. The findings could enable the development of innovative treatment approaches.
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2025-07-09

Excellence, Responsibility, and Community – The DZL Annual Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg

From June 30 to July 2, 2025, the DZL community gathered at the Heidelberg site TLRC for the 13th DZL Annual Meeting. With around 730 participants and the largest poster session in DZL history, the Meeting set new standards and sent a strong signal for scientific excellence, responsibility, and a powerful sense of community.
Read more
2025-06-11

"Why do we breathe?" - Prof. Natascha Sommer explains the human respiratory system at Justus' Kinderuni

At Justus' Children's University, Prof. Dr. Natascha Sommer - Adjunct Faculty member at the Institute for Lung Health (ILH) - took curious young minds on a journey through the human respiratory system.
Read more
2025-06-01

CPI once again designated as a Cluster of Excellence

The Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI) is among the selected Clusters of Excellence in the current funding line of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and will receive funding for another seven years. Out of 98 applications, the CPI was successfully selected.
Read more
2025-05-29

COPD Knowledge Strengthened Through Patient Experience and Education

A better understanding of their condition can be crucial for the long-term treatment success of patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD).
Read more
2025-05-26

New edition of the DZG Magazine SYNERGIE published: “Neue Wege in der Prävention”

Modern health research aims to understand disease patterns so comprehensively that the earliest possible differentiated and personalised prevention can be realised. The latest edition of SYNERGIE explores the research methods employed by the German Centres for Health Research (DZG).
Read more
2025-05-20

When Cells Sense Pressure: New Mechanism Discovered in Pulmonary Hypertension

The ion channel Piezo1 plays a central role in the development of pulmonary hypertension, as shown by a new study. The findings could enable the development of innovative treatment approaches.
Read more
2025-05-13

How Immune Cells in the Lungs Regulate Inflammation

In a recent study by ILH/DZL researchers at the UGMLC site, a previously unknown mechanism regulating the immune response in the lungs was identified. The findings were published in the prestigious journal Science Immunology
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2025-05-08

DZL DataLung School Kicks Off: Pioneering a New Era in Lung Research

The opening meeting of the DZL DataLung School clearly highlighted the urgent need and importance of work at the intersection of biotechnology and artificial intelligence. Around 40 participants embarked on a two-year training program that began with a kick-off event on 14-16 April, aimed at addressing the growing need for data competence in modern research.
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2025-03-21

Outstanding Lung Research in Giessen Continues to Grow

Another important milestone at the Seltersberg medicine campus area: The topping-out ceremony for the Institute for Lung Health (ILH) of JLU was celebrated under bright sunshine.
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