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Erdkugel im Weltraum

Environmental Health, IEM,

Planetary Health and Planetary Boundaries: A Unified Scientific Perspective

A new expert opinion piece in the medical journal The Lancet highlights a growing alignment between scientific frameworks that examine how changes in the Earth system - such as biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change – are influencing human…

HELENA Award Ceremony July 2

Events, Awards & Grants, Stem Cells, ISF, Environmental Health, LHI, Pioneer Campus,

Honoring Doctoral Researchers and Supervisors at Helmholtz Munich

Outstanding achievements in early-career research and academic mentoring were celebrated at an award ceremony held on July 2 at Helmholtz Munich. Two Doctoral Researcher Awards and the Best Supervisor Award were presented – prestigious honors that…

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AI, New Research Findings, Environmental Health, LHI, Computational Health, ICB,

Open Problems: Cracking Cell Complexity with Collective Intelligence

Researchers from more than 50 international institutions have launched Open Problems (https://openproblems.bio) a collaborative open-source platform to benchmark, improve, and run competitions for computational methods in single-cell genomics. Co-led…

Syringe and vaccine bottle with the flag of the EU

Environmental Health, UGH, Molecular Targets and Therapeutics, VIRO,

Helmholtz Munich Joins European Vaccines Hub for Pandemic Readiness

The European Commission has launched the European Vaccines Hub (EVH) for Pandemic Readiness, a new initiative aiming to accelerate the development of vaccines for future public health emergencies. Helmholtz Munich contributes its virology and global…

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Featured Publication, Environmental Health, EPI,

Long-Term Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Impaired Sense of Smell

A new study conducted by researchers at Helmholtz Munich and collaborators reveals a significant association between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and impaired odor identification, a possible early indicator of neurodegenerative…

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Awards & Grants, Environmental Health, IAF,

EAACI Fellow Award for Carsten Schmidt-Weber

Carsten Schmidt-Weber, Director of the Institute of Allergy Research at Helmholtz Munich, has been honored with the EAACI Clinical Fellow Award 2025. The prestigious European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) presented him with the…