Environmental Health Center

Ensuring the sustainability of oat cultivation as a significant future food source holds great promises for both human health and the climate. Dr. Nadia Kamal, a researcher at the Plant Genome and Systems Biology Group at Helmholtz Munich, has been…

Johannes Wenner Research Prize for Dr. Nicole Maison (IAP, Helmholtz Munich)

Lung research at Helmholtz Munich has made some spectacular breakthroughs. They could pave the way for the therapy of serious diseases.

Prof. von Mutius is one of nine exceptional individuals who have been awarded the "Bavarian Nobel Prize" this year for their outstanding work in the fields of science and art.

The foundations for resistant varieties are being developed through genome-assisted breeding and decoding of the complex hop genome as part of the new research project PANHOP at Helmholtz Munich. These varieties should counteract the effects of…

In January 2023, Helmholtz Imaging called for the Best Scientific Image for the third consecutive time. The winners were announced during the award ceremony on June 15, 2023, at the 3rd Annual Helmholtz Imaging Conference 2023. Lin Yang from the…

A new study conducted by Helmholtz Munich researchers reveals that ultrafine particles, representing the smallest size fraction of particulate air pollution, might be more dangerous to human health than larger particles. These findings add to the…

From 2023 to 2027, nanoPASS will unite research labs, technology and industrial companies to achieve an ambitious goal: to close the knowledge gaps in nanosafety testing.

During the Corona pandemic, experts from Helmholtz Munich helped to bring the situation under control as quickly as possible. Now they are preparing for the possibility of another pandemic: with new high-tech equipment and closely interlinked…

Loitering lung cells and cell death in COPD, female researchers with hijab, and the podcast host's concern after 20 years of cigarette use: the new episode of "Resonator" is an extraordinary conversation about Aicha Jeridi's research at the Institute…

ISEE2026 is coming to Munich!

COPD or pulmonary fibrosis - many chronic lung diseases develop in old age or worsen drastically in the later years of life. Which processes, which molecular processes play a role here? Prof. Dr. Mareike Lehmann, since 2020 group leader at the…

Klaus Mayer (Director Research Unit Plant Genome and Systems Biology, PGSB) and Michael Schloter (Director Research Unit for Comparative Microbiome Analysis, COMI) are among the 7,000 scientists most cited in 2022. That's according the new list from…

Rising temperatures accelerate processes: The simple rule of thumb taught in chemistry classes and known as reaction velocity-temperature-regulation, also applies in a broader sense to the effects of global warming on risk groups and sensitive…

New Publication of Ali Doryab and Otmar Schmid (Schmid Lab, Institute of Lung Health and Immunity) in Advanced Materials

Publication of Ali Doryab and Otmar Schmid (Schmid Lab, LHI) in Advanced Materials

On days with high temperatures, people taking certain medications have an increased risk of heart attack: this was found by a team of researchers led by Alexandra Schneider, PhD, research group leader 'Environmental Risks' at the Helmholtz Munich…

How can we predict the distribution of inhaled medical substances on the human body? And how can we do so with alternative methods without animal testing?

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding research of new treatment strategies for preventing tissue ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) as part of the FERROPath consortium. Starting in July 2022, the consortium receives…

Erika von Mutius, Director of the Environmental Health Center, and her team receive an Advanced ERC Grant for their research on prevention strategies to curb asthma and allergies in children. ERC Advanced Grants are endowed with up to 2.5 million…

Many children suffer from asthma or allergies. Early and effective prevention of these diseases is the declared goal of science. Which research strategies do scientists pursue and what part does cow barn play in this story?

Researchers have succeeded in sequencing and characterizing the entire genome of oat. Compared to other cereals and humans, the oat genome architecture is very complex. Scientists from Helmholtz Munich, Lund University and the ScanOats network…

By the use of fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), scientists and physicians from Helmholtz Munich and LMU University Hospital Munich have discovered a reduction in lung volume in fetuses from mothers with an uncomplicated SARS-CoV-2 infection…

The interplay of genetics and epigenetics is a long-sought riddle in the development of diseases. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Imperial College London discovered novel interactions. Their findings improve our knowledge about…