Project
Title
Leibniz-Forschungsverbund "INFECTIONS´21"
Acronym
INFECTIONS´21
Start
15.01.2015
End
14.01.2018
Coordinating Institute
Forschungszentrum Borstel - Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften
Coordinator
Ulrich E. Schaible
Contact
Partner
Forschungszentrum Borstel - Leibniz-Zentrum für Medizin und Biowissenschaften
Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB)
Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung e.V. (ZALF)
Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei Berlin (IGB)
Potsdam Institut für Klimafolgenforschung (PIK)
Summary
Transmission Control of Infections in the 21th Century
Improved hygiene and better prevention and treatment have diminished the incidence of infectious diseases particularly in industrialised countries. However, increasing antibiotic resistance, emergence of new pathogens, together with changes in pathogen distribution due to altered climate and mobility are global challenges for humankind.
Infectious diseases can be spread and transferred to humans in many ways. A holistic approach is required to better understand transmission and to achieve optimal infection control strategies. Biomedical, ecological, socio-economic and political aspects all need to be considered.
The Leibniz Research Alliance “INFECTIONS ´21” aims to establish an interdisciplinary research agenda and opens up new avenues of communication across disciplines. New strategies and methods for early warning and outbreak management systems will be developed to control spread of pathogens. This effort will also include public involvement through citizen science projects.
Funding
Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
Funding framework
Leibniz Forschungsverbünde