• Press Release How environmental factors affect the immune system
On 1 July, a project coordinated by the UFZ and funded via One Health Platform with approx. €1.2 million will be launched. The focus is on the effects of pollutants and stress on viral immune responses and vaccine reactions in pregnant women as well as children and adolescents.»
Land use is not the only factor affecting the risk of nitrate pollution in soil and water. In times of climate change, the landscape water cycle is also becoming an increasingly significant factor. This is shown in a study by the IGB and UFZ published in Science. »
Biologist Dr Sabine Matthiä will take over as Administrative Director of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) on June 1, 2026. She succeeds Dr Sabine König, who retired in April after seven years at UFZ.»
AI has rapidly transformed weather forecasting in recent years. However, AI-based weather forecasts reach their limits when it comes to storms and record-breaking heatwaves and cold spells. This is shown by a study involving the UFZ, which was published in Science Advances.»
Dr Sabine Matthiä took over the provisional administrative management of the UFZ on May 1, 2026. She succeeds Dr. Sabine König, who retired after seven years at the top of the UFZ.»
The genetic history of the Black Death and the gene that protects against it
