The Institute of Immunology was founded in 1996 and deals with immunological issues in veterinary immunology. Current research topics include canine T cells, immunological causes of severe equine asthma and the interaction of Streptococcus suis with porcine B cells.
Here you can find out about current publications from the Institute of Immunology, third-party funding, doctoral theses, research results and much more.
On 8 February 2024, the time had come again: ZIM Day 2024 once again attracted the members of ZIM to the Oberholz teaching and research estate. The aim of the ZIM Day is to facilitate collaborative scientific and personal dialogue between the institutes. Dr Cora Delling (Parasitology), Laura Karwig…
We are delighted that our colleague, Dr Maria Eschke, has been awarded this year's Hans Schleiter Prize for the best publication achievement at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at Leipzig University in 2023.
After a long break, it was finally time again. The ZIM was able to meet again in presence on February 7, 2023 and exchange scientific results from the institutes and discuss new projects. For this purpose, the seminar room of the Oberholz teaching and research facility offered the right name. In…
From January 2023, the Institute of Immunology will open its weekly seminars for further veterinary education (for members of the Saxon State Veterinary Chamber).
For some years now, the Institute of Immunology has been intensively investigating the importance of CD4/CD8 double-positive T cells in dogs. New findings have now led to a publication in the journal PLOS One. The publication went online on March 13, 2019.
The DVG-Vet-Congress 2024, held from October 30 to November 2 at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, was a resounding success, offering a wealth of engaging lectures and discussions on current topics in veterinary medicine. However, one of the most memorable moments of the event was the award…
Severe equine asthma (formerly “chronic obstructive bronchitis, COB”, “recurrent airway obstruction, RAO”) affects and burdens up to 20% of all horses. The aim of our collaborative research into the immunopathogenesis of equine asthma is to gain a better understanding of this disease in order to…
In our lectures and focus events we answer questions about immunology, genetics and laboratory animal science.
Continuing education is an important topic if one wants to qualify in the field of immunology. The Institute of Immunology offers interesting options for this purpose.
Our research focus is in the field of infection immunology and deals with the interactions of the human and porcine immune system and the role of double-positive T cells in dogs.
Our institution is located in the southwest of Leipzig, only a few kilometres from the city centre. You can reach us comfortably by public transport or by car. There are plenty of parking spaces on the old exhibition grounds.
By plane Leipzig-Halle Airport is about 30 minutes by car from the city centre. Every half hour there is a shuttle bus between the airport and Leipzig Central Station. If there is no direct flight from your city to Leipzig, we recommend that you fly to Berlin (approx. 2 hours train journey to Leipzig), Frankfurt am Main or Hanover (each approx. 3.5 hours train journey to Leipzig). There are regular trains to Leipzig from all three cities.
The Interregio and Intercity trains connect Leipzig with almost all European cities.
By car You can reach Leipzig by car via the motorways A9 (Berlin - Nuremberg), A14 (Halle - Dresden) or A38 (Göttingen - Leipzig).
With the S-Bahn you reach the faculty with all lines - stop MDR.
S1 - direction Wurzen
S2 - direction Markkleeberg
S3 - direction Stötteritz
S4 - direction Geithain
S5 - direction Zwickau
If you arrive in Leipzig by tram, you can either take the tram line `16´ in the direction of Lößnig - stop `An den Tierkliniken´ or the line `2´ in the direction of Meusdorf - stop `Deutsche Nationalbibliothek´.
