Translational and Computational Infection Research

We are happy to announce the release of our new homepage: tracir.de Over there you can find everything about the team 🥼, our research 🔬, how to contact us 📲, and more! Go ahead and have a look 😎 #hepE #tracir #teamscience #scicomm #hepatitis #virology #science

Publication Alert🚨 How does #HEV genome plasticity influences chronicity and therapy failure?💊 Find out which role the hyper variable region plays in this review by Saskia et al. published in Communications Biology🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s42... @mmv-rub.bsky.social @ruhr-uni-bochum.de #TRACiR

🚨Preprint Alert🚨 In this collaboration we investigate the antiviral repsonse in primary human hepatocytes to #HEV infections with respect to host- and virus-derived insertions in the viral genome on a transcriptional level💻🔬 @mmv-rub.bsky.social #TRACiR #teamscience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

#HCVFlavi2026 😎 We're having an amazing time with amazing science in København 🇩🇰 Hopefully you haven’t missed Leyla’s talk on #HEV and visited Theresa and Richard at their posters on #YFV 🥼 If not done yet: last chance to chat with them and Daniel tomorrow 🤝 #teamscience #TRACiR #virology

Thank you Dennis🤝 After 4 months working on and learning about #YFV and 💻 methods, it's time to say goodbye👋 We hope you enjoyed your @daadworldwide.bsky.social funded internship at #TRACiR as much as we did hosting you😎 #virology #yellowfevervirus #teamscience @ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Persönlich und direkt🤝 Im 1:1-Gespräch könnt ihr am 25.09. mit Tom über das Thema "Infektionsforschung für die Medizin von Morgen - Am Beispiel von Hepatitis E erklärt" sprechen und Einblicke in unsere Forschung erhalten🔬 Anmelden eveeno.com/114317456 @ruhr-uni-bochum.de #RUB #GeistesblitzBochum

Wie weit sind wir wirklich im Kampf gegen HIV? Ein aktueller Blick auf den Stand der Forschung und auf die Herausforderungen, die noch vor uns liegen.👇 www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun... #HIV #AIDS (HMB)

Yesterday was #WorldHepatitisDay — a day to raise awareness of viral hepatitis and to highlight the importance of prevention, diagnosis, and research. This is a great reason for us to celebrate our new study! Link to the publication: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HEV #HepatitisE #Virology

#WorldHepatitisDay at #IAS2026 in Rio. #HIV and viral hepatitis share many challenges, from prevention to equitable access to care. While #HBV and #HCV rightly receive global attention, let's not forget #HEV, the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. We still have much to learn.

It’s #WorldHepatitisDay 🔬 Over 300 million people globally live with viral #hepatitis and 20 million new infections occur each year with #HEV alone! Transmission routes mainly include contaminated💧and undercooked🥩 ℹ️ hepe-hub-bochum.de/en/ tinyurl.com/hep-day tinyurl.com/WHO-HEV ℹ️

#Translational work is more than “bench to bedside.” It also involves training and knowledge transfer across countries, disciplines, and communities Dennis is currently working in 💻 methods and #virology with support from @daadworldwide.bsky.social scholarship🔬 tinyurl.com/FourMonthsBo... #TRACiR

Congratulations to both of you! 👏 🎓 We are looking forward to having you in the lab for your PhD, Celine. #TeamScience #ScienceIsFun @ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Wie sich Viren in den ersten Wochen einer Infektion verändern, kann wichtige Hinweise auf ihre Anpassungsfähigkeit liefern. Forschende haben diese frühe Phase von Hepatitis-E-Infektionen untersucht.

🔥New paper out in _mBio_! By studying #hepatitisE #virus populations from acute infections, we uncover the earliest signatures of viral #evolution. Thanks to everyone who contributed! @ruhr-uni-bochum.de @hepe-hub-bochum.bsky.social @mmv-rub.bsky.social. 👇 journals.asm.org/eprint/GG7H8...

Harald zur Hausens Forschung legte den Grundstein für die HPV-Impfung. Fast 20 Jahre nach seinem Nobelpreis ist die HPV-Impfquote in Deutschland noch immer zu niedrig – dabei könnten HPV-assoziierte Krebserkrankungen weitgehend verhindert werden. 👇 www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun... (HMB)

Gracias @josepquer.bsky.social for the invitation to the XVIII Congreso Nacional Virología of the @sevirologia.bsky.social in Cáceres last week 🙏 Amazing location and organization combined with exciting science. It was great connecting and discussing with you about #HEV and beyond 🌟 #SEV #TRACiR

Extended deadline 31 May! 🚨 Please RT! Join us in Copenhagen, for #HCVFlavi2026! The international conference on Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviruses and Related viruses. 🗓️ September 14–17, 2026 ⏳Abstracts: May 31; Early Registration: June 14 hcv-flavi2026.org #Antivirals #HCV #Flavivirus #Vaccines

Sveiki from Vilnius 🇱🇹 Nadi and Max are currently chairing, presenting, and networking at the #ViBioM2026 🤝 Catch them if you can and talk about #HEV and our bioinformatic as well as sequencing pipelines 🧬 #teamscience #hepatitisE #TRACiR

New manuscript @JHepReports – We used Cas13 to target #HepatitisE virus RNA 🧬✂️. Kudos to all autors👍 Paper: bit.ly/3Py2KaD @hepe-hub-bochum.bsky.social @compvirol.bsky.social

Andes virus, a rare hantavirus with reported human-to-human transmission, is making headlines. Good news: standard disinfectants are effective🦠🧴 👉 press release @ruhr-uni-bochum.de (sorry, German only): bit.ly/4wnXzLg 👉 original publication: bit.ly/4wdtpu5 #Hantavirus #Virology

🧪 From Bench to Poolside 🏊 🔬 Our Master student Theresa Bechtel just aced her thesis on yellow fever virus AND won 🥈🥈 at the German Championships last weekend in Berlin 🎉 Congratulations Theresa 🥳 Success all the way @ruhr-uni-bochum.de #TRACiR #YFV #teamscience #teambochum #dmschwimmen2026

✨Ever met a real Nobel laureate? We did. Great moment for the teams of @mmv-rub.bsky.social and @compvirol.bsky.social at the German Society for Virology Annual Meeting in Heidelberg with Charles Rice🏅. Science🧬, inspiration, and a snapshot to remember📸. @ruhr-uni-bochum.de

Join us in Copenhagen, Denmark, for #HCVFlavi2026! The international conference on Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviruses and Related viruses. 🗓️ Dates: September 14–17, 2026 ⏳Abstracts: May 12, 2026; Early Registration: June 14, 2026 hcv-flavi2026.org #Antivirals #HCV #Flavivirus #Vaccines

Sehr intressantes Interview unsere GfV-Präsidentin. (BS) www.pharmazeutische-zeitung.de/am-ende-zaeh...

🚨 Hoffnung im Kampf gegen Hepatitis E: Als Teil eines internationalen Teams hat die @mmv-rub.bsky.social an der Identifizierung eines Wirkstoffs mitgewirkt, der die Virusvermehrung gezielt stoppt – mit großem Potenzial für neue Therapien. 🎙️Radio Interview: bit.ly/4cx2Ckl 📰 Read more: bit.ly/47NAyqg

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What a great meeting in Velbert last week 🔬 Under the title Advances in #HepatitisE Virus Infection Research, over 50 participants shared ideas and insights on clinical aspects, antiviral strategies, viral entry and replication 🧪 This is an amazing community, thanks to all of you 👇 #teamscience

Mit tiefer Traurigkeit nehmen wir von unserem hochgeschätzten Kollegen Prof. Oliver T. Keppler Abschied. 😔 g-f-v.org/in-memoriam/

News from the campus🎉 Join us in welcoming our new PhD students, Veronika Wilczek and Tina Sliwinski🤗 🔬While Veronika will investigate the role of #HEV in rat hepatocytes and Tina will explore the spread of HEV, both expand their previous work during their master's @mmv-rub.bsky.social #lablife

Daniel is featured in "Mission Campus" of the Regionalverband Ruhr and talks about some advantages of working @ruhr-uni-bochum.de and living in the Ruhr Area: 🚶 Short distances 🚲 🔬 Great infrastructure 🚇 🤝 Open-minded and welcoming people 🤗 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Together with colleague and friend Carl Herrmann @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, we are looking for a motivated postdoc with experience in organoid culture and data analysis (#bioinformatics), for a project in the @hlsalliance.bsky.social Joint Postdoc call. www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie...

Our latest preprint is online! 😎 Great collaboration 💪 Yellow fever vaccine propagation in primary human hepatocytes triggers antiviral & cytolytic responses Dive into our findings @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #virology #immunology #research #TRACiR #teamscience

Exciting news! 🎉 We’re proud to be part of the new HepE-Hub Bochum initiative! Together with the uni clinics of @ruhr-uni-bochum.de and @mmv-rub.bsky.social, we’re committed to improve #HepatitisE virus #research and #healthcare Check it out 🔎 #virology #infectionresearch #TRACiR

Hej from @au.dk where the European Workshop on Interferon Research is currently taking place. Richard presented his exciting work on Yellow fever virus and we have very interesting discussion. Thanks to Rune Hartmann and Hans Henrik Gad for hosting this great meeting! #virology #TRACiR #teamscience

Teaching influenza? Here is a nice compilation of short reviews on various flu aspects. (BS) www.nature.com/collections/...

The 3rd Annual Meeting of the YoungPI Working Group - for Junior Profs. and Group Leaders - will take place in Heidelberg, on the 16th and 17th March 2026, just before the start of the GfV Meeting. Registrations are now open: youngpi.g-f-v.org/events/

🏊Top sport meets cutting-edge science!🔬 Proud to have Theresa in our team who was honoured by the principal of the @ruhr-uni-bochum.de for her athletic performances this year 💪 This calls for a cake celebration before closing the year 🍰🎉 #TRACiR #teamscience news.rub.de/vermischtes/...

"Neuer Influenza-Subtyp: Was in dieser Grippesaison zu erwarten ist"- dazu nehmen @klausueberla.bsky.social und @ulrike-protzer.bsky.social im folgenden Beitrag Stellung 👇 (HMB) www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesun...

Want to learn more about Hepatitis E virus? This episode of "This Week in Virology" from @microbetv.bsky.social features Xiang-Jin Meng talking about our favorite zoonotic disease. Still, there is so much we have to discover 🔬 Great episode! #HEV #TRCiR #scicomm #hepatitis #virology

🔬 Upcoming Expert Insights Seminar by ACHIEVE Join us on December 2nd, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “Selecting a Good Title for a Publication” by Sarah Peterl. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...

Die Situation mit der H5N1-"Vogelgrippe" ist besorgniserregend– unglaublich viele Vögel (einschl. Nutzgeflügel) sind in 🇩🇪 bereits an dem Virus verendet oder mussten gekeult werden. Auch Säugetiere (Stichwort: Rinder) können sich anstecken. Unsere aktuelle Stelllungnahme: g-f-v.org/stellungnahm...

Getting ready for single cell sequencing! Yesterday we had training on the Chromium GEM-X device from @10xgenomics.bsky.social that we recently set up in our lab. Excited to apply this fascinating technology in our future projects and collabs on hepatitis E virus infection! #HEV #Scicomm #TRACiR

🔬 Upcoming Expert Insights Seminar by ACHIEVE Join us on November 4th, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CET) for an inspiring talk on “BSL-4” by PD Dr. Thomas Hoenen. Register here to join via Zoom: achieve.g-f-v.org/seminar-seri...

🦠 Abstract submission for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology is open! Share your research with the virology community and help shape the scientific dialogue next year in Heidelberg. 🕐 Deadline: Jan 4, 2026 🔗 virology-meeting.de/programme-ab... #GfV2026 #virology #virologymeeting

Short update: During #HCVFlavi2025, our recap of the second Hepatitis E Symposium as part of the International @dfg.de / @dzif.bsky.social Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart in Berlin was published in Liver International: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #HepE #HEV

Wrap-up for this years #HCVFlavi2025 meeting. It was a great conference with lots of new input. Can't wait to take the new ideas to the lab. See you all next year in Copenhagen for #HCVFlavi2026!

The website for next year’s #HCVFlavi2026 meeting is up! Please find it here: hcv-flavi2026.org #HCV #Flavivirus #Virus