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SHIELD is a #HorizonEU Cluster Health project π©βπ¬ We will develop molecular tools to prepare the EU for future pandemics π¦ SHIELD is coordinated at Heidelberg University and involves 10 renowned European universities and research organizations πͺπΊ
Last week, Vibor Laketa (University Hospital Heidelberg) visited fellow SHIELD PIs Ewelina KrΓ³l and Krystyna BieΕkowska-Szewczyk in GdaΕsk.
Several joint project ideas emerged β a great boost for strengthening pandemic preparedness together π€.
#PandemicPreparedness #Collaboration #HorizonEurope
Have you ever wondered: What is the Viral Glycan Shield β and why does it matter? π Watch our short explainer video to find out! π₯
#SHIELDproject #Virology #ScienceExplained #ScienceVideo
For more info on the viral glycan SHIELD and our project, visit our website: shield-consortium.eu
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Yesterday, Christian Klein (Heidelberg University) and @leohanke.bsky.social (Karolinska Institutet) presented the SHIELD project at the @defender-project.bsky.social Symposium in Hamburg
A big thanks to @pfaenderlab.bsky.social for the initiative and organisation of this inspiring event! π
At the Annual Meeting of the DPhG in Freiburg (Sept 29 β Oct 2, 2025), SHIELD coordinator Christian Klein co-chaired the session βRethinking Antiviralsβ and introduced SHIELD π‘οΈ to the audience.
Photo credits: Selina Muffler
#Antivirals #SHIELDproject #DPhG2025 #HorizonEurope
Sept 29βOct 2, Freiburg: Our coordinator Christian Klein will chair Rethinking Antivirals at #DPHG2025. Featuring Anna Hirsch (HIPS) on RSV F protein - showing SHIELDβs potential beyond our current targets.
π Program: meetinghand.com/e/dphg-jahre...
#SHIELDproject #Antivirals #RSV #Virology
Meet SHIELD! π€
Today (and last, but not least!): The Cavalli group at CECAM/EPFL develops and applies computational methods to investigate biological systems of therapeutic interest. π§ͺπ§¬
www.cecam.org
#ComputationalBiology #EPFL #CECAM #ScienceForHealth #HorizonEU #SHIELDproject ππ§ π»
Meet SHIELD! β
Today: The Synthetic Organic Chemistry Group at Radboud University is developing new chemical biology approaches to study glycosylation in context of viral infections.
www.ru.nl/en/departmen...
#Glycosylation #ViralInfections #SHIELDproject #SyntheticChemistry #RadboudUniversity
Meet SHIELD ! β
Today: The Wandall Lab at the UCPH focuses on glycobiology, biotechnology, and cancer research, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, 𧫠3D tissue models, and advanced proteomics π§ͺ.
icmm.ku.dk/english/rese...
#Glycobiology #CRISPR #Proteomics #CancerResearch #UCPH #SHIELDProject
Meet SHIELD ! β
Today: The FlavImmunity group at Institut Pasteur uses the yellow fever 17D vaccine as a model to study flavivirus entry, maturation, and antigenicity.
research.pasteur.fr/en/team/flav...
#Flavivirus #VaccineResearch #StructuralBiology #YellowFever #InstitutPasteur #SHIELDproject
Meet SHIELD! β
Today: The research of the Lassa Virus Immunology group at the BNITM focuses on hemorrhagic fever viruses such as Lassa, Ebola, and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses. π¦ π
Web: www.bnitm.de/en/research/...
#LassaVirus #NipahVirus #TropicalMedicine #BNITM #SHIELDproject
Meet SHIELD! β
Today: The Hanke Laboratory at Karolinska Institutet studies pathogens and the immune responses they elicit, with a particular focus on emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses. π§¬π¬π‘
Website: ki.se/en/research/...
#HorizonEU #VirusResearch #VaccineDevelopment #RNAViruses
Meet SHIELD! β
Today: The Laboratory of Recombinant Vaccines at Uni Gdansk is developing effective, next-generation recombinant antiviral vaccines based on mRNA and/or virus-like particles (VLPs).
virologygdansk.ug.edu.pl
Photo: Tomasz Nowicki
#HorizonEU #VirusResearch #VaccineDevelopment
Meet SHIELD! β
Today: Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry at #UniHeidelberg
From molecule to medicine: Christian Kleinβs group drives translational medicinal chemistry to push drug discovery forward. π¬π
www.ipmb.uni-heidelberg.de/en/research/...
#HorizonEU #MedChem #DrugDiscovery
Meet SHIELD! β
Today: The Protein Modelling Lab of ITQB Nova at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
The Lab (www.itqb.unl.pt/research/bio...), headed by ClΓ‘udio M. Soares and Diana Lousa, employs computational biophysical and ML/AI methods to investigate the structure and dynamics of proteins.
Meet SHIELD! π€
Today: The Laketa Lab (www.idip-heidelberg.org) at University Hospital Heidelberg represents advanced microscopy and FACS infrastructure under enhanced biosafety containment (BSL2/3) to enable research, drug discovery and diagnostics in the field of infectious diseases! π
Learn more about SHIELD, with Heidelberg University's press release on the project π
www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/...
We are ONLINE! π€ This is our Bluesky channel for the project SHIELD.
SHIELD is a health research project funded by the European Union and co-funded by SERI. The SHIELD consortium involving partners from all over Europe will develop molecular tools to prepare the EU for future pandemic events. πͺ
