Friedrich Loeffler Institute
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The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI), is the national research centre for animal health
of Germany
. The institute was founded in 1910 and named for its founder Friedrich Loeffler in 1952. The FLI is situated on the Isle of Riems, which belongs to the City of Greifswald
. Currently, the most modern animal health research facilities in the world are under construction for the FLI.
The Friedrich Loeffler Institute is directly subordinated to the German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Its main subject is the thorough study of animal viral disease and other close subjects include molecular biology, virus diagnosis, immunology, and epidemiology. Federal laws of Germany make the FLI responsible for national and international control and research. The institute publishes its research, and cooperates with other national and international institutions and researchers.
Among the animal diseases under research are for instance foot and mouth disease, influenzavirus A
, and avian influenza.
Currently, 330 people work for the FLI, and an additional 140 will be employed upon completion of the construction work. Until 2010, the 100th anniversary of the Institute, the FLI is expected to be the most up-to-date animal health research center in Europe. 260 Million Euro
s are spent by the Federal Government to build new laboratories and barns. Laboratories of the highest security level worldwide (L4) enable research activities on the most dangerous of viruses. Construction works began in October 2008.
Animal Health
Animal Health is the UK government's executive agency primarily responsible for ensuring that farmed animals in Great Britain are healthy, disease-free and well looked after....
of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The institute was founded in 1910 and named for its founder Friedrich Loeffler in 1952. The FLI is situated on the Isle of Riems, which belongs to the City of Greifswald
Greifswald
Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...
. Currently, the most modern animal health research facilities in the world are under construction for the FLI.
The Friedrich Loeffler Institute is directly subordinated to the German Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Its main subject is the thorough study of animal viral disease and other close subjects include molecular biology, virus diagnosis, immunology, and epidemiology. Federal laws of Germany make the FLI responsible for national and international control and research. The institute publishes its research, and cooperates with other national and international institutions and researchers.
Among the animal diseases under research are for instance foot and mouth disease, influenzavirus A
Influenzavirus A
Influenza A virus causes influenza in birds and some mammals and is the only species of Influenzavirus A. Influenzavirus A is a genus of the Orthomyxoviridae family of viruses. Strains of all subtypes of influenza A virus have been isolated from wild birds, although disease is uncommon...
, and avian influenza.
Currently, 330 people work for the FLI, and an additional 140 will be employed upon completion of the construction work. Until 2010, the 100th anniversary of the Institute, the FLI is expected to be the most up-to-date animal health research center in Europe. 260 Million Euro
Euro
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s are spent by the Federal Government to build new laboratories and barns. Laboratories of the highest security level worldwide (L4) enable research activities on the most dangerous of viruses. Construction works began in October 2008.
Organisation
The FLI's president is Thomas C. Mettenleiter, who also teaches at the nearby University of Greifswald. The FLI consists of the following eleven institutions at seven different locations, some of which are to be relocated to Riems by 2010:- Riems:
- Institute for Infektionsmedizin (IMED)
- Institute for Molecular Biology (IMB)
- Institute for Virus Diagnosis (IVD)
- Institut für neue und neuartige Tierseuchenerreger (INNT)
- BraunschweigBraunschweigBraunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
- Institute for Animal Food
- CelleCelleCelle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
:- Institute for Animal Protection and Animal Husbandry
- JenaJenaJena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
:- Institute for Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses (IBIZ)
- Institute for Molecular Pathogenesis (IMP).
- Mariensee
- Institute for Farm Animal Genetics
- TübingenTübingenTübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
:- Institute for Immunologie
- Wusterhausen:
- Institute for Epidemiology (IfE)
External links
- www.fli.bund.de Official website