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Knowledge drives

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The Leibniz Lab Pandemic Preparedness is a think-and-do tank. We unite 41 research institutes with one mission: To build a pandemic-resilient future. Our approach? One Health, One Future. Our challenge, and our inspiration, is to prevent the next pandemic before it starts.

Bernhard Misof

Biologist. Director General of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change.

Andreas Radbruch

Biologist. Research Group Leader at the German Rheumatology Research Center.

Axel Langner

Science communicator at the Leibniz Lab Pandemic Preparedness.

Finn Matthiesen

Biology education researcher. Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Biology Education at the IPN – Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education.

Johanna Speyer

Political scientist. Postdoctoral researcher in the research group World Orders in Conflict at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.

Tina Kabelitz

Molecular biologist. Head of the working group Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance in Livestock at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy.

Kerstin Hoenig

Social scientist. Head of the Research Infrastructures Department at the German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning.

Kai Sassenberg

Social psychologist. Director of the Leibniz Institute for Psychology.

Impact Zones

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The Human-Animal-Environment Interface

How are ecosystems connected? Which new pathogens are emerging—and why? How exactly do diseases jump from animals to humans? And how can better farming practices help prevent the next pandemic?

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Future
Pandemic Management

How can we make our current healthcare system more resilient? What lessons can be learned from mistakes made during the last pandemic? And how can we tackle resource shortages and find lasting solutions?

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Disease Burden

How can we reduce health and social inequalities? What immunity already exists in the population — and what’s still needed? How can we protect society and stop the spread of misinformation?

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Pandemic-Resilient Education Systems

How can we ensure that children and young people aren’t forgotten during future pandemics? And what steps must we take to design education system that make learning possible eve in times of crisis?

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Stories, News & Events

Science should be tangible and exploratory. And accessible to all. Without communication, knowledge can’t be shared. But without research? There will be no story to tell. Openness and action guide us forward — and here are the braches of that journey.

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