Institute of Parasitology

Projects

In terms of research, the institute focusses on the study of pathogenetic processes that occur during parasitic infections, as well as on the development of new therapeutic approaches. The main topics of interest are zoonotic helminthiases (echinococcosis, fasciolosis), protozoans causing abortion (neosporosis, toxoplasmosis, tritrichomonosis), as well as giardiasis.

Research at the Institute of Parasitology is essentially financed by third-party funding. Numerous publications have emerged from the individual projects. Priority is given to the following parasites:

Besnoitia besnoiti
Echinococcus spp.
Fasciola spp.
Neospora caninum
Sarcocystis spp.
Toxoplasma gondii

An overview of our research unit you find here: organigramm_2025

aktuelle Forschungsprojekte

Treatment of fox tapeworm infection

Development of novel treatments for fox tapeworm infection

Alveolar echinococcosis is a life-threatening infection caused by the fox tapeworm. Since current drugs only inhibit parasite growth, we are developing new therapies targeting key metabolic pathways to achieve more effective and curative treatments.