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We congratulate Professor Rudolf Valenta on receiving the Charles Blackley Award Professor Rudolf Valenta received the Charles Blackley Award for Promotion of the Allergy Specialty at the annual congress of the EAACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology) 2026 in Istanbul in recognition of his manifold achievements and career-long notable contributions.

Rudolf Valenta is among the most highly ranked Imm According to the current international word ranking of scientists for the year 2025 (https://research.com/u/rudolf-valenta), Rudolf Valenta is among the top Immunologists of the world. He served as congress president of the 19th International Congress of Immunology held in Vienna from August 17-22, 2025 (picture).

Wir trauern um Prof. Dr. Dietrich Kraft Die Mitglieder des Zentrums für Pathophysiologie, Infektiologie und Immunologie trauern um Prof. Dr. Dietrich Kraft, der im 90. Lebensjahr verstorben ist. Dietrich Kraft hat besonders das Institut für Pathophysiologie und Allergieforschung an diesem Zentrum durch seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit sowie durch seine kollegiale und konstruktive Art wesentlich geprägt. Unser tiefes Mitgefühl gilt seiner Familie und Angehörigen.