Research Group Chemical and Biological Weapons Control

Publications

Dark pink to red cover. In white letters it says "SIPRI Yearbook 2025 - Armament, Disarmament and International Security".

Chapter in SIPRI Yearbook 2025 by Una Jakob
The grey cover displays a picture of "The Syphilitic—Dürer’s Woodcut". The image portrays a grotesque figure with bloated limbs, ulcerated skin, and a contorted face—an image both spiritual and pathological.

Chapter by Una Jako, Maximilian Brackmann, Anja Blasse, Julio G. Carvalho, Cindi R. Corbett, Cédric Invernizzi, Stefan Kloth, Filippa Lentzos, Ines Mergler and Per Wilkström
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Article by Kathryn Nixdorff, Una Jakob & Alexander Kelle (in German)
Room with semi-circular tables at which formally dressed people sit. A man in a suit is standing at the lectern, with a number of other people sitting behind him. The flag of the OPCW hangs on the wall.

PRIF Blog by Una Jakob
A person in a blue protective suit is bent over a table on which various utensils can be seen, such as plastic bags with hazard symbols and syringes. The person is holding a pipette.

PRIF Report by Una Jakob, Ines Mergler and Stefan Kloth
Detailed diagram of the CG-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) process used to analyze chemical components: 1. Injection: The sample is introduced into the gas chromatograph (GC) through the GC inlet, where it vaporizes and enters the carrier gas, progressing to the column. 2. Separation: Inside the GC column the sample components are separated. The separated molecules then elute through a heated transfer line into the mass spectrometer (MS). 3. Ionization: Inside the MS, the neutral molecules are ionized and fragmented using high energy. 4. Ions Separation and Detection: Ultimately, the mass analyzer inside the MS separates the ions by their masses, and the ion detector amplifies and records the signal, then translating the information on a computer.

CNTR Fact Sheet by Carmen García López
The picture shows the process of DNA synthesis. In the middle is a gray, open box, which is the DNA synthesizer. On the left is a gray tablet connected by a cable into which the sequence inputs can be inserted. The top left corner shows the four different bases: A, T, C, and G. On the right side there is a strand of a combination of the four bases coming out of the DNA synthesizer. The text says “Synthesis of single-stranded DNA oligo output”. An arrow points to a double-stranded DNA string with complementary bases. The text next to it says “Longer and double-stranded DNA fragments are generated in later steps.”

CNTR Fact Sheet by Kadri Reis
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Chapter in the Peace Report 2024 by Michael Brzoska, Anja Dahlmann, Tobias Fella, Christopher Fichtlscherer, Una Jakob, Alexander Kelle, Lukas Mengelkamp, Thomas Reinhold, Niklas Schörnig, Liska Suckau and Tim Thies (in German)
Dark pink to red cover. In white letters it says "SIPRI Yearbook 2024 - Armament, Disarmament and International Security".

Chapter in the SIPRI Yearbook 2024 by Una Jakob and Filippa Lentzos
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Article by Una Jakob (in German)
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