Press and Public Relations
Press Officer and Head of Press and Public Relations (in ch.)
Dr. Sibylle Kohlstädt
Im Neuenheimer Feld 28069120 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 6221 422854
Fax: +49 6221 422968
E-Mail: s.kohlstaedt@dkfz.de
or presse@dkfz.de
Recent Press Releases
Surprising genetic variety in childhood brain cancer
MRT-Image of a Medulloblastoma
© DKFZ
An international research team led by scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Hopp Children's Tumor Center at the NCT Heidelberg (KiTZ) has identified new genetic alterations and mechanisms that lead to very aggressive types of childhood brain cancer. Their results, which have now been published in the journal Nature, will contribute to developing novel treatment approaches for previously incurable cancer cases and to targeting tumors more specifically.
How blood vessels slow down and accelerate tumor growth
Co-culture of endothelial cells (green) and pericytes (red) results in sphe...
© Milde/DKFZ
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University have discovered a new mechanism that causes faster sprouting of blood vessels. Cells of a specific type called pericytes, which are attached to the outside of fine blood vessels, are involved in this process. If a particular protein molecule is switched off, this leads to the formation of significantly more, albeit immature, vessels, the scientists now report. As a result, the tumor gets supplied better and can grow faster.
Visit to DKFZ - A clear signal
© DKFZ
During the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to the German Cancer Research Center, they will tour a laboratory and converse with patients.
