Working at the German Cancer Research Center
The German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) is among the world’s leading institutes in the area of basic biomedical research. Ever since its foundation in 1964, it has had the task to systematically explore the mechanisms of carcinogenesis and identify cancer risk factors. This is the common goal of its currently 47 scientific departments, 16 junior research groups and ten clinical cooperation units.
Assigned to seven Research Programs, more than 650 staff scientists, over 390 doctoral students and 470 scientific infrastructure staff are working to find new approaches in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Altogether, there are more than 2,200 employees working at DKFZ.
