PD Dr. Angela Risch
Position: Group leader
Contact: Contact Form
Phone: +49 6221 424322
Fax: +49 6221 423359
Building: DKFZ Main building
Room: H2.03.070 (3. floor)
Academic Qualification and Education
1988-1992: BA (hons), Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK
1995: D.Phil. Phys Sciences, University of Oxford, Dept. Pharmacology, UK
2004: Habilitation and Venia Legendi in “Molecular Toxicology” at the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University
Professional Appointments
1996-1998: Postdoc in the Division of ‘Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors’ (head Prof. Helmut Bartsch), DKFZ
1998-2007: Research Scientist in the Division of ‘Toxicology and Cancer Risk Factors’, DKFZ
2007- present: Group Leader “Lung Cancer Genomics/Epigenomics” in the Division of ‘Epigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors’ (head Prof. Christoph Plass), DKFZ
since 03/2009: Elected Steering Committee member of the International Lung Cancer Consortium
Honors
1992 - 1995: Scholarship from Christopher Welch Trust, Oxford University
1997 - 1998: ‘DFG-Forschungsstipendium’ – research stipend
Nov 2004: Dr. Emil Salzer Award for Cancer Research in Baden Württemberg 2004
Research Field
Epigenetic/genomic and genetic/genomic analyses relating to lung cancer risk and treatment outcome in lung cancer patients, with a particular focus on
Further Professional Activities
since 03/2009: elected Steering Committee member of the International Lung Cancer Consortium (ILCCO)
since 10/2008: elected Ombudsperson for the DKFZ Helmholtz Graduate School PhD students
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