SCIENCE@DKFZ

SCIENCE@DKFZ aims at increasing the dissemination of scientific results generated at the DKFZ and NCT in Heidelberg. Each edition will feature a comprehensive lecture by a DKFZ division head or junior group leader. These speakers will also give a general overview of their research field. In addition, recent DKFZ publication highlights will be presented as short talks. In this season, we also plan to scatter in tech talks from leaders of our core facilities. In each edition and over each season, all six research programs of the DKFZ will be covered, with the goal to show not only the excellence but also the bandwidth of research performed at the DKFZ.

Colleagues from the Heidelberg Campus are warmly welcomed to all events.

We invite you to join us!

Before and after the keynote, young scientists will present outstanding recently published publications. Please see the detailed program below.

The next event of Season X SCIENCE@DKFZ lecture series has been scheduled for Monday, 18 May 2026 at 4 pm. It will feature a keynote lecture by Prof. Dr. Niels Halama⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢⁢. This event will be held in-person only at the DKFZ lecture hall.

Program 2026-05-18 4:00 pm:

Moderator: Dr. Felix J. Hartmann⁢⁢

Short Talk: Xianzhe Li Head-to-head comparison of the diagnostic value of fecal and serum carcinoembryonic antigen for colorectal cancer detection

Short Talk: Miriam Degen Factors associated with potentially inappropriate medication use, medication underuse and overuse in older adults in the German National Cohort

Main Talk: Prof. Dr. Niels Halama⁢ ⁢Ovarian cancer immuno-microenvironment: immunometabolic orchestration via lipid-laden macrophages⁢

Short Talk: Dr. Stefan Zens Dissection of the T-cell infiltrate in mouse pancreatic tumors reveals an extensive and diverse tumor-reactive T-cell repertoire

Short Talk: Ivana Karabogdan Exploration of agonist and antagonist binding sites within the cytosolic AHR complex using molecular modeling

4:00 pm, DKFZ Lecture Hall

Thursday, 29 January 2026
Pitches collaborative projects

Monday, 23 February 2026
Heinz-Peter Schlemmer (FSP E) Fighting prostate cancer: imaging research from early steps to clinical guidelines

Thursday, 19 March 2026
Sigrid Carlsson (FSP C) Advances in prostate cancer screening

Monday, 20 April 2026
Franziska Blaeschke (FSP D) Engineering immune cells with CRISPR

Monday, 18 May 2026
Niels Halama (FSP D) Ovarian cancer immuno-microenvironment: immunometabolic orchestration via lipid-laden macrophages

Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Stefan Wiemann (FSP B) Crosstalk between tumor and stromal cells triggers a persister phenotype in triple negative breast cancer

Monday, 27 July 2026
Peter Huber (FSP E) Desired and adverse effects of cancer radiotherapy

Wednesday, 23 September 2026
Karol Nowicki-Osuch (FSP C) A natural experiment in cancer initiation: insights from gastro-oesophageal tissues

Monday, 26 October 2026
Hannelore Monyer (FSP A) How does inhibition support memory?

Monday, 23 November 2026
Jeroen Krijgsveld (FSP B) Cancer proteomics: from tissues to single cells

Thursday, 17 December 2026
Lena Kutscher (FSP B) Neurodevelopmental principles underlying pediatric brain cancer formation

Jointly organized by the DKFZ Research Programs (FSPs)

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