Latest Breakthroughs
Research Grants
ERC Starting Grant METABAC to Jens Puschhof (2024)
ERC Consolidator Grant FusionTRACE to Ana Banito (2024)
ERC Consolidator Grant Unstable Genome to Aurelie Ernst (2024)
ERC PoC Grant REVIVE to Sun Chong (2025)
ERC PoC Grant TI-uORFe to Fabricio Loayza-Puch (2025)
Emmy Noether Junior Group Network to Lena Kutscher (2025)
Emmy Noether Junior Group Network to Jens Puschhof (2025)
HFSP Early Career Research Grant to Franziska Blaeschke (2025)
Roche Network Grant imCORE to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
José Carreras Leukemia Foundation Grant to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
Else Kröner Fresenius Foundation to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Foundation to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
International Myeloma Society to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
DKFZ-MOST German-Israel Cancer Grant Breaksome to Pei-Chi Wei (2025)
DKH Grant Identify AML-recognizing T cells to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
DFG Weave EU Framework Grant to Rene Jackstadt (2025)
DFG Grant CRC1709 Subproject A07 - Myeloid antigen plasticity to Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
DFG Grant CRC1709 Subproject B02 - Single Stem Cell Proteome to Ashok Kumar Jayavelu (2025)
EU Horizon Grant EP PerMed HOPE to Ashok Kumar Jayavelu (2025)
DFG Förderung FOR5086 Subproject P07 - Translation Control in Colorectal Cancer to Johannes Betge (2025)
DFG Förderung FOR5086 Subproject CP2 - Data Integration and Analysis to Johannes Betge (2025)
Awards
EMBO Young Investigator Program to Ana Banito (2024)
EMBO Young Investigator Program to Aurelie Ernst (2024)
Kind-Philipp-Preis to Franziska Blaeschke (2024)
Erna-Brunner-Preis to Franziska Blaeschke (2025)
Hella Bühler Prize to Moritz Mall (2025)
Neuron Prize to Martina Benesova (2025)
JRG-Led Trials and Patents
Clinical trial FLORA for HCC intervention by Michael Dill (2024)
Clinical trial TROPHIT1 phase II/III for Colorectal Cancer intervention by Rene Jackstadt (2024)
Clinical trial EXTRA for Colorectal Cancer registry by Rene Jackstadt (2024)
FDA Approval for Lu-177-PSMA-617 (Pluvicto®) by Martina Benesova (2024)
Patent for PSMA-targeting ligands for the diagnosis and treatment by Martina Benesova (2024)
Clinical trial BilliCAN for Biliary Track Cancer intervention by Michael Dill (2025)
Clinical trial PERSIST-B7H6 for B cell malignancies by Mirco J. Friedrich (2025)
Promotions
Angela Gonçalves became a Professor in Computational Prevention and a Division head since 2024
Titus Brinker became a Division head since 2024
Moritz Mall became a Division head since 2025
JRG-Led publications
Mahara et al. found Transient promoter interactions modulate gene activation. (2024) Molecular Cell
Corazzi and Ionasz et al. showed Replication Collision breaks DNA. (2024) Nature Communications
Alhalabi et al. demonstrated WEE1 Targeting Enhances Dasatinib in Proneural GBM. (2024) Cancer Letters
Phillips et al. discovered Malformin C Sensitizes Glioblastoma Stem-Like Cells. (2024) Mol. Oncology
Baumgärtner et al. evaluated Medical Chatbot PROSCA for Patient Education. (2024) Eur. Urol. Open Sci.
Palazzo et al. defined a p53–eIF5A Axis Controls Senescence Surveillance. (2024) Nature Communications
Okonechnikov et al. showed Oncogene Aberrations Drive Medulloblastoma Progression. (2025) Nature
Lim et al. found PROX1 Restrains Cell Fate Plasticity in Liver. (2025) Nature Genetics
Xiao et al. demonstreated Radiation Sensitization by MEK and PARP Inhibitors. (2025) Cell Rep. Medicine
Egen et al. developed Hyperspectral Imaging Detects Renal Malperfusion. (2025) Eur. Urol. Open Sci.
Eickelschulte et al. performed Digital Spatial Profiling Reveals phospho-JNK Biomarker. (2025) Front. Oncology
Imle et al. Models High-Risk Sarcomas by Somatic Gene Delivery. (2025) Nature Communications
Aviles-Huerta et al. found Dual Ribosome Profiling Reveals Tumor Metabolic Limits. (2025) Nature Communications
Kowar et al. found uORF Translation Boosts Tumor Antigen Presentation. (2025) Nature Communications