Research Program
Research Program
Immunology and Cancer
Coordinator Prof. Dr. Michael Platten
The immune system is our body’s most powerful weapon to combat pathogens and cancer cells. However, pathogens and tumor cells alike have a repertoire of tricks to evade the immune response. The Divisions and Research Groups of the Tumor Immunology Program investigate the mechanisms determining the function and behavior of innate and adaptive immune cells in health and disease, including the interactions with their microenvironment. Understanding the basic principles underlying immune cell development, activation, regulation, differentiation and death as well as the molecular mechanisms underlying diversity and plasticity of the immune system is a prerequisite for the design of targeted manipulation strategies to protect from cancer, autoimmunity and infection and to foster and devise the development of novel therapeutic approaches. To address their research questions the individual groups develop and use sophisticated experimental model systems and technologies such as genetic barcoding, structural biology and high-throughput single cell analysis platforms. News from Research Program "Immunology and Cancer"
Divisions
- Cellular Immunology Prof. Dr. Hans-Reimer Rodewald
- B Cell Immunology Prof. Dr. Hedda Wardemann
- Immune Diversity Prof. Dr. Nina Papavasiliou
- Structural Biology of Infection and Immunity Dr. Erec Stebbins
- Immunoproteomics Prof. Dr. Stefan Tenzer
- Personalized Immunotherapy Prof. Dr. Özlem Türeci
- mRNA Cancer Immunotherapies Prof. Dr. Ugur Sahin
- Molecular Oncology of Gastrointestinal Tumors Prof. Dr. Rienk Offringa
- Translational Immunotherapy Prof. Dr. Niels Halama
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Immunity Prof. Dr. Dirk Jäger
- Clinical Cooperation Unit Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology Prof. Dr. med. Michael Platten
Other Units and Groups
- Junior Research Group Adaptive Immunity and Lymphoma M.D. Ph.D. Sandrine Sander
- Junior Research Group Dermal Oncoimmunology Dr. Hafsa Munir
- Junior Research Group Immune Regulation in Cancer Dr. Chong Sun
- Junior Research Group Systems Immunology and Single Cell Biology Dr. Felix Hartmann
- Research Group GMP & T Cell Therapy Prof. Dr. Stefan Eichmüller
- DKFZ-Bayer Immunotherapeutics Lab Prof. Rienk Offringa / Dr. Rafael Carretero
- Immune Monitoring Unit Prof. Dr. Michael Platten