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03. September 2026

Triple ERC Success at the German Cancer Research Center

Three researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have each been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) this year. Daniel Kirschenbaum, Lena Kutscher, and Michael Scherer impressed the ERC with their innovative research approaches to fundamental questions in cancer medicine. With the funding, they plan to investigate why certain brain tumors occur more frequently in boys than in girls, how brain tumors suppress the immune system, and which epigenetic characteristics make cancer cells resistant to drugs.

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19. August 2026

Colon Cancer: How Highly Aggressive Tumors Evade the Immune System

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13. August 2026

PRAME-specific T-cell therapy in an adolescent with metastatic kidney tumor

10. August 2026

Immune Cells in Bone Marrow Cancer: Limited Defense Readiness

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29. July 2026

“Every Cell Tells Its Own Story” – Aviv Regev Awarded the 2026 Meyenburg Prize

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22. July 2026

The Individual Genetic Background Shapes the Evolution of Cancer

Mikroskopische Aufnahme von Zellen, die leuchtend in verschiedenen Farben (Blau, Grün, Gelb) erscheinen. Die Bildstruktur zeigt eine komplexe Anordnung von Zellen, die in einem dunklen Hintergrund angeordnet sind, was die verschiedenen Farbnuancen hervorhebt.

20. July 2026

Blood vessels guide immune cells to metastases

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16. July 2026

Impact of Overweight on Cancer Risk May Be Significantly Underestimated

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Why we cannot do without animal testing in cancer research

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