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Searchresult: Inflammatory Stress in Stem Cells
Our Research Infection is a common, natural form of stress, with which the body is regularly challenged. During infection or inflammation, cells of the immune system are responsible for fighting the…
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Searchresult: Stem Cells and Cancer
Our Research Our group investigates the biology of normal and malignant stem cells. While stem cells maintain and regenerate tissues through self-renewal and differentiation, mutations and…
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Searchresult: Newly Discovered Marker for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Is the Achilles’ Heel of Highly Aggressive Tumor CellsNewly Discovered Marker for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Is the Achilles’ Heel of Highly Aggressive Tumor Cells Date: 01.07.2026 Press release content type: Press release
A team led by researchers from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM* Stem Cell Institute has discovered a promising new approach to treating advanced colorectal cancer. The study,…
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES STAFF UNITS / OFFICERS Chairwoman Vice Chairman Information Security Ministerialdirektorin Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space …
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KURATORIUM STABSSTELLEN / BEAUFTRAGTE Vorsitzende Stellvertretender Vorsitzender Informationssicherheit Ministerialdirektorin Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling Bundesministerium für Forschung,…
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Searchresult: Management Board
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Michael Baumann Chairman and Scientific Director Learn more Shalini Saxena Administrative Director (interim) Mehr erfahren The Management Board consists of…
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Searchresult: Shalini Saxena new Interim Administrative DirectorShalini Saxena new Interim Administrative Director Date: 01.07.2026 Press release content type: Press release
As of July 1, 2026, Shalini Saxena assumed the role of Administrative Director of the DKFZ on an interim basis. She succeeds Ursula Weyrich, who is moving to ZDF (Second German Television) in Mainz.
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Searchresult: Double ERC Success for DKFZ Researchers
Through its “Proof of Concept” (PoC) grants, the European Research Council (ERC) supports scientists in further developing the economic potential of their research findings. In 2026, two scientists…
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Searchresult: Karreman Team
The Cancer Neuroscience of Brain Metastases Brain metastases remain one of the most devastating complications of cancer, and recent work has revealed that the brain's own neural architecture plays…
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Searchresult: Shalini Saxena
Curriculum Vitae Shalini Saxena has been active in the national and international research community for many years and has extensive experience at the intersection of science, administration, and…