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Last update: : 22.02.2016
Since 2002, screening colonoscopy has been part of the national statutory cancer screening program in Germany. Between the years of 2003 and 2012, the age-adjusted rate of new cases of colorectal…
Press releaseLast update: : 15.02.2016
In a process called diapause, many animal species delay the development of their embryos in order to ensure that their offspring is born at a possibly favorable time. Scientists from the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.02.2016
For over 40 years now, the Deutsche Hypothekenbank AG (Deutsche Hypo) has awarded the Johann Georg Zimmermann Prize to honor outstanding scientific achievements in the field of cancer research. This…
Press releaseLast update: : 02.02.2016
The enormous growth in knowledge in cancer research presents physicians and scientists with the challenge of ensuring that patients not only benefit from the latest insights and developments but also…
Press releaseLast update: : 01.02.2016
Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have succeeded in synthesizing a compound that mimics the three-dimensional structure of a promising anticancer agent called fumagillin. The…
Press releaseLast update: : 28.01.2016
Volker Hovestadt is being honored with the Helmholtz Doctoral Prize for Health Research. He receives the award for his PhD thesis, which he completed last year "with highest distinction" at the…
Press releaseLast update: : 28.01.2016
An international research team led by scientists from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and from German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) mined the epigenome to discover the likely cell of origin for…
Press releaseLast update: : 22.01.2016
On January 27 th , the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation will honour two outstanding young scientists based in Heidelberg. Edward Lemke and Hai-Kun Liu will each receive a prize money of 100,000 €…
Press releaseLast update: : 14.01.2016
For her research on the prevention of breast cancer, Karen Steindorf received the 2015 Claudia von Schilling Award on January 13, 2016. Steindorf works at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.01.2016
This year’s Ernst Jung Award for Medicine will be awarded to DKTK scientist Professor Dr. Hans-Georg Rammensee. Rammensee’s research has been devoted to developing effective therapies individualized…
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