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Last update: : 05.11.2009
The genetic material found in cells is not in its free state, but bound to large protein complexes and tightly wrapped. To activate genes which might also play a role in carcinogenesis, the genetic…
Press releaseLast update: : 05.11.2009
Joint press release Inserm and DKFZ Two children with adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), a fatal brain disease, have been successfully treated with a new gene therapy vector. Two years after treatment, the…
Press releaseLast update: : 03.11.2009
Dr. Stephan Herzig, head of a junior research group at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) is awarded this year’s Research Award of the German Obesity Society…
Press releaseLast update: : 26.10.2009
On November 2, 2009, the Heidelberg Ion Therapy Center (HIT) will be opened. Very soon the first patients with malignant tumors will be treated in the new high-tech facility. Scientists of the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 19.10.2009
More than 100 different types of brain tumor are known in medicine. Their exact diagnosis is often difficult, because only tiny amounts of tumor tissue are usually available. Scientists of the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 12.10.2009
The 2009 Meyenburg Award for Cancer Research with an award sum of 50,000 euros goes to American blood cancer expert, Brian Druker. The Meyenburg Foundation honors Druker as a pioneer of molecularly…
Press releaseLast update: : 08.10.2009
Cancer cells use tricks to evade the immune system. Thus, for example, they attract specific blood cells which suppress the body’s own defense mechanisms. Scientists of the German Cancer Research…
Press releaseLast update: : 05.10.2009
Marc Remke, a scientist working at the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg, has been awarded a sponsorship award for doctoral students by the German…
Press releaseLast update: : 29.09.2009
Focus: Stem Cells and Cancer
Press releaseLast update: : 03.09.2009
Physicists, computer scientists, doctors and engineers from the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) will present 37 projects from the areas of imaging and radiation…
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