Helmholtz Professorship for Prof. Grummt:

The cell biologist Prof. Dr Ingrid Grummt can continue to head a working group at the DKFZ beyond the retirement threshold for another three years. This is made possible by a Helmholtz professorship, a funding instrument of the Helmholtz Association. Ingrid Grummt researches cellular processes that have an impact on chromatin and co-determine which sections of DNA can be read and which are permanently deactivated. In particular, the cell biologist focuses on so-called non-coding RNA molecules. With her future work, Ingrid Grummt intends to determine in which way non-coding RNA molecules are involved in these regulating processes and thus could constitute a first step towards the development of innovative drugs.

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