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German Cancer Research Center

Shield against metastases and genetically protected CAR-T cells: Double honor for Mirco Julian Friedrich

Physician and cancer researcher Mirco Julian Friedrich from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the stem cell research institute HI-STEM*, and Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) has received two awards for two independent research projects: The Beug Foundation has honored his novel approach to preventing liver metastases with the Metastasis Prize 2025. The Kind-Philipp…

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung

Christoph-Schmelzer Award presented to two young researchers

Two young researchers have been awarded this year’s Christoph Schmelzer Prize: Dr. Cristina Totis from the Technical University of Darmstadt and Dr. Stefanie Bertschi from the Technical University of Dresden were honored for their outstanding doctoral theses. The award, presented annually by the Association for the Promotion of Tumor Therapy with Heavy Ions, recognizes…

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Dr. Anja Meier Receives the Excellence Prize for Advancing a Method Analysing Molecules

Forschungszentrum Jülich has awarded Dr Anja Meier its Excellence Prize. As part of her doctoral thesis, the chemist made a significant contribution to advancing photoemission orbital tomography (POT). This technology now allows the chemical properties of molecules to be analysed in much greater detail and is also more versatile than before.