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German Cancer Research Center

Highly endowed research award for DKFZ scientist

Daniel Kirschenbaum from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is developing new methods to find out exactly how immune cells are suppressed by malignant brain tumors. He is being supported in this by the EACR-Mark Foundation and the Pezcoller Foundation with the Rising Star Award, which is endowed with 100,000 euros.

Helmholtz Munich

Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla Honored With the Maximiliansorden

Prof. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla, this year’s Leibniz Prize winner, has received the Bavarian Maximiliansorden for Science and Art. Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder presented the distinguished state honor to her at the State Chancellery, recognizing her pioneering research in stem cell biology and epigenetics.

German Cancer Research Center

Lautenschläger Prize for Young Scientists 2025 awarded to Lukas Bunse

As a clinician scientist at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mannheim Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University, neurologist Lukas Bunse is investigating how the body's own immune system can be supported in fighting brain tumors. For this work, he has been awarded the Lautenschläger Prize for Young Scientists, which is endowed with €25,000.