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Vasilis Ntziachristos Receives Future Insight Prize 2026

Prof. Vasilis Ntziachristos has been awarded the Future Insight Prize 2026 by Merck. The prize recognizes his pioneering contributions to non-invasive health sensing and is endowed with a research grant of €300,000.

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Fabian Theis Receives Akademiepreis of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Prof. Fabian Theis has been awarded the Akademiepreis of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The Academy honors his pioneering work in computational biomedicine and the development of novel methods for biomedical data analysis. The award was presented during the Leibniz Day celebrations, the Academy’s annual ceremonial session held in honor of its…

German Cancer Research Center

The Plasticity of Malignant Brain Tumors as a Potential Therapeutic Approach: Sibylle Assmus Prize for Neuro-Oncology Awarded to Moritz Mall

The ability of cancer cells to change their identity makes tumors such as glioblastoma particularly aggressive and resistant to treatment. Moritz Mall, of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR), is investigating how this plasticity can be specifically restricted. His approach focuses on genetic “guardians” that…