Role of neural cells in tumor progression is becoming ever more evident. HI-STEM scientists published a landmark study in Nature elucidating the role of neural innervation in promoting the tumor progression in pancreatic cancer and how this cross-talk works. Now this study has been featured in an Outlook article in Nature Magazine. Full article can be read here.
Dr. Sena Alptekin, clinican scientist in the Milsom Group, gave an engaging talk during the 13th GSCN Conference taking place on 15-17 October 2025 at the Helmholtz Center Munich. She presented her findings on how an aged hematopoietic system can accelerate diet-induced liver cancer.
More Information on the Conference:
https://gscn-conferences.org/gscn-conference-2025
Our Managing Director Andreas Trumpp was interviewed in Rhein Neckar Zeitung about our recent publication in Nature on neural innervation of tumors and their medical implications.
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Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken visited DKFZ yesterday. After a warm welcome by Scientific Chair and CEO Prof. Michael Baumann, she also met with Dr. Rene Jackstadt (DKFZ, HI-STEM) to learn about his research on how tumors spread and metastasize in the body.
Else Kröner Fresenius Foundation awarded one of this year's Else Kröner Memorial Fellowships to HI-STEM Group Leader Mirco Friedrich. This fellowship provides two years of protected time away from clinical duties to clinician scientists to focus on their research projects. Dr. Friedrich is working on an mRNA-based strategy designed to temporarily empower the immune system, which could help overcome immune decline and enhance health-span in our aging societies.
