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Röntgen Award for PD Dr. Johann Matschke

New Targets for Cancer Therapies: Radiation Researcher PD Dr. Johann Matschke Receives Roentgen Award from Justus Liebig University (JLU) Gießen Radiation researcher PD Dr. Johann Matschke has discovered that tumor cells resistant to radiation therapy can be re-sensitized to radiation treatment. The findings he has obtained “could lead to new targets for cancer therapies,” emphasized […]

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Grugalauf 2024

The IFZ took part in this year’s Grugalauf and covered a distance of 185 km. The campaign brought in donations of almost 1,000 euros from our side. A proud achievement! The proceeds will benefit sports therapy for seriously ill people at Essen University Hospital.

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Presentation of certificate to PD Dr. Johann Matschke

On January 31, 2024, we celebrated an important milestone in the academic career of one of our young scientists: PD Dr. Johann Matschke, Principal Investigator of the RTG 2762 and junior research group leader in the Jendrossek group at the Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), received the venia legendi certificate for cell biology.In his […]

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Animal welfare research prize

Every year, the German government presents numerous awards. This year, the 42nd Animal Welfare Research Prize went to Professor Diana Klein. Together with her team, she is committed to reducing animal testing in her work in tumor research.