9 July 2025
DKFZ Communication Center
Europe/Berlin timezone

Program

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Overview (detailed pdf program for download) 

09:00 - 09:30: Welcome and introduction to DKTK Heidelberg: Christiane Opitz, spokesperson DKTK Translation Center Heidelberg

09:30 - 10:05: Keynote lecture: Applications of Translational Data Science in Drug R&D: Andreas Raue, Department of Computer Science, Augsburg University

10:05 - 12:00: Translation and transfer of preclinical research into medical application

Spin-off or not to Spin-off?, Rainer Wessel, Innovation Management, DKFZ
Revolutionizing Precision Oncology - Methylation-based Tumor Classification, Helge Lubenow, Heidelberg Epignostix GmbH
Collaboration via beLAB2122 (title tbd): Friedrich Reinhard, Evotec
Selenocysteine metabolism as a targetable vulnerability in cancer, Hamed Alborzinia, HI-STEM
A long peptide vaccine targeting the clonal driver mutation H3K27M in diffuse midline gliomas, Katharina Sahm, CCU Neuroimmunology and Brain Tumor Immunology

12:00 – 12:45: Group picture and Lunch Break, Foyer

12:45 – 13:10: Reverse translation of Multi-Omic Cancer Profiling, Peter Horak, NCT Heidelberg

13:10 - 14:15: Flash talks

·       Short presentations and selected poster abstracts

14:15: - 15:30: Poster Session and Coffee Break, Foyer

15:30 - 16:00: Wrapping it up: Current priorities and future strategies of DKTK Heidelberg

16:00: Farewell and end of retreat

The program will be continuously updated. Please visit the page again at a later time for further details.

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