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SUMMARY:Meyenburg Symposium
DTSTART:20260728T083000Z
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DESCRIPTION: \n\n \nThe German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the Mey
 enburg Foundation have the great pleasure of hosting a special symposium c
 elebrating the 50th anniversary of the Meyenburg Foundation on July 28\, 2
 026. For five decades\, the Meyenburg Foundation has been dedicated to ad
 vancing outstanding cancer research and fostering international scientific
  exchange. An excellent lineup of speakers will present insights from acro
 ss a wide range of scientific fields\, promising a stimulating and diverse
  program throughout the day. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Aviv Regev (Meyenburg 
 Prize Awardee 2026) – Pioneer in single-cell genomics\, co-founder of th
 e Human Cell Atlas\, and leader in computational biology and AI- driven bi
 omedicine. \n\n\nLaura Hinze – Award-winning cancer researcher speciali
 zing in pediatric leukemia\, cancer metabolism\, and therapy resistance. 
 \n\n\nHans-Georg Rammensee – Pioneer of modern tumor immunology\, known 
 for T cells\, MHC/HLA biology\, and personalized cancer vaccines.\n\n\n M
 etin Tolan – Physicist\, bestselling author\, and renowned science commu
 nicator\, connecting physics\, popular culture\, and science\n\n\n Christ
 of von Kalle – Founding Director of the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH)
  and CEO of the Einstein Foundation Berlin.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThe celebrati
 on will also offer ample opportunity for networking\, discussion\, and rec
 onnecting with colleagues and friends – and for meeting new fellows and 
 collaborators. Enjoy Sri Lankan Food by "Hase im Mond"\, a good coffee fr
 om the coffee bike or have a Fontanella ice cream while enjoying live musi
 c by "Fine Tune".\nPlease click here for the detailed program.\nWe warmly 
 invite you to be part of this special anniversary event and to celebrate t
 he Meyenburg Foundation’s remarkable commitment to cancer research!\nREG
 ISTER NOW!\n\nDate: Tuesday\, July 28\, 2026Registration & Welcome: from 
 10.30 amLocation:  DKFZ\, Communication Center\, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280\
 , 69120 HeidelbergRegistration deadline: July 18\, 2026\n\n \nWe look fo
 rward to your participation!\n\n\n\n\nBoard of the DKFZ\nProf. Dr. med. Dr
 . h. c. Michael BaumannChairman and Scientific Director\nShalini Saxena A
 dministrative Director (interim)\n \n\n\n \nBoard of the Meyenburg Found
 ation\nDr. Marion Meyenburg\nProf. Dr. Christiane Opitz\, DKFZ\nDr. Jörg 
 Barth\, Böhringer-Ingelheim\nProf. Dr. Stefan Fröhling\, DKFZ\nProf. Dr.
  Stefan Pfister\, DKFZ\nDr. Wolfgang Henkel\, Managing Director Meyenburg 
 Foundation\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nOrganizer: German Cancer Research Cent
 er  -  in cooperation with the NCT Heidelberg and KiTZ Heidelberg\nThis 
 event is subject to the DKFZ data protection policy \n \n\n\nhttps://in
 dico.dkfz.de/event/1413/
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