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  • Scientist in a white coat in the lab
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    In her doctoral thesis, Dr. Susann Allelein from the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI investigated a new approach for the early detection of prostate cancer in particular. She was awarded the 3rd Hugo Geiger Prize 2023 on February 28, 2024. The prize, awarded by the Free State of Bavaria and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, recognizes outstanding, application-oriented doctoral theses.

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  • © Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

    What influence do changes in land use and a loss of biodiversity have on the transmission of pathogens between animals and humans? This question is being investigated by an international and interdisciplinary research team as part of the EU project ZOE - "Zoonosis Emergence accros Degraded and Restored Forest Ecosystems". Partners from seven European and four American countries are participating in the project, which is led by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI is contributing its expertise in the field of virology and assay development.

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  • An international team started the research project CERTAINTY in December 2023. Together with partners from science, industry and the healthcare sector, the project team led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI aims to develop a virtual twin that will improve treatment with personalized cancer immunotherapies in the future.

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  • Holger Cynis
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    Deputy Head of the Fraunhofer IZI Department of Drug Design and Target Validation Dr. Holger Cynis has been appointed Junior Professor for "Immunomodulation in Pathophysiological Processes" at the Medical Faculty of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), effective November 1, 2023. Jun.-Prof. Dr. Holger Cynis researches how certain mechanisms of the immune system can trigger diseases, with the aim of developing novel active substances.

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  • Keshia Aerchlimann in the lab.
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    A doctoral scholarship from the Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung for Keshia Aerchlimann (Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology) supports the development of an organ-on-a-chip model for the cultivation and investigation of leukemia cells.

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  • A new research center, CREATIC, has been launched at Masaryk University's Faculty of Medicine. Here, ATMPs are to be developed for the treatment of rare life-threatening or chronic diseases that are currently considered incurable. Fraunhofer IZI contributes its expertise in the development and production of gene and cell therapies in an advisory capacity and is involved in pilot projects within CREATIC. The project is funded by the European Commission as part of the Horizon Europe Teaming for Excellence program with 15 million euros over the next six years.

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  • The Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI conducts research on neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases at its Halle (Saale) site. With their approach of using endogenous retroviruses as target structures for new therapies against neurological diseases, the scientists qualified for the finals of this year's HUGO JUNKERS AWARD in the category "Most Innovative Basic Research Projects".

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