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ERC Synergy Grant for ClonEScape: Tracking the development of tumors

A research alliance from Cambridge (Great Britain), Daejeon (South Korea) and Dresden is working to shed some light on the origin of clonal pathogenesis with the joint project "ClonEScape". For this project, the scientists Prof. Benjamin Simons (University of Cambridge), Dr. Maria Alcolea (University of Cambridge), Dr. Bon-Kyoung Koo (Institute for Basic Science) and Prof. Daniel Stange (TU Dresden) have been awarded the prestigious Synergy Grant of the European Research Council (ERC) alongside funding amounting to almost EUR 10M.

ERC Synergy Grant for ClonEScape: Tracking the development of tumors
Dresden researchers receive funding award for developing AI models for leukemia detection in bone marrow

Digitalization is playing an increasingly important role in laboratories as well. The use of artificial intelligence in data analysis significantly expands possibilities in the areas of diagnostics and individualized therapies. Therefore, the German Society for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (DGKL) awards the Digital Laboratory Funding Prize for outstanding scientific achievements.

Dresden researchers receive funding award for developing AI models for leukemia detection in bone marrow
New imaging procedures in cancer surgery: Helmholtz High Impact Award for Oliver Bruns and Ellen Sletten

18.09.2024: Biochemist Oliver Bruns (NCT/UCC Dresden) and chemist Ellen Sletten (UCLA) have been presented with the Helmholtz High Impact Award 2024 by the Helmholtz Association and the “Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft” for their research into an innovative medical imaging technology in the short-wave infrared range. The procedure they have developed has the potential to significantly improve surgical removal of tumors. At yesterday’s award ceremony in Berlin, the two scientists were presented with the award – endowed with € 50,000 – in recognition of their interdisciplinary research.

NCT/UCC Dresden: Millions in funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for state-of-the-art imaging to accurately detect minute tumors

30.08.2024: An international group of scientists led by Prof. Oliver Bruns (NCT/UCC Dresden), Dr. Andriy Chmyrov (NCT/UCC Dresden), Prof. Ellen Sletten (UCLA) and Prof. Christopher Rowlands (Imperial College London) has once again received renowned funding from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. With their research, the team strives to improve imaging in deeper tissue layers.