Press release - 01/06/2026 Excellent Doctoral Training Enters Second Funding Phase: Medical Faculties at Heidelberg University Continue Successful Graduate Program in the field of Immunology The German Research Foundation (DFG) funds continuation of Research Training Group (RTG) 2727 “Checkpoints of Innate Immunity in Cancer and Tissue Damage”, with around €5,8 million.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/excellent-doctoral-training-enters-second-funding-phase-medical-faculties-heidelberg-university-continue-successful-graduate-pro
Press release - 02/06/2026 New approach to prevent treatment-induced leukemia Protective mechanism against DNA damage caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy discovered In rare cases, cancer treatments can cause serious long-term effects. These include so-called secondary leukemias. This form of blood cancer can develop when chemotherapy or radiotherapy damages the genetic material of healthy cells. A research team led by a scientist from Ulm has now discovered a molecular protective mechanism against such genomic damage: a peptide.https://www.gesundheitsindustrie-bw.de/en/article/press-release/new-approach-prevent-treatment-induced-leukemia-protective-mechanism-against-dna-damage-caused-chemotherapy-and-radiotherapy-dis
