3 Mio € Research Fund promoting the search for new AML Treatments
This week was the start of a unique research funding for the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main. The association “Hilfe für krebskranke Kinder” (Help for children with cancer) is awarding about one million euros per year to our cancer research, a total of 2.7 million over three years! We are very grateful to the association and all donors.
Our research group in Frankfurt will be using the funding to further investigate the causes of acute myeloid leukemia in children using epigenetic profiling, proteogenomics, functional genomics and preclinical modeling to develop new treatment methods and innovative immunotherapeutic concepts. We are confident that our working group will “make significant progress” over the next three years.
Comments:
Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff (Goethe University President):
“You are making it clear that science is of the utmost importance for the affected children.”
Sie machen damit deutlich, dass Wissenschaft für die betroffenen Kinder von größter Bedeutung ist
Hilfe Für Krebskranke Kinder Frankfurt e.V. (2022, September 26). Wissenschaftliche Pressekonferenz. Retrieved September 30, 2022, from https://www.kinderkrebs-frankfurt.de/eine-million-euro-forschungsgelder-fuer-krebskranke-kinder/
Karin Reinhold-Kranz (first chairwoman of Hilfe für krebskranke Kinder):
“Research means healing. We expect the funding to produce groundbreaking research results.”
F.A.Z. (2022, September 22). Behandlung von Leukämie: Neues Projekt zur Kinder-Krebsforschung. FAZ.NET. Retrieved September 30, 2022.Available online: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/rhein-main/frankfurt/behandlung-von-leukaemie-neues-projekt-zur-kinder-krebsforschung-18336062.html?premium=0xf00bc34462c69f4974e583ff1552ec3f
Prof. Dr. Hubert Serve (Chairman of the Advisory Board and Director of Medical Clinic II at the University Hospital):
“It will make a relevant difference.”
Frankfurter Rundschau. (2022, September 22). Eine Million für die Krebsforschung. Retrieved September 30, 2022. Available online: https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/eine-million-fuer-die-krebsforschung-91805775.html?itm_source=story_detail&itm_medium=interaction_bar&itm_campaign=share
Prof. Dr. Jan-Henning Klusmann:
“To make a difference, we need new therapeutic concepts,”
Frankfurter Rundschau. (2022, September 22). Eine Million für die Krebsforschung. Retrieved September 30, 2022. Available online: https://www.fr.de/frankfurt/eine-million-fuer-die-krebsforschung-91805775.html?itm_source=story_detail&itm_medium=interaction_bar&itm_campaign=share
Picture credit: From left to right: Prof. Dr. Thomas Klingebiel, Prof. Dr. Hubert Serve, Karin Einhold-Kranz, Prof. Dr. Jan-Henning Klusmann, Prof. Dr. Enrico Schleiff. The image was taken from https://www.kinderkrebs-frankfurt.de/eine-million-euro-forschungsgelder-fuer-krebskranke-kinder/.