News from KiTZ

New Emmy Noether junior research group investigates the development of various malignant brain tumors in children

 

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding a new Emmy Noether Junior Research Group at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and…

Aid association “Team Bensheim - Tour of Hope” finances a social worker position for KiTZ

 

The charity “Team Bensheim - Tour der Hoffnung e.V.” collects donations through sporting and cultural events to support children and young people with…

Double ERC success for researchers at KiTZ and DKFZ

 

With its “Consolidator Grants”, the European Research Council (ERC) supports excellent scientists in advancing their independent careers. This year,…

European Alliance to Fight Cancer in Children and Adolescents

 

In the presence of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, representatives of the Prinses Máxima Centre in Utrecht, the Hopp Children's Cancer Center…

Kind-Philipp-Prize 2023 awarded to researchers at the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg

 

Franziska Blaeschke, Dominik Sturm and David Jones from the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)…

New medical research law facilitates access to new treatment methods for children with cancer

 

On September 27, the Federal Council passed the new Medical Research Act. Experts from the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) believe…

Childhood Cancer Month September: “Fit for School” prepares children with cancer for the start of school

 

Preschool children practice a lot of things in kindergarten that will make it easier for them to start school. But children with cancer who are in the…

Pediatric oncology needs international cooperation

 

Around World Childhood Cancer Day in February, the KiTZ's social media channels were dedicated to this motto. In addition to information on childhood…

Video guide for families with children with cancer: "We can do it!"

 

When children and young people fall ill with cancer, their whole world changes. Cancer treatments and hospital stays leave their mark, and not just…

Dominik Sturm receives Dr. Maresch-Klingelhöffer Award 2024

 

The pediatrician and scientist from the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) and Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) is being honored for…