12^th DKTK Joint Funding Call "INNOVATION 2024" is completed!

With the DKTK Joint Funding Program line “INNOVATION”, DKTK supports translational research projects of DKTK scientists for up to three years. At least three DKTK partner sites must be involved in the proposed research project. Maximum budget that can be requested in this Call is 1.5 Mio €.

A total of 35 proposals have been submitted during this call. The following three research projects were selected for funding:

• TME Modulation & Enhanced Antitumor Immunity  (ASTRON): mRNA-Based Strategies for Targeted TME Modulation and Enhanced Antitumor Immunity
  
  Overall coordinator: Prof. Dr. Niels Halama, Frankfurt/Mainz
  Participating DKTK sites: Essen/Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Mainz, Heidelberg

 

• Organoid co-cultures of the cancer microbiome (BACTORG): Elucidating Bacterial Impacts on Colorectal Cancer Phenotypes and Therapies using patient-derived Organoids
  
  Overall coordinators: Prof. Dr. Dr. Melanie Börries, Freiburg; Dr. Jens Puschhof, Heidelberg
  Participating DKTK sites: Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt/Mainz, Freiburg, Heidelberg, München

 

• Boost Immuno-Therapy for AML (BITeAML): Revolutionizing immunotherapy against acute myeloid leukemia
  
  Overall coordinator: Prof. Dr. Thomas Oellerich, Frankfurt/Mainz
  Participating DKTK sites: Berlin, Frankfurt/Mainz, Freiburg, Tübingen