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The Helmholtz-Institute for Translational Oncology Mainz (HI-TRON Mainz) is a joint venture of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) with the Research Institute for Translational Oncology at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (TRON gGmbH), the University Medical Center Mainz (UMC) and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).

We aim to combine the internationally outstanding expertise of these partners in the field of personalized immunotherapy in Mainz with the comprehensive spectrum of cutting-edge cancer research at the DKFZ. HI-TRON Mainz strives to position itself among the world-leading centers for personalized cancer immuno-oncology.

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New HI-TRONists

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Welcome Maxim Emelianov

our new PhD student at the Tenzer lab. 

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Welcome Jaydeep Bhat

our new Bioinformatician at the Data Architecture Platform.

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Welcome Jana Hollstein

our new intern at the Sahin lab.

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Welcome Alisa Lepper

our new Clinician Scientist at the Munir lab.

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Welcome Angela Zhai

our new intern at the Munir lab.

Website News

08/2025: Updated Section “A Spotlight on the new building”.

07/2025: Updated Section “A Spotlight on the new building”.

06/2025: Updated Section “A Spotlight on the new building”.

06/2025: Updated Section “Publications”.