HI-TRON Mainz

A Helmholtz-Institute of the DKFZ

Helmholtz-Institute for Translational Oncology Mainz

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A Joint-Venture

OUR INSTITUTE

The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) joins forces with the Research Institute for Translational Oncology (TRON gGmbH), the University Medical Center Mainz (UMC), and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) to create a new institute.

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Fighting Cancer

OUR MISSION

Combining the internationally outstanding expertise of our partners to deliver personalized immunotherapy against cancer.

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Advancing the frontiers of research on personalized immunotherapy

OUR RESEARCH

Using cutting-edge science, technology and computational methods to fight against cancer.

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A Helmholtz-Institute of the DKFZ
OUR INSTITUTE
OUR MISSION
OUR RESEARCH

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.

News

September 2024

Congratulations to the teams of Niels Halama and Ugur Sahin!

They have successfully obtained project funding within the highly competitive DKTK Joint Funding Call "INNOVATION 2024" on the topic of "mRNA-Based Strategies for Targeted TME Modulation and Enhanced Antitumor Immunity". We look very much forward to working with our colleagues from Essen/Düsseldorf, Frankfurt/Mainz and Heidelberg.

September 2024

Another fantastic start to the week!

We had a visit from Dr. Phyllis Fung-Yi Cheung, the Junior Group Leader for Spatiotemporal Tumor Heterogeneity at DKTK Essen. We are looking forward to exciting collaborations.

September 2024

Mainzer Wissenschaftsmarkt - a wonderful weekend

The 22nd Mainz Science Market took place on September 7 and 8, 2024. It was a fantastic weekend with many curious visitors!

July 2024

An exciting talk by Uğur Şahin

"The dawn of individualized cancer medicine: How novel (bio)technologies revolutionize the treatment of cancer" at Curious Future Insight Conference.

Photo of Ugur Sahin giving a talk at the Curious Future Insight Conference

July 2024

Fantastic visit at the start of the week

The HI-TRON Mainz received a fantastic visit at the start of the week: the DKFZ's "Epithelium Microenvironment Interaction Lab" (EMIL). It was a great pleasure to have such an infectious, cheerful and enthusiastic group of people visiting us! We look forward to future exchanges and collaboration with Jens Puschhof's division.