HI-TRON/DKFZ
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.
July 2026
HI-TRON Mainz welcomes State Secretary Dr. Tamara Müller for her inaugural visit
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July 2026
Start of Summer Afterwork Picnic
This year's Start of Summer Afterwork brought colleagues together to celebrate the beginning of summer in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.
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June 2026
Exciting milestone for the Cellular Phenotyping Platform (CPP)!
From June 23 to 25, 2026, the CPP successfully hosted its first hybrid online and on-site workshop on Spectral Flow Cytometry and Multimodal Imaging.
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June 2026
Guest Visit from Helmholtz Munich
On June 9, together with the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), we welcomed Markus Elsner from the Institute for Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine at Helmholtz Munich for a day of scientific exchange and collaboration.
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June 2026
Clinician Scientist Fellowship for José Naveja
We are delighted to announce that Dr. José Naveja has been selected for the prestigious DKFZ Clinician Scientist Fellowship 2026 and will join HI-TRON Mainz as a Clinician Scientist Fellow for the next two years.
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May 2026
Congratulations
to our postdoctoral researcher Cansu Eris and colleagues on their new publication in Nature Reviews Cancer! The review explores how immune checkpoint molecules drive cancer immune evasion and discusses emerging therapeutic strategies shaping the future of cancer immunotherapy.
Eris, C., Zu, C., Xiao, Y. et al. Regulation of immune checkpoint molecules in cancer immune evasion and therapy. Nat Rev Cancer (2026)
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May 2026
4th HI-TRON Mainz Symposium
We look back on an inspiring day of scientific exchange, collaboration, and innovation at the 4th HI-TRON Mainz Symposium!
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March 2026
Publication Alert
News from the Halama Lab: How do ovarian cancer metastases evade the immune system? A new study reveals how lipid-driven immunometabolic pathways shape omental metastases and identifies promising strategies to enhance immunotherapy by targeting tumor metabolism and the immune microenvironment.
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March 2026
A major milestone for HI-TRON Mainz!
Yesterday, the topping-out ceremony for our future research building took place on the campus of the University Medical Center Mainz.
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February 2026
Two researchers,
Osbaldo Lopez-Charcas and Bilal Unal, have been awarded the highly competitive MSCA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships. They will join the division led by Prof. Dr. Ugur Sahin, mRNA Cancer Immunotherapies, at HI-TRON Mainz, part of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ).
- HI-TRON Mainz welcomes State Secretary Dr. Tamara Müller for her inaugural visit
- Start of Summer Afterwork Picnic
- Exciting milestone for the Cellular Phenotyping Platform (CPP)!
- Guest Visit from Helmholtz Munich
- Clinician Scientist Fellowship for José Naveja
- Congratulations
- 4th HI-TRON Mainz Symposium
- (Lab-)Safety first!
- Publication Alert
- A major milestone for HI-TRON Mainz!
- Two researchers,
New HI-TRONists
Welcome Marc Hirschbach
our new Technician at the Türeci Lab.
Welcome Vasilisa Vitorovic
our new Intern at the Sahin Lab.
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Welcome Mirja Simon
our new Intern at the Sahin Lab.
Website News
08/2026: Updated News, Spotlights and Sahin Lab Section.
07/2026: Updated News
06/2026: Updated News and Governance (Shalini Saxena joins as Administrative Director (interim) of the DKFZ our Steering Committee)
05/2026: New Job Offer: Fremsprachensekretär:in (m,w,d)
03/2026: Updated News and Spotlight Section
