MAINOVA continues its support
Marcus Klüssendorf, Dr. Constantin H. Alsheimer, Uwe Menger, Dr. Jürgen Vogt
Over the past ten years, Mainova has supported the research of the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer with a total of around 250,000 euros. Apart from that, the regional energy supplier will…
Prof. Zeuzem on the board of our foundation
As a doctor and scientist, Prof. Zeuzem stands for the close integration of medical research, academic teaching and patient care.
It is a great pleasure for us to be able to continue and expand the successful cooperation between the University of Frankfurt and our Foundation wit…
Easter Campaign 2021 – THANK YOU
A HEARTFELT THANK YOU!
We are overwhelmed by the response we have received to the Easter appeal for donations. Over 20,000 euros have been received on our donation account so far.
This wonderful response from so many people helps us to continue to do everything we can to ensure…
Award of the Maresch-Klingelhöffer Prize
Prof. Jindrich Cinatl, Dr. Constanze Schneider, Dr. Jürgen Vogt
As part of the ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer in November 2019, Dr. Constanze Schneider was awarded the Maresch-Klingelhöffer Prize.
The prize has been awa…
New insights into ALL therapy
Mystery of anticancer drug nelarabine for leukaemia treatment solved
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children. With the active substance nelarabine, T-ALL, a subtype that resembles T-lymphocytes, can be treated well. However, B-ALL, a subtype tha…
Interview with Prof. Dr. Jindrich Cinatl
Read here the detailed interview published in the magazine “Wissen wird” of the University Hospital Frankfurt, issue 2/2020, in December 2020.
Research helps – Not only now
Childhood cancer hits everyone involved like a “bolt from the blue”. From one moment to the next, the view of the world changes, the focus of life shifts. The affected child, the parents, even the entire environment usually fall into a “deep hole”. Despair and struggling with fa…
Visualizing Molecular Patterns of Membrane TNF Receptors using single-molecule microscopy
The question of whether a sick cell dies, divides, or travels through the body is regulated by signal molecules that bind and activate receptors on the cell membrane. Among the most important molecular cues in the immune system is Tumor Necrosis Factor α (TNFα) that binds to TNF…
