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Guest on rheinmaintv (incl. video link)
Our foundation, represented by Prof Dr Martin Michaelis and board member Uwe Menger, were recently guests in the studios of rheinmaintv.
In a lengthy interview, they emphasised the importance of cancer research in children and adolescents. Mr Menger from the perspective of an af…
On the occasion of World Childhood Cancer Day, the foundation is a guest at the Römer
On International World Childhood Cancer Day, the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer presented itself in the Kaisersaal of the Frankfurt Römer. We were welcomed by Mayor Dr Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg, representing Lord Mayor Mike Josef. The recognition of our work by t…
Congratulations on winning the prestigious Abstract Achievement Award
We are happy to announce that Luca Nunzio Cifarelli, senior PhD student in the Institute for Experimental Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (EPHO) of the Goethe-University Frankfurt, has been granted a prestigious merit-based abstract achievement award by the American Society of…
New Director, new focus – Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckl has been appointed endowed professor (W3) at the Dr. Petra Joh Research House
The Foundation for Children with Cancer (FF) warmly welcomes Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckl as new endowed professor of Experimental Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (W3) of the Goethe-University Frankfurt at the Dr. Petra Joh Research House (PJH). The Foundation and the Goethe-Universit…
Federal Minister Mrs. Stark-Watzinger ist visiting our research house
We were extremely pleased about the visit of the Federal Minister of Research and Education, Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP), which is important for pediatric cancer research.
Research against cancer in children is very close to the Minister’s heart. After the guided tour through…
Visit of the Hessian Member of Parliament Michael Boddenberg
Last week, we were once again able to welcome a distinguished guest to our house: The Hessian Minister of Finance, Michael Boddenberg, visited the Foundation in his capacity as a member of the state parliament to learn about the status of pediatric cancer research in our house o…
Lord Mayor Mike Josef visits our research house
Recently, we had the great honor of welcoming the Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt, Mike Josef, to our Dr. Petra Joh Research House.
During a tour of the laboratories, scientists from the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Pediatric Tumor and Virus Research gave him an insight…
What exactly does our foundation do?
In the foundation’s own Dr. Petra Joh Research House in Frankfurt-Niederrad, the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer enables up to 60 scientists to conduct children’s cancer research at the highest level.
An interview conducted by Elyas Bozan, Managing Director of Morg…
