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Exploring Horizons: SIOPEN Translational Research Meeting in Vienna (Vienna, 31.1.2024) Over the past three days, scientists from leading institutes such as St. Anna CCRI, Charite, Curie, Prinses Maxima Center, University of Leeds and the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital engaged in dynamic discussions on pivotal topics, spanning the realms of Liquid Biopsies, Tumor Biology, and New […]

Inaugural International Workshop on Innovative Models for Neuroblastoma Research (Vienna, 15.12.2023) On December 14th and 15th, the St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute proudly hosted the inaugural International Workshop on Innovative Models for Neuroblastoma Research. This groundbreaking event gathered experts from Austria, the UK, the USA, Belgium, and Sweden, all converging at St. Anna CCRI

35 Years of Pioneering Pediatric Cancer Research: An Anniversary Shaping the Future (Vienna, 05.12.2023) The St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute celebrates 35 years at the forefront of scientific efforts against pediatric cancer. On this anniversary, the institute granted rare insights into its laboratories, showcasing the cutting-edge research that is conducted. Afterwards, the management presented

Joint Effort to Fast-Track Diagnoses (Vienna, 21.11.2023) Partners from two EU-funded initiatives, the European Joint Program for Rare Diseases (EJPRD) and The European Rare Diseases Research Coordination and Support Action (ERICA), converged at a joint conference in Amsterdam. The joint conference of EJPRD and ERICA served as a critical platform for participants to explore and

CLOSER Leukemia General Assembly: Sabine Strehl presents joint work package (Vienna, 20.11.2023) Sabine Strehl from St. Anna Childrens Cancer Research Institute, recently participated in the CLOSER Leukemia General Assembly in Santiago de Chile, presenting alongside her colleagues Patricia Rubio and Maria Sara Felice from Garrahan Hospital, Buenos Aires. They shared the latest outcomes from their

3rd School of Malignant Lymphomas in Ljubljana (Vienna, 19.10.2023) The 3rd School of Malignant Lymphomas in Ljubljana recently concluded its first day, marking a significant milestone in the field of lymphoma research and diagnostics. The event featured contributions from St. Anna CCRI’s  scientists, Margarita Maurer-Granofszky and Anna-Maria Husa, who led insightful workshops focused on high-end

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2023 (Vienna, 01.09.2023) Throughout the year, we are committed to raising awareness about childhood cancer, which fundamentally differs from adult cancer. Every September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we think of something special to go the extra mile. This year we interviewed our young cancer researchers, delving deeper into the personal

Kaan Boztug explains defect in DOCK 11 (Vienna, 10.8.2023) Recently, Scientists from St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute discovered a rare genetic defect in collaboration with the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), and the Medical University of Vienna, working together with scientists from around the world. Today,

St. Anna CCRI welcomes George Cresswell as new Principal Investigator (Vienna, 01.08.2023) British bioinformatician George Cresswell has been studying various forms of childhood cancer, especially nephroblastoma, since his student days. As Principal Investigator at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute, he will turn his attention to the evolutionary biology of cancer cells in an attempt

Sarcoma Awareness Month: exposing an insidious Nemesis (Vienna, 27.07.2023) Sarcomas pose a significant challenge, especially for children and adolescents, as the tumors often go undetected and metastasize. At St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute, two research groups are dedicated to studying this tumor. Sarcomas are rare forms of cancer, comprising only two percent of all

“I wish you the best of luck and groundbreaking research results!” (Vienna, 24.07.2023) Bestselling author Ursula Poznanski in brief: Why she supports the St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute, how she deals with criticism, and what her best decision was! Under the motto of our 35th anniversary “Reaching for the stars”, we interviewed exciting, renowned

Successful ERNPaedCan General Assembly (Vienna, 30.06.2023) The St. Anna CCRI team, in collaboration with SIOPE, successfully coordinated this year’s General Assembly for the ERN PaedCan project, marking five years of significant achievements. The assembly functioned as platform to celebrate the progress made and to examine the benefits delivered to patients through the network’s activities. The

Neuroblastoma Dialogue at ANR Meeting in Amsterdam (Vienna, 26.05.2023) At last week’s Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (ANR) Meeting in Amsterdam, St. Anna CCRI had a strong presence contributing with remarkable talks and posters. Florian Halbritter captivated the audience with his insightful talk on their study titled “Neuroblastoma-associated chromosomal aberrations drive cell identity loss in human neural

Top Talk of the API Conference (Vienna, 19.05.2023) Artem Kalinichenko won the prize for the best talk at the recent API in Germany. His presentation on a genome-wide CRISPR screening approach to identify and study key factors essential for human lymphocyte function stood out for its groundbreaking insights. API (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Pädiatrische Immunologie) is an esteemed

CLLS 2023 Symposium: Advancements in Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma Research (Vienna, 07.05.2023) The 13th Biennial Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma Symposium (CLLS) unfolded in Valencia, where St. Anna CCRI, Labdia, and St. Anna Children’s Hospital actively participated. CLLS is a pivotal platform for fellows, researchers, and junior faculty to share groundbreaking insights into malignant hematological malignancies,