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DOC fellowship recipient Elise Sylvander develops safety system for CAR T-cells (Vienna, 24.5.2022) Congratulations to Elise Sylvander on receiving a DOC fellowship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The aim of her fellowship is to (further) develop a molecular on-switch allowing to activate therapeutic CAR T-cells, once they have been administered to the patient. “CAR […]

Sabine Taschner-Mandl earns FWF-Stand-Alone-Grant (Vienna, 10.4.2022) Congratulations to Sabine Taschner-Mandl, PhD, and her team on being awarded a Stand-Alone Grant by the Austrian Science Fund FWF. “We aim at mapping tumor metastases by multi-modal imaging to better understand the heterogeneity of childhood nerve tumors and their microenvironment. Mapping tumor cell dissemination can help to refine

Day of Immunology: A day, to shed light on the interface of immune disorders & cancer (Vienna, 29.4.2022) On today’s International Day of Immunology, we would like to raise awareness for the important research on congenital immune disorders. They are often associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of cancer and are a special

Science Starlight: Manel Santaeularia In the second episode of our video series, we talk with St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute Postdoc Manel about the motivation behind his exciting research work. He is certain that new technologies and developments are going to make a crucial contribution in driving research forward. Where does he see himself

Make an impact – find a cure. Today is Rare Disease Day! Make an impact – find a cure 300 million sounds like a lot but those 300 million people worldwide who are suffering from rare diseases mark only 3.87% of the world’s population. If you are the only one in a group of 2,000,

Rewarding work with a big impact – today is International Childhood Cancer Day! Science Starlight: today’s research efforts for a better future About 300 children and adolescents in Austria develop cancer each year. The young researchers at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI) work hard to bring this number closer to Zero

Women in Science Day 2022 Today is Women in Science Day and we would like to present unique women of our research institute. This day is to pay special tribute to the significant role that women and girls play in science! The “International Day of Women and Girls in Science” was established in 2015 by

St. Anna CCRI Facts & Figures on World Cancer Day 2022 Today is World Cancer Day 2022! Check out our video on facts & figures around St. Anna CCRI and pediatric cancer.

Chromosome 21 is the most affected chromosome in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Many of its numerical and structural abnormalities define diagnostically and clinically important subgroups. In their recent publication, investigators from St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute, St. Anna Children’s Hospital and Labdia Labordiagnostik GmbH have now provided a comprehensive overview of all these types

Top leukemia expert worldwide: Michael Dworzak awarded by independent ranking platform Developing new diagnostic methods for early detection and effective therapy of children and adolescents with leukemia – Univ.-Doz. Dr. Michael Dworzak’s research pursues goals that are vital for pediatric cancer patients. For his tireless efforts, he has now been honored by the international evaluation

The god of sun at the forefront of immunodeficiency-research Scientists link mutations in the transcription factor Helios to a novel disease characterized by immunodeficiency and immune dysregulation. When scientists at St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI) identified an immune dysregulation caused by a biallelic germline mutation affecting Helios – a transcription factor

Tackling two tasks at once: Alternative method to animal testing for developing therapies against childhood cancer Congratulations to St. Anna Children’s Cancer Research Institute (St. Anna CCRI) scientists Univ. Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kovar and Dr. Branka Radic-Sarikas for winning a grant from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) under the program “Alternative methods to animal testing”.

ISTT Young Investigator Award 2021! The ISTT (International Society for Transgenic Technologies) Young Investigator Award identifies and recognizes young scientists who advance the science and technologies in the generation and analysis of transgenic animal models for biomedical research and biotechnology applications. Davide Seruggia received the award for his successful complex projects requiring advanced CRISPR technology:

The ONTHETRRAC research team discovered new aspects of tumor heterogeneity and developed tools that are important for accurate diagnosis, prognosis and for overcoming treatment resistance of the nerve tumor neuroblastoma in children. In the December newsletter 2021 its work was therefore honored as a “success story” by the research promotion network European Research Area (ERA-NET).