The scientific focus of the “Cell Death Resistance” group is the analysis and modulation of survival and cell death signaling in gastrointestinal tumors. The evasion of programmed cell death is a key feature of tumor cells and thus, the execution of cell death is the final inevitability of any tumor therapy. Even in the era of “omics” and the advent of personalized oncology, overcoming cell death resistance remains the critical step in tumor cell killing.
Contact
Dr. med. Bruno Christian Köhler
bruno.koehler@nct-heidelberg.de