Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum |
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Role of organisation |
The DKFZ was founded in 1964, constituted as a foundation of public law. In accordance with its Statutes and Articles, it is the task of the Centre to engage in cancer research. It is financed by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology (90%) and by the Ministry for Science and Research of the State of Baden-Württemberg (10%). The Center's programmes focus on eight multi-disciplinary priorities: cell differentiation and carcinogenesis; tumor cell regulation; cancer risks factors and prevention; diagnostics and experimental therapy; radiological diagnostics and therapy; applied tumor virology; tumor immunology; bioinformatics. Its budget for 1993, including Federal and State contributions, project-related financing and its own revenues, was DM 13.8 million. | |
Information office |
Hilke Stamatiadis-Smidt (Head, Abteilung Presse und
Öffentlichkeitsarbeit); Dr. Martina Pötschke-Langer; Elisabeth Hohensee, Renate Ries, Ulrike Nell |
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Main responsibilities of information office |
Press and public relations: publications for the public (journal Einblick, yearbook Current Research Cancer); organisation of congresses, workshops, press symposia; visitor's service, German KID | |
Address |
Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany | |
Telephone |
+49 6221 422854 | |
Facsimile |
+49 6221 422995 | |
| Internet | DKFZ is at: http://www.dkfz-heidelberg.de/ |
