Scientific advisory board
PD Dr. rer. nat. Ralf Dittrich
- Member of the scientific advisory board
- Born in 1961
- Study of biology at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Holder of the professorship for exp. Reproductive Medicine at the Gynecological Clinic of the University Hospital Erlangen
- Senior Embryologist (ESHRE)
- Member of the Advisory Board Reproductive Biology and Medicine of the German Society for Endocrinology
- Head of IVF and Endocrinology Laboratory at the University Hospital Erlangen, Women’s Hospital
- Scientific focus:
Fertility preservation in cancer; cryopreservation of sperm, oocytes, testicular tissue and ovarian tissue; treatment options for premature menopause.
PD Dr. med. Anne Flörcken
- Member of the scientific advisory board
- Born in 1977
- Study of human medicine at the University of Witten/Herdecke
- Specialist in internal medicine, hematology, internal oncology and palliative medicine, basic psychosomatic care
- Senior Physician, Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology,
Campus Virchow- Klinikum, Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin
- Coordinator of the Clinical Research Unit, Berlin Institute for Health Research (BIH)
- Scientific work in the field of tumor immunology (habilitation on “immunotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma”) and acute myeloid leukemia
Photo: ©Peter Rigaud
PD Dr. med. Thorsten Langer
- Member of the scientific advisory board
- Specialist for pediatric and adolescent medicine
- 1988-1994 Study of human medicine at the Justus-Liebig-University Gießen
- 1994-2006 Scientific assistant at the University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
- 2004 Acquisition of the specialist qualification “Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
- 2005 Acquisition of the teaching qualification and appointment as private lecturer with the habilitation thesis “Late effects of antineoplastic therapies in childhood and adolescence”.
- 2007 – 2013 Senior physician at the University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic
- since August 2013 Senior Physician in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, UKSH Campus Lübeck
- 2015 Acquisition of the specialist title “Neonatology”
- Since 2015 W2 professorship “Health care research in pediatric oncology”, University of Lübeck
- 2018 – present Transfusion Officer Physician at the Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at UKSH Lübeck.
- Scientific focus:
Childhood Cancer Survivorship Program
Therapy-associated secondary diseases and late effects after oncological treatment in childhood – genetic causes of late effects
Development of national and international follow-up recommendations
Health care research in the network of nationwide aftercare centers
PD Dr. med. Ulf Seifart
- Member of the scientific advisory board
- Born in 1965
- Specialist in internal medicine, haematology & oncology, further education in social medicine
- Head physician at Klinik Sonnenblick Marburg
- Treasurer of the Hessian Cancer Society, member of numerous national and international cancer societies
- Scientific work in the field of lung cancer and the social consequences of cancer
PD Dr. Joachim Wiskemann
- Member of the scientific advisory board
- Sports scientist and sports psychologist
- 2000-2005 Studies at the Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg
- 2010 Doctorate in sports science (summa cum laude)
- 2017 Award of the Venia Legendi for the subject sports science
- Head of the working group “Oncological Sport and Exercise Therapy” at the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) and the University Hospital in Heidelberg
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Health Science at Penn State University, PA (USA)
- Management of an exercise therapy program for oncology patients with more than 10,000 therapy participants annually
- Publication of more than 100 nationally and internationally renowned scientific papers
- Science Award 2017/2018 in Gold of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) for his postdoctoral thesis “Motor Performance as a Central Parameter in Oncology”.
- 2011 Foundation of the network OnkoAktiv
- Spokesperson and founder of the “National Expert Group on Exercise Therapy and Physical Activity in Oncology (NEBKO)” established in 2015 in the German Cancer Society (AGSMO)
- Fellow of the European (ECSS) and American Association for Sport Science (ACSM).
- Scientific focus:
Personalization of sports and physical activity therapy in cancer patients.
Photo: © NCT/P.Benjamin
PD Dr. med. Rachel Würstlein
- Member of the scientific advisory board
- Born in 1971
- Specialist in gynecology and obstetrics
- Studies at the University of Munich and Caen, France
- Active member of the WSG study group
- Head of the Department of Breast Cancer and Gynecological Oncology at the Center for Precision Medicine, LMU Klinikum
- Advisory board member CCC Munich LMU
- Member AG Outreach of the DKG / Network CCC
- Advisory Board Breast Cancer Germany e. V.
- Advisory member ABC Global Alliance
- DKG: AG Women in Oncology
- ESO- Lecture: Certificate of Competence in Breast Cancer
- Additional training: Medicinal Tumor Therapy, Palliative Medicine, Specialized Genetic Training, Psychosomatics, DEGUM II Mammasonography, Hospital Management, Specialist Auditor.
- Scientific focus:
Translational research early and late breast carcinoma
Special groups on breast carcinoma: men, pregnancy, young patients
Health care research with focus on oral tumor therapy and interprofessional oncology and lifestyle
