Despite recent advances in our understanding of cancer biology and improvements in diagnostic and treatment, cancer related death is still one of the leading causes of death in Europe. Due to an age-dependent development of most cancers, this incidence will increase relative to the extended life expectancy. In the 2008 Summer School of the Alfried Krupp Postgraduate Programme in Tumour Biology researchers from different areas of the fi eld will discuss topics related to target identifi cation and target validation in tumour research. Cell biology, control of cell growth and differentiation, risk factors for metastasis, cytogenetics, and new therapeutic approaches will be subject of discussion. Furthermore, due to the large amount of data generated in modern molecular biology, data calculation and collection are of growing importance. Therefore, biomathematics and bioinformatics are included in this meeting.
Summer school chairs:
Prof. Dr. Georg Fuellen (Greifswald)
Prof. Dr. Christian A. Schmidt (Greifswald)