Digital Oncology

Digital Oncology at DKFZ pioneers cutting-edge data science, driving breakthroughs by integrating flagship data infrastructures with methodological advances in bioinformatics, omics, imaging, clinical data, as well as multimodal, explainable, and generative AI. Our mission: tackle big questions in oncology by uniting the computational expertise across the center.

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Digital Oncology at DKFZ integrates cutting-edge data science with cancer research. With a team of approximately 250 researchers across nine divisions, the cross-topic aims to create benchmarks for bioinformatics and imaging while providing and managing important research (data) infrastructures. This comprehensive “end-to-end” strategy bridges core teams as well as external partners, supporting computational scientists in experimental and clinical settings through specialized training and exchange platforms. 

With cross-topic exchange as a guiding principle, Digital Oncology collaboration serves as the thread that binds diverse disciplines, creating a rich tapestry of innovation in cancer research. The analytical expertise of data scientists is needed to intertwine with the expertise of health and life scientists, where each exchange represents a new link in a united effort to understand, prevent, and treat cancer.

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Coordinators

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    Prof. Dr. Martin Lablans

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    Prof. Dr. Klaus Maier-Hein

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    Prof. Dr. Lena Maier-Hein

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    Prof. Dr. Oliver Stegle

Faculty

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    Priv. Doz. Dr. Titus Brinker

    Digital Prevention, Diagnostics & Therapy Guidance

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    Prof. Dr. Benedikt Brors

    Applied Bioinformatics

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    Prof. Dr. Moritz Gerstung

    AI in Oncology

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    Prof. Dr. Angela Teresa Filimon Goncalves

    Molecular & Computational Prevention

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    Prof. Dr. Thomas Höfer

    Theoretical Systems Biology

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    Prof. Dr. Annette Kopp-Schneider

    Biostatistics

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    Prof. Dr. Jan Korbel

    Mechanisms of Genomic Variation & Data Science

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    Prof. Dr. med. Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski

    Intelligent Systems and Robotics in Urology

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    Prof. Dr. Martin Lablans

    Federated Information Systems

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    Prof. Dr. Klaus Maier-Hein

    Medical Image Computing

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    Prof. Dr. Lena Maier-Hein

    Intelligent Medical Systems

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    Prof. Dr. Stefanie Speidel

    Translational Surgical Oncology

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    Prof. Dr. Oliver Stegle

    Computational Genomics & System Genetics

PI Division Research Topic
Moritz Gerstung AI in Oncology FS-B core AI omics
Benedikt Brors Applied Bioinformatics FS-B bioinformatics omics
Annette Kopp-Schneider Biostatistics FS-C statistics
Oliver Stegle Computational Genomics & System Genetics FS-B core AI omics
Titus Brinker Digital Prevention, Diagnostics & Therapy Guidance FS-C core AI imaging
Martin Lablans Federated Information Systems FS-E platforms
Lena Maier-Hein Intelligent Medical Systems FS-E core AI imaging
Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski Intelligent Systems and Robotics in Urology FS-E surgery
Klaus Maier-Hein Medical Image Computing FS-E core AI imaging
Angela Goncalves Molecular & Computational Prevention FS-C bioinformatics omics
Thomas Höfer Theoretical Systems Biology FS-B core AI omics
Stefanie Speidel Translational Surgical Oncology FS-E surgery

Research Divisions

Infrastructure Leads

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    Dr. Claudia Galuschka

    ITCF

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    Dr. Ivo Buchhalter

    ODCF & de.NBI

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    Prof. Dr. Elisa May

    Enabling technology - Core Facilities & NFDI4Bioimage

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    Dr. Christian Busse

    NFDI4Immuno

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    Dr. Jan Eufinger

    GHGA

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    Alexander Knurr

    CTO-SUDO

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    Dr. Daniel Kraft

    NAKO Central Data Management

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    Dr. Marco Nolden

    HMC Hub Health

Infrastructures­ & Service Units

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Dr. Daniela Beyer

Scientific Program Manager
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