Prof. Dr. Josef A. Käs Peter-Debye-Institut für Physik der weichen Materie der Universität Leipzig E-Mail: [email protected] “Physics of Cancer”: Experts discuss the different levels of cancer development Symposium from October 4th to 6th at the University of Leipzig – 100 researchers expected The "Physics of Cancer" symposium will take place from October 4th to 6th at the University of Leipzig and will cover the mechanical and dynamic properties of individual cancer cells to their role in tumors. For the 14th time, renowned cancer biologists, physicists and doctors from all over the world will exchange ideas about the latest developments in the field of cancer physics at the annual conference. The aim of the almost 100 researchers from all over the world is to be able to make more reliable predictions about the behavior of tumor cells in the human body and to find out ways in which the spread of cancer cells can be medically counteracted. “We are pleased that many pioneers in our field of Physics of Cancer followed the call of our symposium. The contributions cover a wide thematic range of cell-typical and tissue-specific changes in cancer development, which connects the various underlying disciplines,” says Prof. Dr. Josef Alfons Käs, biophysicist at the University of Leipzig and one of the organizers of the symposium. High-ranking speakers such as Prof. Dr. Xavier Trepat from IBEC · Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia Barcelona and Prof. Dr. Erik Sahai from the Francis Crick Institute in Leipzig is expected. This year's edition of the specialist meeting focuses on the mechanical properties of cancer cells and tumors in relation to healthy tissue. “The cellular changes cannot often be easily extended to the properties of tumors. This year's focus is on the interconnection of cellular and tissue-specific changes, the interactions of tumors with their immediate environment and the resulting diagnostic-therapeutic approaches," says Dr. Jörg Schnauß from the University of Leipzig. “In addition to the established researchers, it was particularly important to us to be able to give outstanding young scientists a stage. We received a large number of contributions again this year. Up-and-coming talents like Dr. “Jing Guo from the Charité in Berlin ensures an exciting, forward-looking combination of topics,” adds Dr. Anna Taubenberger, biophysicist at TU Dresden, who is also part of the conference organizing team. Biophysicists from the TU Dresden and the University of Leipzig organized the conference together with colleagues from IBEC Barcelona and the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg.
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