Prof. Karin Visser is a renowned researcher in Breast Cancer and Metastasis Research, especially on the role of Inflammation in Cancer.

Her group has been successfully investigating the impact of the immune system on the metastatic spread of breast cancer. Currently, her lab is focussing on designing immunomodulatory strategies to increase the efficacy of conventional anti-cancer therapies.

More information about Prof. de Visser's research can be found under:

www.nki.nl/divisions/immunology/de-visser-k-group/

http://www.beugstiftung-metastase.org/?q=node/103

and a few key publications:

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v522/n7556/full/nature14282.html

http://www.nature.com/nrc/journal/v16/n7/full/nrc.2016.52.html

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6282/145.full?ijkey=nRb8EufSVQu3Y&keytype=ref&siteid=sci

We strongly encourage an enthusiastic participation of young scholars, especially students and postdocs on this occasion. If you wish to meet with Prof. de Visser in person, please contact Dr. Inga Melzer ( inmelzer@uni-mainz.de) until the 07.11.2016. The formal lecture will be followed by a wine and cheese reception.