
Fibroblasts Help Lung Tumors Outsmart Targeted Therapy
A new study by DZL-scientists at the Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC) reveals how cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), a key…

Summer, Sunshine, Cutting-Edge Research: Highlights from the DZL Annual Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg
From June 30 to July 2, the lung research community gathered for this year’s Annual Meeting of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) at the new…
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Blog: When Science Doesn’t Sleep - A Doctoral Experience at Elettra Sincrotrone
For me, Trieste is more than coffee and the coastline-it marks one of the most exciting chapters of my doctoral journey. In October 2024, I traveled…

Gender differences in Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: new insights from an international study
Researchers from the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) in Heidelberg were leading in the data analyses of an international study by the European…

German Respiratory Society (DGP) Congress 2025: TLRC Award Winners
April, 2025
This year's DGP Research Award for Clinical Medicine, endowed with €10,000, is awarded to Dr. Judith Brock (Thoraxklinik Heidelberg) and …

Innovative Tumor DNA Blood Test: Early Prediction of Therapy Response in Lung Cancer
A team of DZL scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ, Department of Cancer Genome Research), the Heidelberg University Hospital, and…

DFG funding for research project in lung imaging
TLRC Researchers from the Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (UKHD, Heidelberg) and researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)…
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Tragic accident involving two employees of the Translational Pulmonology Department: Call for Donations for the Bereaved
On February 13, a tragic accident occurred on the premises of Heidelberg University Hospital, resulting in the loss of two employees from the…