Biography:Stefan Pfister
Stefan Pfister | |
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| Alma mater | University of Hamburg University of Tübingen (MD, 2002) |
| Awards | German Cancer Award (2013) Léopold Griffuel Award (2021) Baden-Württemberg State Research Award (2022) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (2023) Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize (2026) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Paediatric oncology, Neurooncology |
| Institutions | German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg University Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ) Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD) |
Stefan Pfister is a German paediatric oncologist and professor at the Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University.[1]
Career
Pfister studied medicine at the University of Hamburg and the University of Tübingen, where he completed his doctorate in 2002.[2] He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School in Boston.[3]
He completed his clinical training in paediatrics at the university hospitals in Mannheim and Heidelberg, and at the DKFZ. In 2010, he completed his habilitation in paediatrics at Heidelberg University.[4]
Since 2012, he has headed the Division of Paediatric Neurooncology at the DKFZ. He has held a professorship at the Medical Faculty Heidelberg since 2014.[5][6]
In 2016, he initiated the founding of the Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg (KiTZ), the first centre in Germany to combine childhood cancer treatment and research under one roof.[5][7]
Research
Pfister's research focuses on the genetic and epigenetic characterisation of childhood brain tumours. His work contributed to the development of a methylation-based classification system for brain tumours, which the World Health Organization has adopted in its official tumour classifications.[8][9]
He is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (elected 2020) and the European Molecular Biology Organization (elected 2022).[5][6]
Awards
| Year | Award | Awarding body |
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| 2013 | German Cancer Award | German Cancer Society[5] |
| 2021 | Léopold Griffuel Award | Fondation ARC[10] |
| 2022 | Baden-Württemberg State Research Award | State of Baden-Württemberg[9] |
| 2023 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft[8] |
| 2026 | Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize | Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation[9] |
References
- ↑ "Prof. Dr. med. Stefan Pfister". Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg. https://www.kitz-heidelberg.de/en/the-kitz/kitz-directorate/prof-dr-med-stefan-pfister.
- ↑ "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2023". EurekAlert!. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/974861.
- ↑ "Professor Stefan Pfister". Cancer Grand Challenges. https://www.cancergrandchallenges.org/professor-stefan-pfister.
- ↑ "Prof. Dr Stefan Pfister Receives Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize". Heidelberg University. https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/newsroom/prof-dr-stefan-pfister-receives-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz-prize.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Leibniz Prize for Stefan Pfister". Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg. 8 December 2022. https://www.kitz-heidelberg.de/en/the-kitz/kitz-newsroom/kitz-news/detail/leibniz-preis-fuer-stefan-pfister.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Leibniz Prize for Stefan Pfister". German Cancer Consortium. https://dktk.dkfz.de/en/news/latest-news/leibniz-prize-stefan-pfister.
- ↑ "Childhood cancer research: Award for Stefan Pfister". Healthcare in Europe. https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/childhood-cancer-research-award-for-stefan-pfister.html.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Prof. Dr. Stefan Pfister – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizewinner 2023". Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. https://www.dfg.de/en/funded-projects/prizewinners/leibniz-prize/2023/pfister.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Stefan Pfister honored with Thomas and Doris Ammann Prize". German Cancer Research Center. 13 March 2026. https://www.dkfz.de/en/news/press-releases/detail/stefan-pfister-honored-with-thomas-and-doris-ammann-prize.
- ↑ "Stefan Pfister receives the Léopold Griffuel Award". Hopp Children's Cancer Center Heidelberg. 6 April 2021. https://www.kitz-heidelberg.de/en/the-kitz/kitz-newsroom/detail/translate-to-en-stefan-pfister-wird-mit-leopold-griffuel-award-fuer-seine-forschung-an-krebs-bei-kindern-geehrt.
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