Jörg Hülsken

Expertise Tumor Heterogeneity and Stemness in Cancer Prof. Joerg Huelsken received his PhD in 1998 at the Humboldt University and did postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Walter Birchmeier at the Max-Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine, Berlin. He joined ISREC as an associate scientist and an NCCR project leader in January 2003 and, in 2005, was nominated Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the EPFL School of Life Sciences. Teaching & PhD PhD Students Pablo Hernandez Lopez, Laura Fabienne Wyss, Krishna Rasik Gajera Past EPFL PhD Students Wan-Hung Fan, Evelyn Susanto, Jean-Paul Abbühl, Caroline Dafflon, Zuzana Tatárová, Nicolas Pierre Desbaillets, Maxim Norkin, Luisa Spisak, Mathieu Girardin, Candice Megan T Young, Angela Madurga Alonso Courses Cancer biology II BIO-472 The course covers in detail the interactions of cancer cells with their environment with an emphasis on tumor-angiogenesis, inflammation, adaptive and innate immunity and cancer-induced immune suppression. Additional topics are cancer metabolism, cancer stem cells and metastasis. Practical - Huelsken Lab (EDMS) BIO-667 Assessment of signaling mechanisms in cancer. The objectives of the course are:- to understand the importance of signaling and cell-cell interactions in cancer stroma interactions- to learn techniques involved in assessing the function of such interactions in vitro and in vivo. Awards Leenaards Prize Leenaards foundation 2006 Pfizer Prize for Medical Research 2009 Swiss Bridge Award 2015