Claudia Kalla
Scientist

Dr. Claudia Kalla

Major Projects

  • Tumor-stroma interaction as innovative target for the therapy of patients with Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
  • Pathogenically relevant alterations in pleural mesotheliomas as potential therapy targets
  • Establishment of ex vivo culture systems for DLBCL and mesothelioma
  • Pre-clinical testing of promising novel therapeutic agents against DLBCL and mesothelioma

Curriculum Vitae

Education and Professional Career

2010 - present

Senior Scientist, Dr. Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany Research Group of the Institute of Clinical Pathology, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart (Head Prof. G. Ott) Mesothelioma and lymphoma research

1996-2009

Post doctoral scientist at the DKFZ Heidelberg, Division of Molecular Genetics (Head Prof. P. Lichter), Lymphoma Research

1996

Leopoldina-Förderstipendium, principle researcher at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg

1996

Doctor’s degree for natural sciences (PhD), Institute of Genetics, University Halle-Wittenberg

1995-1996

Scientist, University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Human Genetics Atherosclerosis research

1990-1995

Thesis: “Molekulargenetische und physiologische Untersuchungen an photosynthesedefizienten Plastommutanten von Antirrhinum majus L.”, Institute of Genetics, University Halle-Wittenberg Photosynthesis research

1990

Diploma degree for biology, field of specialization: genetics

1985 – 1990

Study of Biology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Professional Memberships

  • European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
  • International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig))