A research group including scientists from Munich, Freiburg, Heidelberg and Dresden, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), will be advancing the study of the hematopoietic stem cells environment. The aim is a better understanding of the immediate environment of hematopoietic stem cells in the marrow in order to optimize the treatment of diseases of the blood and lymphatic system. Dr. Claudia Waskow of the DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden – Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden (CRTD) is involved in this research association. For the present, the DFG is funding the group with 2.5 million Euros for three years.

Further information:
Birte Urban-Eicheler,
Spokeswoman DFG Research Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden – Cluster of Excellence at the TU Dresden (CRTD)
phone: 0351 458-82065
birte.urban@crt-dresden.de
http://www.crt-dresden.de