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Today, CRC TRR 221 proudly celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Led by UNESCO and UN Women, this international day highlights the importance of promoting gender equality, addressing the gender gap in research and scientific careers, and encouraging girls and women to pursue paths in science.

Today, the CRC/TRR 221 scientific and medical community proudly joins the global movement in recognizing World Cancer Day 2026, themed “United by Unique.” This year’s theme highlights the crucial importance of personalized, patient-centered cancer care, ensuring that treatments are adapted to the unique needs of every individual.

CRCT 221 scientists have uncovered new experimental evidence showing that allogenic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) may directly accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, offering a potential explanation for the increased cardiovascular risk observed in long-term transplant survivors.

The scientific committee of the upcoming biannual GvH/GvL Symposium is pleased to announce the call for applications for the Hans-Jochem Kolb Research Award 2026.

The International GvH/GvL Symposium will take place at the University Hospital Regensburg from March 11 to 13, 2026. This biannual meeting is a long-standing and highly regarded forum dedicated to advancing the understanding and clinical management of immune reactions following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT).

CRC TRR 221 scientist Hendrik Poeck and his team have uncovered an unexpected way the immune system helps repair the intestine after damage caused by cancer therapies such as radiation, chemotherapy, or bone marrow transplantation. These findings are now published in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy.

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) has granted a third consecutive four-year funding period to the Collaborative Research Center Transregio 221 (CRC TRR 221), coordinated by the University of Regensburg. The consortium will receive €17.4 million to further its groundbreaking work in the field of immunology and stem cell transplantation.

A team of researchers from the University Hospital Regensburg (UKR) at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine III and Leibniz-Institute for Immunotherapy (LIT), together with collaborators in Munich and international partners, has discovered that desaminotyrosine (DAT), a natural compound produced by gut bacteria, can protect patients from the often-deadly complication of graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) following bone marrow transplantation—while maintaining anti-cancer immune effects.

On October 5th, 2025, the 27th Leukämie Lauf – Leukemia Run – will take place in Regensburg. Several CRC T 221 scientists will once again join the event this year. The run will wind through the picturesque streets of Oberer Wöhrd, offering a diverse range of runs and walks of varying lengths and levels of difficulty.

On October 6, 2024, scientists from the CRC221 once again took part in the 26th Regensburg Leukemia Run, a significant charity event organized by Leukemia Aid Eastern Bavaria e.V.

The 5th CRC Transregio221 annual retreat – of the 2nd funding period- will occur on May 2nd – May 3rd, 2024.

On July 8th-10th 2024 the 6th annual retreat of the Integrated Research Training Group will take place at Adventure Camp in the Bayerischer Wal.

The 7th clinical ward round of the Integrated Research Group will take place on November 21, 2023 at 3-5 PM.

Every year, around 16,500 young adults are diagnosed with cancer. The disease causes major disruption to their family, career, and life plans, becoming an emotional and social challenge for them. Since 2015, the individual online counseling provided by the portal “JUNGES KREBSPORTAL” (JKP) – has offered young cancer patients free access to medical, professional, and volunteer experts.

On Sunday, October 1st, a large group of scientists from the CRC Transregio 221 participated in the 2023 Leukemia Run: a 5 and 10 km charity run held in Regensburg.

The IRTG hosted its 5th retreat at the scenic Adventure Camp Schnitzmühle (July 10-12 2023).

The 4th annual CRC Transregio 221 retreat took place in Alpach, in the beautiful Tyrolean Alps, from February 1st to February 3rd 2023.