Medical Oncologist
National Center For Tumor Diseases
Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Dr. Horak is the Deputy Head of the Department of Translational Medical Oncology at NCT Heidelberg and the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ). He specializes in the clinical translation of comprehensive molecular and functional profiling of individual tumors and co-leads the NCT/DKTK/DKFZ MASTER molecular profiling program. Before joining NCT Heidelberg, Dr. Horak received his MD and PhD degrees and completed his residency training at the Medical University of Vienna, followed by a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center.
Dr. Horak’s research is focused on the discovery, development and standardization of novel biomarkers from large molecular datasets and their translation into the medical decision-making process. Some of his recent research led to the discovery of novel actionable targets in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and demonstrated clinical benefit of molecularly stratified therapies in rare cancers. His ongoing research projects include retrospective analyses of –omic and clinical outcome data for discovery of predictive biomarkers/signatures as well as the development of T-cell-based immunotherapies in specific subtypes of soft-tissue sarcomas.
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM MST