Clinical Cooperation Unit Neurooncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Heidelberg, Germany
Yvonne Yang is a last-year medical student at Heidelberg University and MD candidate at the German Cancer Research Center and Neurology Clinic of University Hospital Heidelberg in the group of Professor Frank Winkler supervised by Dr. Dr. Varun Venkataramani. Her research focuses on glioblastoma cell dynamics and how the neuronal and astrocytic tumor microenviroment affects tumor evolution. Using in vivo, in vitro and ex vivo imaging techniques, she studies brain tumor network communication and their role for therapy resistance. She is interested in cancer neuroscience and aims to contribute to this emerging field with her research.