Dr. Roland Rad

Professor

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Biography

Prof. Roland Rad investigates the molecular basis of cancer evolution to advance the understanding of processes such as malignant transformation, metastasis, and drug resistance. He leads an interdisciplinary team working at the interface of structural and functional genomics, computational biology, and translational medicine. His research focuses on the development of genetic technologies and disease models that enable large-scale perturbation of complex biological systems. The overarching goal of his work is to harness discoveries from basic research for cancer therapy. He studied medicine in Budapest, Dresden, and Munich, and earned his doctorate from the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He was clinically trained in internal medicine at the TUM University Hospital and conducted postdoctoral research at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge. In 2012, he held a professorship in translational oncology at TUM and led a research group at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg. In 2019, he was appointed the current chair and director of the Institute of Molecular Oncology and Functional Genomics at TUM.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Director of the Institute of Molecular Oncology and Functional Genomics.

Awards

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German Cancer Award

2019-01-01
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ERC Consolidator Grant

2018-01-01
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Emil Salzer Award Cancer Research

2014-01-01
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Rising Star Award

2014-01-01