About
Florian R. Greten is a German oncology researcher and physician-scientist currently serving as the Scientific Director of the Georg-Speyer-Haus Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy and Chair of Tumor Biology at Goethe University Frankfurt (since 2013). His work focuses on inflammation-driven cancer development, particularly in colorectal cancer, and he has established interdisciplinary research consortia including the DFG-funded Research Unit FOR2438 and the Frankfurt Cancer Institute (FCI), securing €42 million in competitive funding.
- Education: Medical degree at University of Hamburg (1998), postdoctoral training at UCSD (2001-2004).
- Research Focus: Tumor biology, tumor microenvironment, colorectal cancer pathogenesis, and inflammation-cancer crosstalk.
- Awards: ERC Advanced Grant (2021), Felix Burda Award (2019), German Cancer Award (2012), and multiple international honors.
His recent publications highlight mechanisms of tumor-stroma interactions, mitophagy in immunity, and inflammatory signaling in cancer progression. He chairs the Deutsche Krebshilfe Grants Committee and leads translational research initiatives integrating clinical observations into experimental frameworks.
