Hamed Alborzinia

Dr. Hamed Alborzinia serves as a HI-STEM Junior Research Group Leader at Heidelberg University's Medical Faculty, operating within the Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine (HI-STEM) - a joint initiative of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Heidelberg University. His laboratory is physically located at Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, Germany.

His research program investigates fundamental mechanisms of cell death and therapy resistance in cancer, with particular emphasis on stem cell models and molecular pathways. Key research domains include:

• Cancer progression and metastasis
• Stem cell-mediated drug resistance
• Apoptosis and necrosis regulation
• Therapeutic target identification
• Molecular oncology
• Tumor microenvironment interactions

The research group comprises:

• Dr. Lissy Gross (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Dr. Kamini Kaushal (Postdoctoral Researcher)
• Bettina Walter (Technical Assistant)
• Petra Zeisberger (Technical Assistant)

No scientific awards or honors were documented in the available institutional materials. Dr. Alborzinia maintains active research supervision of postdoctoral scientists and technical staff within the HI-STEM laboratory framework, focusing on translational cancer research with potential clinical applications.