Katharina Prieske

Katharina Prieske is a German medical researcher and clinician specializing in gynecological oncology. Currently affiliated with the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), she serves as a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics at the Women's Clinic, with a focus on translational research in vulvar and ovarian cancers.

• Academic Career: Privatdozent (Associate Professor), MD (magna cum laude, Imperial College London)
• Key Research: Molecular prognostic factors in vulvar cancer, liquid biopsy applications in ovarian cancer
• Awards: Boehringer Ingelheim Fellowship, German Cancer Aid Clinical Scientist Fellow

Her clinical and research work integrates genomic analysis, tumor biology, and modern therapeutic approaches. Publications span topics like PARP inhibitors in ovarian cancer, adjuvant radiotherapy protocols, and transcriptome studies in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. She actively participates in clinical trial training and guideline development for gynecological malignancies.

Scientific Recognitions

• MD Fellowship, Boehringer Ingelheim Fund (2009-2010)
• NGGG Lecture Award (2015)
• NOGGO Young Academy Fellow (2017-2018)
• German Cancer Aid Clinical Scientist (since 2020)