Martin H. Distel

Martin H. Distel is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Pediatrics and the Hematology/Oncology Division. His work spans cancer biology, developmental genetics, and advanced imaging techniques in zebrafish models.

• PhD in Developmental Genetics, Technical University of Munich
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego
• MSc and BSc, Technical University of Munich

His research focuses on leveraging zebrafish models to study cancer mechanisms, including Ewing sarcoma and melanoma, and developing targeted therapies. He also investigates optical imaging technologies and their applications in oncology and neuroscience.

Recent publications highlight work on drug screening in zebrafish xenografts, ROS-induced cancer cell targeting, and epigenetic regulation in tumors. His studies frequently employ high-content imaging and molecular biology approaches.

Martin Distel contributes to preclinical testing of immunotherapies like CAR T-cells and has explored Notch signaling in hematopoietic stem cell differentiation. His interdisciplinary research bridges genetics, pharmacology, and biomedical engineering.