Prof. Dr. med. Lars Zender

internal medicine, pulmonology, hepatology, and oncology

User Score	Experience	Rating	Price Range	Publications	Online Consultations
94%	22 years	9.9/10	$$$$	162	No

Overview

Country, City

Germany, Tubingen

Health facility

University Hospital Tubingen

Medical unit

Department of pulmonology

About the doctor

Prof. Dr. med. Lars Zender is an esteemed doctor with over 21 years of experience in internal medicine, pulmonology, hepatology, and oncology. Currently working at the University Hospital Tubingen in Germany, he serves as the Medical Director and Chairman of the Department of pulmonology. Prof. Zender has an impressive career, including various positions such as Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Cold Spring Harbor laboratory and Scientific Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tubingen. One of the most notable achievements of Prof. Zender is his extensive research contributions, with 162 scientific publications to his credit. His research focuses on cutting-edge areas such as genomic predictors and oncogenic drivers in hepatocellular carcinoma. He has also received numerous accolades, including the German Cancer Prize and the Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize. With his expertise and dedication, Prof. Zender is highly regarded in medicine. He is known for his specialization and contributions in internal medicine, pulmonology, hepatology, and oncology. Patients can trust his knowledge and experience to provide excellent care and groundbreaking treatment options. In conclusion, Prof. Dr. med. Lars Zender is an exceptional doctor with a remarkable career. His expertise in internal medicine, pulmonology, hepatology, and oncology, along with his groundbreaking research, makes him a valuable asset in the medical field. Patients can rely on his specialized knowledge and experience for the best possible treatment and care.

Skills & Expertise

Resume

CV (Curriculum Vitae)

Education

1995-2002 Studied human medicine at the Hannover Medical School
2002 Obtaining a license for medical practice by the State of Lower Saxony
2002 Defense of the dissertation
2002-2004 Resident and Physician Scientist in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and oncology at the Hannover Medical School
2004-2005 Postdoctoral Fellow as Emmy Noether Stipend from the German Research Foundation of the laboratory of Prof. S. Lowe at the Cold Spring Harbor
2005-2007 Clinical Fellow of the laboratory of Prof. S. Lowe at the Cold Spring Harbor
2008-2012 Fellow in gastroenterology, hepatology, and endocrinology at the Hannover Medical School
Obtaining specialization in internal medicine
Habilitation and a teaching license
Received additional qualifications in the field of hepatology and oncology

Experience

2009 Assistant Professor (W1) for experimental gastrointestinal oncology at Medical School Hannover
2010-2015 Adjunct Assistant Professor of the laboratory at the Cold Spring Harbor
2012-2016 W3 Full Professor and Head of the Department of pulmonology at the University Hospital Tubingen
2013 Scientific Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center in Tubingen
2016 Medical Director and Chairman of the Department of pulmonology at the University Hospital Tubingen

Awards & Memberships

2007 Rising Star in European hepato-gastroenterology from the Association of European and Mediterranean Societies of Gastroenterology
2007 Research Award from the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation
2008-2012 Group Leader of the Emmy Noether research group and Helmholtz University research group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Hannover Medical School
2008-2012 Project Leader within the Rebirth cluster of excellence for regenerative sciences, Hannover Medical School: “Liver regeneration”
2009 Award from the German Association for the Study of the Liver
2009 Cancer Award of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences, donated by the Monika Kutzner Foundation
2009 Award for research cooperation and highest excellence in science, donated by the Minerva Foundation and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
2010 Partner and Project Leader within the EU/FP7 network HEPTROMIC: “Genomic predictors and oncogenic drivers in hepatocellular carcinoma”
2010-2014 Project Leader within the transregional collaborative research center SFB/TR77 of the University of Heidelberg and Hannover Medical School: Liver cancer from molecular pathogenesis to targeted therapy"
2011 Johann Georg Zimmermann Prize
2012 Member of the scientific advisory board of the Fritz Lipman Institute for Age Research in Jena 2012 Project Leader within the collaborative research center 685: “Immunotherapy”
2012 Johann Georg Zimmermann Research Prize
2012 Carcinogenesis Young Investigator Award
2013 German Cancer Prize
2013 Wuerttemberg Cancer Prize
2013 Executive Board Member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center Tubingen
2013 Member of the foundation council of the Ludwig Hierlmeier Foundation for Applied Cancer Research
2013-2019 Group Leader of the translational gastrointestinal oncology group at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg
2014 Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation
2015 Novartis Prize
2015 Speaker of the German Research Foundation research unit 2314: "Targeting therapeutic windows in essential cellular processes for tumor therapy"
2019 Spokesperson of the cluster of excellence: "iFIT-image-guided and functionally instructions tumor therapies"
2020 Coordinator, National Center for Tumor Diseases SouthWest
Member of the International Liver Cancer Association
Member of the American Association for Cancer Research
Member of the German Association for the Study of the Liver
Member of the Deutscher Hochschulverband
Editorial Board of the "Carcinogenesis" and "Embo Molecular Medicine"
Reviewer for the "Nature", "Cell", "Nature Medicine", "Journal of Experimental Medicine", "Genes & Development", "Oncogene", "Hepatology", "Journal of Hepatology", "Journal of Molecular Biology", "Cancer Biology and Therapy"
Reviewer for the German Research Foundation
Reviewer for the German Cancer Aid
Reviewer for the Association for International
Reviewer for the Cancer Research
Reviewer for the Wellcome Trust
Reviewer for the Research Foundation Flanders
Reviewer for the Dutch Cancer Aid