Wolfgang Wick

Wolfgang Wick is Medical Director and Professor of Neurology at the University of Heidelberg and Head of the Department of Neurooncology at the DKFZ. His translational research focuses on precision medicine, therapy resistance (SFB 1389/UNITE; www.unite-glioblastoma.de/), immunotherapy and cancer neuroscience.  He is very active in national and international Neurooncology associations (German Cancer Society, EORTC & EANO). He is currently spearheading the development of a European Center for Neuro-Oncology (EZN) with funding from the Dietmar Hopp Foundation. He is a driving force behind the Heidelberg/Mannheim Health + Life Science Alliance (https://www.health-life-sciences.de/startseite/), a member of the German Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina) and currently Chairman of the German Science & Humanities Council.