Institute of Medical Informatics - Research for AI-supported, personalised medicine

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(from left to right): Gerrit Randau, Dr. Marcel te Vrugt und Priv.-Doz. Dr. Sarah Sandmann-Varghese (Photo: Uni MS/M. Heine)

Tracking the tumor: Research trio from Münster deciphers the strategie of lymphatic cancer cells

Cancer cells are masters of camouflage: They mutate, hide, and thus evade therapies. Researchers at the University of Münster are therefore studying the genetic secrets of tumors. Their goal: to discover how cancer cells develop in the body, defy therapies, and cause relapses.

(Photo: Prof. Dominik Heider)

MalariAI: Intensive international exchange in Brazil

As part of the MalariAI project funded by the BMBF, lectures and workshops took place from February 25th to February 27th, 2025 in various institutions of our cooperation partner, the University of São Paulo in Brazil.

Save the date - GCB German Conference on Bioinformatics 22. - 24. September 2025 in Düsseldorf

This year's German Conference on Bioinformatics (GCB), which is organized by the Institute for Medical Informatics at the University of Münster (Prof. Dominik Heider), will take place from September 22nd to 24th in Düsseldorf. Details and program will follow shortly at GCB 2025. The GCB is an annual, international conference dedicated to all areas of bioinformatics and intended as a platform for the entire bioinformatics community. Recent meetings attracted a multinational audience of approximately 260 participants. We look forward to seeing you in Düsseldorf!