Young CCC represents the young cancer researchers and oncology staff within the CCC. Its task is to define the needs of young researchers and integrate them into the CCC's strategy.
The Young CCC creates a platform for multidisciplinary teaching, mentoring programs and scientific exchange. The resulting network promotes research activities, clinical interaction and communication among the young CCC members.
Dear All!
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming "Young CCC Networking Picnic 2026", a fantastic opportunity to get in contact with other colleagues with a touch of summer feeling.
yCCC Networking picnic
Thursday 23 rd July 2026, 5 pm
"Medical University Campus in front of the CCC Office"
Spitalgasse 23/ Building 86
1090 Vienna
Please register at: young@ccc.ac.at
For the sake of the environment we kindly ask you to bring along your own reusable cups.
We look forward to seeing you! Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues!
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Vergangene Veranstaltungen
Dear Members,
we warmly invite you to our upcoming Excursion: with Franziska Eckert & Team.
This excursion provides a unique opportunity to get insights into the workflows of and equipment used in radiation oncology.We will start with very short introductory lectures from perspectives of radiation oncologists, medical radiation physicists and radiotherapy technicians.
Four steps of the treatment process will be demonstrated practically: 1) Therapy preparation, including patient positioning and radiotherapy masks, 2) Radiotherapy planning with defining "target volumes" and calculating and optimizing dose distribution, 3) Treatment at the Linear Accelerator (LINAC) including image-guided radiotherapy, 4) Technical aspects of LINACs.
The program is tailored for medical doctors wanting to gain insight into what happens at radiation oncology, as well as preclinical researchers seeking an understanding of clinical treatments in this field. No prior knowledge is required.Anyone working in oncology and oncology research should have a basic idea about radiation oncology to improve their ability to communicate with patients and to gain better understanding of the role of radiation in cancer treatment.
1st June 2026 I 4pm
YCCC Excursion Radiooncology
AKH Level 3 / Leitstelle 3B Radiooncology
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you at our 1st Excursion.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Dear Members,
Join us for an out-of-the-box with Lisa Mayr.
Deep dive into the real world complexities of precision medicine in pediatric brain tumors, from cutting-edge drug screens and tumor organoids to mini brains at the bench. Furthermore, I provide insights into the decision making processes within tumorboards and highlight situations in which personalized treatment approaches may reach their limitations.
28th May 2026 | 4 pm
Title: Precision Medicine in Action: Current Standards, new Perspectives and Tumor Board Realities
Lecture Hall / AKH / Room 11 / Level 7
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you at our lecture.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Science Talks
Krebswissenschaft transparent & evidenzbasiert: Fakten statt Mythen
Wie Wissenschaft Wissen schafft
Matthias Farlik
Prävention: Kleine Schritte große Wirkung
Bettina Grasl-Kraupp
Ruhe, Couch & Muskelkraft: Sport bei Krebs-neue Erkenntnisse
Manuela Schmidinger
24. April 2026 | 16 Uhr I Hörsaal der MedUni Wien, Borschkegasse 4a, 1090 Wien
Wir freuen uns auf euer Kommen und Interesse!
Your yCCC Team!
Dear Members,
We warmly invite you to our upcoming Workshop: with Thomas Mohr.
This bioinformatics workshop provides a practical introduction to the analysis of high-throughput omics data, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics.
Participants will learn the fundamental concepts behind experimental design, data preprocessing, quality control, statistical analysis, and biological interpretation.
Through hands-on sessions using real-world datasets and widely adopted tools, we will explore key steps such as differential expression analysis, functional enrichment, and data visualization.The workshop is designed for students and researchers with basic knowledge of molecular biology who want to gain essential computational skills for extracting meaningful insights from complex biological data.
19th March 2026 I 2pm
Title: Introduction to Omics Data Analysis: From Raw Data to Biological Insight
Lecture Hall AKH I Room 25 I Level 8
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you at our workshop.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Dear All!
We warmly invite you to our upcoming Workshop: with Jeff Crowder.
In our 4-hour workshop, I will inspire you to find your flow on stage. Refresh your knowledge of the essentials, apply the tools, practice the skills, and become more effective at Scientific Presentation. A confrontation with your audience, yourself, and your subject, many people fear and avoid public speaking
24th February 2026 I 2pm
“Workshop: Scientific Presentation Tools"
Lecture Area AKH Wien
Level 7 I Room 12
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna
Registration is necessary, they are limited places.
Please sign up: young @ccc.ac.at
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Dear All!
We warmly invite you to an Out of-the-box talk: The growing influence of AI in scientific research with Georg Dorffner.
The presentation will address the following questions:
What are large language models, and how do they work?
What are the proper ways to use AI in scientific publications?
Will AI take over science in the future?
After the lecture, there is space for questions and exchange.
16 th October 2025 I 4pm
“The growing influence of AI in scientific research"
AKH Vienna Lecture Area I Seminar room7, Level 7
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you at our lecture.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Dear All!
The Young CCC would like to invite you to an out-of-the box talk, which will be held by Martina Spalt and Thorsten Füreder.
Join our interdisciplinary lecture as we explore the daily lives of patients undergoing chemotherapy, a journey shaped not only by medical protocols but also by the real-life experiences of health care professionals and people affected by cancer.
The lecture, co-presented by a physican and a nurce, and reflects the collaborative spirit of modern oncology, where different therapies, dynamic research advances, and the challenges of outpatient care converge.
The talk highlights both the medical complexity and the human challenges of today's cancer treatment.
16 th September2025 I 3 pm
"Routine of patients doing chemotherapy"
Anna Spiegel Forschungsgebäude, Seminar room I Level 3
Lazarettgasse 14
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you at our lecture.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Dear All!
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming "Young CCC Networking Picnic 2025", a fantastic opportunity to get in contact with other colleagues with a touch of summer feeling.
yCCC Networking picnic
Thursday 24 th July 2025, 5 pm
"Medical University Campus in front of the CCC Office"
Spitalgasse 23/ Building 86
1090 Vienna
Please register at: young@ccc.ac.at
For the sake of the environment we kindly ask you to bring along your own reusable cups.
We look forward to seeing you! Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues!
Warm regards
Your Young CCC Organisation Team
Video CCC TRIO 2025
After activation, data will be sent to YouTube. Further information here: Data protection
CCC TRIO 2025 Scientific Committee:
Walter Berger, Nicole Concin, Stephan Polterauer, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Maria Sibilia und der Vorstand des Young CCC Vienna
Weitere Infos und Programm unter:
https://ccc.meduniwien.ac.at/forschung/ccc-trio-symposium/
Dear All!
The Young CCC would like to invite you to an out-of-the box talk, which will be held by Nicole Amberg and Charlotte Zajc.
24 th April 2025 I 4 pm
"Science Communication as Fundamental Part of being a Researcher - Outreach Opportunities, Experiences and Benefits"
Lecture Hall /AKH Vienna I Seminar room 12 I Level 7
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you at our lecture.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Dear All!
The Young CCC would like to invite you to our next Out–of–the–box talk, which will be given by Laura Mager (Center for Cancer Research, CCC, Medical University of Vienna) & Leah Mager (Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna).
DepMap, the Dependency Map, is an interactive platform that enables the exploration of multi-OMICs data from over 900 commercially available cancer cell lines. We aim to share our insights and experiences with this powerful data portal in an engaging interactive session. Together, we will discuss its potential applications as well as its limitations as an open-access tool.
Title: "How to enrich your research with DepMap"
30th January 2025 I 4 pm
Lecture Hall/AKH Vienna/Level 7/Room 12
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Vienna
Please feel free to forward the invitation to interested colleagues.
We are happy to welcome you to our lecture.
Warm regards
Your yCCC Team!
Apl.Prof.in Priv.Doz.in Dr.in Franziska Eckert
Universitätsklinik für Radioonkologie
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Wien
Bernhard Englinger, PhD
Department of Urology
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Wien
Mag.a Daniela Lötsch-Gojo, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Head of the Neurosurgical Research Laboratory
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Wien
Dr.in Dina Muin
Univ. Klinik für Nuklearmedizin
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Wien
E-Mail: dina.muin@meduniwien.ac.at
Mag.a Karin Schelch, MAS PhD
Translational Thoracic Oncology Laboratory
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Lazarettgasse 14
1090 Vienna
Tel.: +43 (0)1 40160-57500
Email: karin.schelch@meduniwien.ac.at
DGKP Martina Spalt, BSc
Department of Medicine I
Oncology nursing outpatient clinic
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Wien
Email: martina.spalt@akhwien.at
Helena Sorger, PhD
Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendchirurgie
Währinger Gürtel 18-20
1090 Wien
E-Mail: helena.sorger@meduniwien.ac.at
Senior Advisor
Univ.-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Petra Heffeter, MAS
Center for Cancer Research
Borschkegasse 8a
1090 Wien
Tel.: +43 (0) 1 40160 57549
Email: petra.heffeter@meduniwien.ac.at
The Song of the Cell
by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Song of the Cell, published in 2022, Mukherjee describes the history and medical mystery from the discovery of cell.
Suzanne O'Sullivan, reviewing in The Guardian, explains the book as a tool for "the reader to imagine they are an astronaut investigating the cell as if it is an unknown spacecraft".
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca SklootThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010) is a non-fiction book by American author Rebecca Skloot. It was the 2011 winner of the National Academies Communication Award for best creative work that helps the public understanding of topics in science, engineering or medicine.
The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is a book written by Siddhartha Mukherjee, an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. It was published on 16 November 2010 by Scribner.
Dem Krebs auf der Spur
Christoph Zielinski & Herbert LacknerDem Krebs auf der Spur (currently only available in German): “Austria's clinical oncologist Christoph Zielinski and former ‘profil’ editor Herbert Lackner pack the history of cancer research between two book covers. They cover the significant discoveries that have contributed to the understanding of cancer and how they have opened up revolutionary treatment options.” (Spektrum.de)





























































































