Coordination and administration of the Clinical Research Unit KFO 227/2 and centralized tissue sampling and CTC detection service for all subprojects

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Martin A. Schneider, since 10/2012
• Subject Area: General and Visceral Surgery
• Term: from 2009 to 2015
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 101804013

The C-project serves as the central coordinating structure of this Clinical Research Unit regarding financial issues, research, tissue banking, management of clinical data, maintenance of the central database, biometric support, scientific education, and organization of meetings. The C-project is also responsible for representing the Clinical Research Unit in the public and will report to the DFG. For further details please see also the introduction part. Additionally, the C-Project will be responsible for the standardized and automated detection of CTCs in blood samples taken from every CRC patient who is undergoing surgery in the Department of Surgery.

• DFG Programme: Clinical Research Units
• Subproject of: KFO 227: Colorectal Cancer: From Primary Tumour Progression towards Metastases
• Participating Persons: Axel Benner; Professor Dr. Markus W. Büchler
• Ehemaliger Antragsteller: Professor Dr. Jürgen Weitz, until 10/2012