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Meseth GmbH once again supports children’s cancer research
We recently had another nice visit from Mrs Marina Schloßnagel from the Frankfurt roofing company Hans Jürgen Meseth GmbH. This year, the company has once again decided to do something good and make a donation instead of giving Christmas presents to its customers. A fine examp…

New Director, new focus – Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckl has been appointed endowed professor (W3) at the Dr. Petra Joh Research House
The Foundation for Children with Cancer (FF) warmly welcomes Prof. Dr. Dirk Heckl as new endowed professor of Experimental Pediatric Hematology and Oncology (W3) of the Goethe-University Frankfurt at the Dr. Petra Joh Research House (PJH). The Foundation and the Goethe-Univers…

Federal Minister Mrs. Stark-Watzinger ist visiting our research house
We were extremely pleased about the visit of the Federal Minister of Research and Education, Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP), which is important for pediatric cancer research.
Research against cancer in children is very close to the Minister’s heart. After the guided tour throug…

Visit of the Hessian Member of Parliament Michael Boddenberg
Last week, we were once again able to welcome a distinguished guest to our house: The Hessian Minister of Finance, Michael Boddenberg, visited the Foundation in his capacity as a member of the state parliament to learn about the status of pediatric cancer research in our house…

Lord Mayor Mike Josef visits our research house
Recently, we had the great honor of welcoming the Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt, Mike Josef, to our Dr. Petra Joh Research House.
During a tour of the laboratories, scientists from the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Pediatric Tumor and Virus Research gave him an insigh…

Anniversary celebration in aid of children’s cancer research
On July 15, 2023, the REWE store at Europaallee 118 in Frankfurt celebrated its 10th anniversary. The manager of the store, Mr. Ali Osman Kayabasi, was very keen to support children’s cancer research. Therefore, he chose the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer as the…

Chimney sweep 2023 happiness tour
For 18 years, the association “Glückstour – Schornsteinfeger helfen krebskranken Kindern e. V.” has been organizing its annual Glückstour. On this tour, numerous chimney sweeps cycle around 1,000 kilometers through Germany in all weathers and diligently collect donations for c…

What exactly does our foundation do?
In the foundation’s own Dr. Petra Joh Research House in Frankfurt-Niederrad, the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer enables up to 60 scientists to conduct children’s cancer research at the highest level.
An interview conducted by Elyas Bozan, Managing Director of Mo…