Dr. Kandice Tanner

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-1 und Äquivalente
FachgebietBiophysik,Zellbiologie
KeywordsCell Biology, Biophysics

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtBethesda
Universität/InstitutionNational Institutes of Health (NIH)
Institut/AbteilungNational Cancer Institute

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Ingolf SackInstitut für Radiologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.09.2024

Programm(e)

2023Max-Planck-Humboldt-Medaille

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Dr Tanner is an international authority on the role of tissue mechanical properties in cancer progression and biophysics-based cancer therapies. She has developed a range of techniques to investigate how cancer exploits tissue mechanics from the single cell to the organ level. Dr Tanner has transformed in vitro single-molecule biophysical tools, such as optical tweezers, to directly probe the physical forces in cancer progression in a living animal, such as the zebrafish, to advance personalised medicine. In Germany, she continues her research into the biophysics of cancer metastasis