Stefan is a graduate of the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim and his project focuses on the identification of potential biomarkers in gastric cancer. Cancer biomarkers are increasingly important molecular parameters for understanding individual tumor biologies, the stratification of patients for therapy, response evaluation and a multitude of other purposes. In this interdisciplinary project, Stefan will employ molecular pathology techniques, MALDI imaging and high performance mass spectrometry to identify protein biomarkers in gastric cancer. We believe that the joint efforts of pathologists and analytical biochemists will lead to important novel insights into gastric cancer and better tools for improving patient care.