Prof. Dr. med. Mechthild Krause

Medical Degrees

• Medical Graduation — Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Germany
• Dr. med. — Technische Universität (TU) Dresden, Germany
• Habilitation in Radiation Oncology — TU Dresden, Germany

Fellowships & Special Training

• Specialist Radiotherapy (Facharzt für Strahlentherapie) — Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden (2007–2009)
• Visiting Scientist — Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada (April–October 2007)
• Group Leader — Experimental Radiotherapy, Department of Radiation Oncology, UKD (2006–2007)
• Specialised training in particle (proton) radiotherapy
• Specialised training in biologically individualised radiation therapy

Certifications & Accreditations

• German Medical Council (Sächsische Landesärztekammer) Registration
• European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) — Member
• German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) — Member
• German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) — Spokesperson, Dresden Partner Site
• Member of Editorial Board — Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Current Affiliation

• Director — Institute of Radiooncology – OncoRay, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany (Present)
• Director — OncoRay, National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Dresden (Present)
• Chair — Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (UKD), TU Dresden, Fetscherstraße, Dresden, Germany (Present)
• Executive Director — National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Dresden (Present)
• Spokesperson — DKTK (German Cancer Consortium) Partner Site Dresden, DKFZ (Present)
• Professor for Translational Radiation Oncology — TU Dresden (since 2016)

Past Affiliations

• Deputy Spokesperson — DKTK Partner Site Dresden (2015–2016)
• Vice Chair — Department of Radiation Oncology, UKD (2012–2016)
• Senior Physician / Responsible Medical Specialist — Department of Radiation Oncology, UKD (2010–2012)
• Specialist Radiotherapy — Department of Radiation Oncology, UKD (2007–2009)
• Visiting Scientist — Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada (2007)
• Group Leader, Experimental Radiotherapy — Department of Radiation Oncology, UKD (2006–2007)

Academic & Research Roles

• Professor for Translational Radiation Oncology — TU Dresden (since 2016)
• Director — OncoRay Postgraduate School (Master's in Medical Radiation Sciences, doctoral programme)
• Editorial Board — Strahlentherapie und Onkologie (Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics)
• Principal Investigator — DKTK Radiation Oncology Group (DKTK-ROG)
• Numerous publications in international high-ranking journals

Key Achievements

• 12+ years of experience in Radiation Oncology and Translational Radiooncology Research
• VARIAN-Juliana Denekamp Award — European Society for Radiotherapy Oncology (ESTRO) 2005
• Hermann Holthusen Award — German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO)
• Director of OncoRay — National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology (a joint German national centre with Heidelberg HIRO)
• Chair of one of Germany's leading Radiation Oncology departments at TU Dresden
• Author of major publications on cancer stem cells, radioresistance and biomarker-driven radiotherapy