2013
Melanoma Research Alliance
Imaging and therapeutic targeting of lymphangiogenesis in melanoma
Filip Roudnicky wins the 2nd poster award
Pharmacology & Toxicology Posterday, ETH
Michael Detmar elected to the National Research Council
Swiss National Science Foundation
Lymphatic fluid takes detour
When tumours metastasise, they can block lymphatic vessels, as researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered using a new method. The lymphatic fluid subsequently has to find a new path through the tissue. Such “detours” could well be the reason why metastasis misdiagnoses can occur in hospitals.