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At the 11th annual Physics of Cancer symposium, the main topics covered will include tumours of the brain and central nervous system and cell polarity and symmetry breaking. To this end, around 100 researchers from all over the world will meet from 22 to 24 September at Leipzig University and online.

“Our first focus is on the special characteristics of tumours of the brain and central nervous system. Just as nerve cells of the central nervous system display certain characteristics in respect of their physical properties, brain tumours are also associated with certain physical properties. These can result from the immune-privileged situation in the brain, from the physical properties of the brain, and/or the specific composition of the cytoskeleton of the cells in the CNS,” said Dr Thomas Fuhs. The research assistant at the Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences organised this year’s symposium together with Professor Kristian Franze, Humboldt Professor from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), and Professor Josef A. Käs from Leipzig University. 
Renowned cancer biologists, physicists and physicians will share information on the latest developments in the field of cancer cell physics. Their goal is to be able to make more reliable predictions about how tumour cells behave in the human body. The conference was planned from the outset in such a way that it could have taken place completely online. According to Fuhs, some 50 participants are now coming to Leipzig. Other researchers, especially the speakers from the US, will follow the conference online.
Members of the press are invited to attend the conference, but are asked to register in advance by email.