A new chair in interdisciplinary cancer research

The ISREC Foundation and EPFL are pleased to announce the creation of the Paternot Chair in Interdisciplinary Cancer Research, led by Professor Nicolas H. Thomä. The chair, which is supported by a CHF 7.5 million donation from the ISREC Foundation, is named in honor of Yves Paternot, a committed patron and former president of the Foundation, who passed away in 2016. Building on his work, the chair will aim to fast-track progress in translational oncology. The ISREC Foundation, which actively promotes collaboration between basic research and clinical studies in the fight against all forms of cancer, has joined forces with EPFL's School of Life Sciences to create a new chair in interdisciplinary cancer research. The chair will contribute new technologies and innovative approaches to existing EPFL research groups working on novel cancer therapies. The ISREC Foundation will support the chair with a CHF 7.5 million donation, spread over six academic years. The chair is held by Prof. Nicolas H. Thomä, a German researcher who was recently appointed as full professor at EPFL's School of Life Sciences.