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How Cancer Cells Defend Themselves Against Radiotherapy
Cancer stem cells are a cell type that was previously little known. They are resistant to irradiation and prevent the effective treatment of many types of cancer. A research group from Innsbruck has now identified two genetic mechanisms that produce this radioresistance.
FWF-Facts
Research disciplines
In 2019
40,2
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Natural and Technical Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2019
23,3
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Humanities and Social Sciences category
Research disciplines
In 2019
36,5
percent of the funding went to applicants working in the Biology and Medicine category
Research grants
In 2019 projects with a total volume of
237.4
million Euro were approved
Research grants
In 2019
707
projects were approved
Payroll
In 2019
4,176
people worked in projects funded by the FWF (as of Dec. 31, 2019)
Reviews
In 2019 the FWF received
4,632
reviews from international peers
Review countries
In 2019 the FWF received reviews from
64
different nations