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West German Cancer Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Johanna Falkenhorst a Medical Oncologist in Training at University Duisburg-Essen, Germany since 2015. Since 2011 she is a member oft he Translational Sarcoma Research Group at the Sarcoma Center Essen, Germany. In 2017 she completed her doctoral thesis about „Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins as a therapeutic target in GIST“. Since 2019 she is a fellow of University Medicine Essen Academy Clinician Scientist Program. She has participated in multiple clinical Phase 1-3 trials in GIST and sarcoma. Her clinical work and research focuses on Gastrointestinal Stromal tumors: Evaluation of resistance mechanisms and alternative treatment options.