Michael Baumann

Germany

Biography

Prof. Dr. Michael Baumann is Scientific Director and CEO of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg. He holds an appointment as Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Technische Universität Dresden. Michael Baumann’s research program as a radiation oncologist is dedicated to translational radiotherapy and radiobiology, including investigations on the role of cancer stem cells, molecular targeting, biomarkers and bioimaging for radiation oncology, and proton therapy with special emphasis on the treatment of lung and head and neck cancers. He is a former president of ESTRO, ECCO and DEGRO and current Editor-in-Chief of the leading journal in radiooncology “Radiotherapy and Oncology”.