Mohamed Bentires-Alj receives Robert Wenner Prize 2014

The Swiss Cancer League has awarded today the Robert Wenner Prize 2014 to the FMI Group leader Mohamed Bentires-Alj. The Robert Wenner Prize is one of the most prestigious scientific awards in cancer research in Switzerland. Bentires-Alj's innovative research into the mechanism controlling the formation and progression of breast cancer was cited by the award jury, as were his relentless efforts to ensure that basic discoveries find application in clinical settings. Similarly exceptional is his dedication to create functional networks within the breast cancer community. Mohamed (Momo) Bentires-Alj and his research group at the FMI aim at a better understanding of the basic biochemical and cell biological mechanisms of breast cancer initiation and progression. He studies normal and neoplastic breast cell fate, metastases and resistance mechanisms to targeted therapies. Through Bentires-Alj's work several new therapeutic approaches have been identified, and he helped raise awareness about potential dangers of some treatments.