Verena Turco is a medical professional currently working at the National Center for Tumor Diseases in Heidelberg since October 2022. Prior to this, Verena was involved in a doctoral thesis project focusing on neuroimmunology and brain tumor immunology at the DKFZ German Cancer Research Center. Verena also has experience as an ultrasound tutor, clinical skills tutor, lecturer for examination review courses, and histology tutor at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Verena holds a Staatsexamen in Medicine from Heidelberg University.
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
The National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg is a joint institution of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital and German Cancer Aid. The NCT's goal is to link promising approaches from cancer research with patient care from diagnosis to treatment, aftercare and prevention. The interdisciplinary tumor outpatient clinic is the central element of the NCT. Here the patients benefit from an individual treatment plan prepared in a timely manner in interdisciplinary expert rounds, the so-called tumor boards. Participation in clinical studies provides access to innovative therapies. The NCT thereby acts as a pioneering platform that translates novel research results from the laboratory into clinical practice. The NCT cooperates with self-help groups and supports them in their work. Since 2015, a second site for the NCT beside Heidelberg has been under development in Dresden.