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1 year to go: PEOC meets FORTEe – Bringing Together Evidence and Innovation in Pediatric Exercise Oncology
📅 Conference Date: 16 – 17 April 2026
📍 Location: Mainz, Germany
🌐 More information: https://fortee-project.eu/peoc
✍ Registration will open soon!
This international conference will unite top researchers, clinicians, exercise and health care professionals to explore the latest research results and real-world impact in pediatric exercise oncology. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this impactful event! 🌍✨
🤸 PLUS! Join us for a special Patient Sports Day on Saturday, 18 April 2026, under the motto: Kickin’ Cancer – Every Move Counts. 🎉 A day of movement, motivation, and community, because every step matters in the fight against cancer. 🏃♀️➡️ 🏃♂️➡️
📢 Spread the word, and start the countdown! ⏰
Wrap up of Day 2 of the 5th General Assembly Meeting
Day 2 of our FORTEe General Assembly Meeting! ✨
The morning started with two very stimulating masterclass talks:
💠 𝗗𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮 𝗔𝗹𝘁 has dedicated her career to pediatric oncology & palliative medicine, bringing extensive experience from her work at the University Medical Center Mainz. As an expert in pediatric hematology and oncology, she is also a certified ethics consultant in healthcare. Her research and clinical work are deeply rooted in both medical and ethical perspectives, which made her an excellent fit for today’s masterclass: “𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿: 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲”.
💠 Raffael Kalisch has been the Chair of Human Neuroimaging at the University Medical Center Mainz since 2012, and Director of the Neuroimaging Center in Mainz. His work bridges neuroimaging techniques with psychological resilience research. Since 2020, he also leads a Research Group at the Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR) in Mainz, further investigating mechanisms of stress resilience. As an expert in resilience research, Professor Kalisch has made significant contributions to understanding how individuals adapt to stress and adversity. He shared his insights with us in his talk titled: “𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 – 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘀 & 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀”.
A big THANK YOU to both speakers for these inspirational talks, we surely learned a lot! 💐
After some more engaging discussions on risk monitoring and the biomarker subproject, we are now shifting our focus to data analysis and manuscript writing. ✍ We are looking forward to share our results with you!
A huge thank you to the whole FORTEe Team for joining us virtually. We can’t wait to see everyone in person next time!
The FORTEe consortium is reunited for the 5th General Assembly Meeting!
Wrap up Day 1!
💠 After a warm welcome from our coordinators Marie Neu & Jörg Faber from Mainz, Barbara Heisserer shared key updates on project management, already looking ahead at the next reporting for the EU. 📊
💠 Marie Neu presented insights from Work package 2, highlighting Team Mainz’ qualitative research findings and the ethical aspects of outreach and publication to different audiences. ⚖️
💠 The heart of FORTEe: our clinical trial! 🏥 Francesca Lanfranconi & Carmen Fiuza Luces shared exciting updates: we have conquered the recruitment mountain ⛰️, and now it’s time to analyse the data. Onward to the next phase! 🔬📊
💠 Hayley Marriott presented the latest update of work package 4, the development of novel technology applications in rehabilitation. Fantastic to see physical exercise being integrated into even more clinics! 🏃♂️💪
💠 Smart data in action! 📊 Joachim Wiskemann presented the work of Work Package 5, focusing on data management & analytics – plus an update on the current status of our database. 🔍💡
💠 As we are slowly approaching the final stretch of the project, our focus will shift to sharing our findings. 📢 Nina Karguth presented the latest work from Work Package 6, covering dissemination, exploitation & knowledge management, followed by an update from Heidi Diel on the FORTEe Big #Event in April 2026! Stay tuned. 😉
💠 After a deep dive into planning our upcoming publications 📝, Marie Neu further updated us on work package 7: Ethics requirements. Next, Francesca Lanfranconi and Elias Dreismickenbecker shared the latest discussions from the FORTEe Impact Board. Exciting insights on shaping the project’s impact! 🚀
💠 Last but not least, we focus on our young scientists! 🩺💊
Martin Kaj Fridh shared in a short talk some of his secrets on how to successfully publish a paper, followed by a lively discussion, sharing tips and tricks to help shape the next generation of researchers. ✨