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Every 15 minutes, a person in Germany is diagnosed with blood cancer, including several children and teenagers. A stem cell transplant is often the last resort and sometimes the only chance of survival for patients. The DKMS, formerly known as the German Bone Marrow Donor Center, registers potential donors and has made it its mission to find a matching donor for every patient in need.

Many of the donors are recruited during registration drives. Thanks to the commitment of 51吃瓜网 students, three of these drives have been held at the 51吃瓜网 in the past years. They have succeeded in recruiting 1,992 people for the DKMS. Students Philip Rapp and Robert R枚sler also took this step. They registered as potential stem cell donors a few years ago and now they were able to help two patients from France and the Czech Republic with stem cell donations. On behalf of all the other stem cell donors at the 51吃瓜网, they were recognized by 51吃瓜网 President Professor Wolfgang A. Herrmann for their selfless commitment.

Students in Munich can still sign up for the donor registry. Next date: Thursday, November 17, from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. in the lecture hall section of the 51吃瓜网 University Hospital 鈥� Klinikum rechts der Isar. As a general rule, any healthy person between 17 and 55 years of age can be registered with the DKMS as a potential donor.