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Anniversary Edition 2026
The 2026 issue is a special one: WILHELM is being published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilhelm Sander Foundation – and the issue reflects this occasion. In the anniversary section, we look back on five decades of medical research funding: at the founder, Wilhelm Sander; the history of the Foundation; and the people who continue to shape it to this day. In the magazine section, we focus on current topics in research, knowledge and the future – from the development of the HPV vaccine and the role of private research funding to the visions of young scientists for the medicine of tomorrow.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Anniversary
THE FOUNDER
Wilhelm Sander
A profile
Shaped by the century
Ernst G. Wittmann on Wilhelm Sander
Photo gallery
Archival finds
Mr Sander, what would you say today?
An AI interview between Jörg Koppenhöfer & Wilhelm Sander
THE FOUNDATION AND ITS PEOPLE
The history of the foundation
A Profile
Portrait
Long-serving staff members
Roswitha Engelmann &
Thea Treffer
Acknowledgements
The people behind
the Foundation
Magazine
Research helps
Herrmann Einsele: over
50 years of cancer research
The development of cancer research
Infographic
RESEARCH
Brief profiles
An insight into current
research projects
Research in 280 characters
Research findings from
funded projects in 2025
Development of the HPV vaccine
From discovery to prevention
3 questions for…
Former grant recipients on
their research projects
KNOWLEDGE
Patronage:
Why private funding
is more than just a stopgap
Funding in figures
Infographic
What makes good research
In conversation with Christine Engeland & Florian Greten
In the reviewers’ room
Chatting with anonymous
reviewers
No result is also a result
Interview with Uwe Thiel & Sebastian J. Schober
Research ethics – what drives researchers?
In conversation with Nobel Laureate
Ferenc Krausz
FUTURE
Trend Radar
AI in Radiology
Research 2075
Visions of young
researchers on
medicine in 50 years’ time
2026 Anniversary Edition
The 2026 issue is a special one: WILHELM is being published to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilhelm Sander Foundation – and the issue reflects this occasion. In the anniversary section, we look back on five decades of medical research funding: at the founder, Wilhelm Sander; the history of the Foundation; and the people who continue to shape it to this day. In the magazine section, we focus on current topics in research, knowledge and the future – from the development of the HPV vaccine and the role of private research funding to the visions of young scientists for the medicine of tomorrow.
Anniversary
Wilhelm Sander
A profile
Shaped by the century
Ernst G. Wittmann on Wilhelm Sander
Photo gallery
Archival finds
Mr Sander, what would you say today?
An AI interview between Jörg Koppenhöfer & Wilhelm Sander
The history of the foundation
A profile
Portrait
Long-serving staff members
Roswitha Engelmann &
Thea Treffer
Acknowledgements
The people behind
the Foundation
Magazine
Research helps
Herrmann Einsele: over
50 years of cancer research
The development of
cancer research
Infographic
Brief profiles
An insight into current
research projects
Research in 280 characters
Research findings from
funded projects 2025
Development of the
HPV vaccine
From discovery to prevention
3 questions for…
Former grant recipients on
their research projects
Patronage:
Why private funding is more than just a stopgap
Funding in figures
Infographic
Institutions receiving funding
since 1975
What makes good research?
In conversation with Christine Engeland & Florian Greten
In the peer review room
Chatting with anonymous
peer reviewers
No result is also a result
Interview with Uwe Thiel &
Sebastian J. Schober
Research ethics – what drives researchers?
In conversation with Nobel Laureate
Ferenc Krausz
Trend Radar
AI in Radiology
Research 2075
Visions of young
researchers on
medicine in 50 years’ time