Kurt S. Zäenker, a Professor at the University of Witten/Herdecke, Germany, is an immunologist and a tumor immunologist. He has authored and co-authored more than 650 publications and edited 24 books and special issues of journals. His research focuses on basic sciences in cell migration, a molecular pre-requisite for metastasis formation, and on cell fusion, a pre-requisite for new hybrid cell entities. In his role as an editor-in-chief and member of multiple scientific boards, review committees and scientific organizations, he takes responsibility for highest standards in research communication and development and education in medical science, and organized more than 20 internationally recognized conferences.