Dr. Frank Eckerdt is a Research Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology) at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. He received a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education and a Master of Science degree in Biology from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am MainJohann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in 1998. He obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cell Biology from J. W. Goethe University in 2003. His research keywords include malignant glioma and cancer stem cells.