WHY CURE51?
THE FACE BEHIND OUR NAME.
ROSALIND FRANKLIN IS CURE51'S MAIN SOURCE OF INSPIRATION. SHE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE PHOTO 51, WHICH PROVIDED CLEAR AND DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR THE HELICAL STRUCTURE OF DNA.
CONSIDERED A BREAKTHROUGH IMAGE AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PHOTOGRAPHS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, ROSALIND FRANKLIN'S SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY INSPIRES US IN OUR MISSION TO DECODE THE BIOLOGICAL SECRETS OF CANCER OUTLIERS.
Rosalind Franklin
Cliché 51
first photography of the human DNA
Shot on the 6th of May 1952 by Rosalind Franklin, Cliché 51 was the first photography of the human DNA. A glimpse of the origin of the world, the book of life.
The genetic material encapsulated into Cliché 51 connects all living things and the image thus metaphorically captures human past, present and future.
Hence, Cure51 and the Rosalind Study.
Faces of Cure51
Department
Cure 51 Timeline
2021
Project is named Cure51 to pay tribute to Rosalind Franklin.
Institut Gustave Roussy & Centre Léon Bérard join the project as Co-founding Members.
Dr Fabrice André joins the project as Head of Cure51's Clinical Steering Committee.
2022
Launch of the Clinical Protocol design with Institut Gustave Roussy, Charité & Centre Léon Bérard.
Scientific Board & Clinical Steering Committee constitution.
Charité Berlin joins the project as Co-founding Member and 5 additional team members come onboard.
Creation of Cure51.
2024
Ignition of the data collection on the Patient Profile Platform.
Start of molecular profiling in the Cure51 Lab.
2025
KEY NUMBERS
Healing takes much more than a village
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