Prof. Dr. Jochen Hess works at the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, the Experimental and Translational Head and Neck Oncology Section, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. He studied at Heidelberg University and at the University of Würzburg. He is a member of the Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM), the Interdisciplinary Working Group for Head and Neck Tumours from the German Cancer Society (IAG-KHT), and the German Society of Otorhinolaryngology (DGHNO). His research interests include head and neck cancers.