Professor Harbeck is Scientific Director of the West German Study Group (WSG, a BIG member), which focuses on early breast cancer trials with a strong translational research program. She is principal investigator or steering committee member of numerous national and international clinical breast cancer trials, with a recent focus on trials using novel targeted compounds. She is a member of the TransHERA committee, as well as co-chair of TransALTTO committee. Her translational research focuses on prognostic and predictive factors in breast cancer and other solid tumors.