Ho Lab members

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest

Metabolic reprogramming in memory and exhausted T cells.

Background

Master’s in Biomedical Sciences from the Université Catholique de Louvain.

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest 

My focus is on how metabolic regulation controls cancer metastasis and T cell exhaustion.

Background 

I studied epigenomic regulation and bioinformatic analysis in cancer during my master’s at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan.

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

My expertise is in working with the proteomics and metabolomics analysis. Aging leads to a progressive functional decline in T cell anti-tumor responses, new information about this process will be valuable to the restoring and/or sustaining of T cell functions. My interest is to elucidate the mechanism in T cell aging and our goal unleash anti-tumor immunity by modulating the T cell metabolism.

Background 

I studied at Chang Gung University, Taiwan for my BSc through to my PhD.

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest 

Metabolic adapatation of regulatory T cells in tumors.

Background

• University of Lausanne, Department of Oncology: PhD student / 2020-Present

• University of Zurich, Institute of Experimental Immunology: PhD student /2019 - 2020

• National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Immunology: Research assistant / 2014 - 2019

• National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Immunology: MSc/ 2012 - 2014

• National Chung Hsing University, Bachelor Program of Biotechnology: BSc. / 2008 - 2012

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest 

I am working on delineating how the metabolic crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and cancer cell instructing the polarization of macrophages in tumors.

Background 

I obtained my Bachelor’s degree and Master’s in Soochow University, China, joining the University of Lausanne for my PhD.

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

I am currently interested in understanding the impact of the gut microbiota on the anti-cancer immune response, focusing on the role of myeloid cells in particular.

Background 

I have a Master’s degree in Molecular Biomedicine and during my PhD I investigated the metabolic regulation of immune stimulatory NKG2D ligands in the lab of Søren Skov at the University of Copenhagen.

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

I am interested in understanding the biology of myeloid cells in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background 

I studied the regulation of Hippo pathway in pancreatic cancer during my PhD at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest 

My current interest is in metabolic adaptation during CD8 T cell memory differentiation. 

Background 

I am studying medicine at the University of Lausanne and undertaking an MD-PhD. 

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

My main interests are inflammatory processes such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and inflammation driven carcinogenesis.

Background 

I studied medicine at the University of Tübingen (Germany) where I focused on preclinical and translational imaging research in inflammation and cancer, as well as on clinical health care in the course of my MD/PhD at the University Hospital of Tübingen.

Laboratory manager CONTACT ME

Research interest 

As lab manager and coordinator, I am dedicated to creating an organised working environment for our researchers and providing help on fundamental lab issues.

Background 

I finished two Master's degrees, one was at National Taiwan University, which built up my basic biochemistry knowledge and techniques. The other, at University of Minnesota, provided me with important pharmacology knowledge and a chance to explore broader fields in research including neuroscience and stem cell. I then worked on an Immunobiology program at Yale University as a research technician where I filled an assistant role in research and enjoyed the achievement of resolving technical problems to help along the entire team. 

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

My interest focuses on the crosstalk between intratumoral dendritic cells and CD8+ T cells and epigenetic editing of T cells with CRISPR tools.

Background 

I obtained my Bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Geneva. I then did my Master's in Medical Biology with a specialization in Cancer and Immunology at the University of Lausanne.

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

My major topic is the metabolic programming in dendritic cells and T cells mediates immune responses and homeostasis.

Background 

I received my PhD in 2018 from the University of Bern’s Department of BioMedical research, focusing on identifying mesenchymal and epithelial progenitor cell subtypes, tumor microenvironment and uncovering the molecular underpinnings of T cell exhaustion in human cancer. I worked at Harvard Medical School as a postdoctoral fellow for one year before joining the Ho Lab in September 2020.

Postdoctoral researcher CONTACT ME

Research interest 

I am interested in exploring the messenger between dysfunctional mitochondria and epigenetic reprogramming in exhausted T cells. 
 

Background 

I did my PhD at the medical school of Nankai University (China). I then worked on a hematologic oncology program at the Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital in China where I focused on investigating CAR T cell immunotherapy for leukemia.