Verdeil Lab members

Research interest 

Currently my research focuses on how transcription factors regulate CD8 T cell responses in the context of cancer and seek to understand how CD8 T cells become dysfunctional in the tumor microenvironment.

Background

I am originally from Germany and obtained my degree as a pharmacist from the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich in 2018. During my studies, I spent half a year in Helsinki as an exchange research student working on oncolytic viruses that introduced me to the field of cancer immunotherapy.

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest

My PhD focuses on deciphering molecular pathways involved in the pro-tumor transition of macrophages during bladder cancer development.

Background

I completed earned my Bachelor in Biology at the University of Lausanne. The main appeal of these studies lies in the variety of topics. Due to this diversity I chose to stay at the same university pursuing my Master in Medical Biology with a particular interest in immunology. For the realization of my master’s thesis, I joined the Verdeil Lab working on bladder cancer through the characterization of a new genetically engineered mouse model of bladder cancer. Thereafter, I performed an internship at AC Immune where I studied the immune response after active immunization in a Down syndrome mouse model. I returned to the laboratory of Dr Grégory Verdeil in October 2020.

Research associate CONTACT ME

Research interest 

I am interested in the characterization of the immune microenvironment in bladder cancer and how it can affect current therapeutic responses in order to develop new immunotherapeutic strategies.

Background

I completed my biology undergraduate degree at the University of Caen (France) and at the University of Portsmouth (UK, as an Erasmus student). During my master’s thesis and my PhD at the University of Caen, I worked on macrophages in brain tumors. I then joined the laboratory of Dr Grégory Verdeil as a post-doc for four years to work on the immune microenvironment of bladder cancer. I went back to Caen for one year as a teaching assistant where I studied the inflammatory response after radiotherapy. I returned to the  Verdeil Lab as Research Associate in September 2022.

PhD student CONTACT ME

Research interest

My research interest is directed towards CD8 T cell dysfunction in the context of cancer. In particular, my PhD focuses on how CD8 T cell exhaustion is regulated in the tumor microenvironment.

Background

I obtained my Bachelor in Biology and my Master in Medical Biology at the University of Lausanne, with a focus on cancer immunology. After having completed my master's project on “Tumor-driven CD8 T Cell Exhaustion” in Dr Grégory Verdeil’s lab, I joined the group in April 2022 for my PhD Thesis.