CV
Positions
since 2020: Group leader (SNSF Ambizione), Neuroimmunology/Mundt group, Institute of Experimental Immunology
2016 - 2020: Postdoctoral fellow, Inflammation research/Becher group, Institute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
2012 - 2016: Research associate, Chair of Immunology/Groettrup group, University of Konstanz (Germany)
Education
2012 - 2016: PhD in Immunology (summa cum laude)
Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology (KoRS-CB)
Thesis: „Targeting the Immunoproteasome in Health and Disease" (with Prof. Marcus Groettrup)
University of Konstanz (Germany)
2009 - 2011: MSc in Life Science
Thesis: “Influence of an LMP7-specific immunoproteasome inhibitor on experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis” (with Prof. Marcus Groettrup)
University of Konstanz (Germany)
2006 - 2009: BSc in Life Science
Thesis: “Charakterisierung eines LMP2-spezifischen Inhibitors des Immunoproteasoms (with Prof. Marcus Groettrup)
University of Konstanz (Germany)
Fellowships and Awards
Novartis Foundation for Medical-Biological Research 2024 (as PI)
Hartmann-Müller Foundation 2024 (as PI)
Swiss MS Society 2024-2025 (as PI)
FAN (Fonds zur Förderung des akademischen Nachwuchses) 2023 (as PI)
SNSF Ambizione 2020 (as PI)
Swiss MS Society 2021-2022 (as PI)
Forschungskredit UZH 2018 (as PI)
Dr. Wilhelm Hurka Foundation (as PI)
Travel Grant, ISNI Conference Brisbane 2018 (Australia)
Supervision of junior researchers
As main supervisor:
PhD students
Viola Bugada (PhD student, since 2023)
Eleni Meuffels (PhD student, since 2023)
Juan Villar-Vesga (PhD student, since 2021)
Master students
Deborah Greis (Master Student, 2023-2024)
Eleni Meuffels (SEMP Student,2022)
Yakine Raach (Master student, 2022-2023)
Jeanne Kim (Master student, 2021)
As co- supervisor:
PhD students (with Prof. Burkhard Becher)
Pascale Zwicky (2017-2021)
Myrto Andreadou (2016-2022)
Teaching activities
Bio430 Immunology Block Course, University of Zurich (Switzerland), Course organisation and teaching (from 2016)
Lecture for pharma company (invited speaker): “Algorithm guided high-dimensional data analysis using R” – Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Allschwil (Switzerland) (05/2019)
Lecture in Immunology (invited speaker): “Characterization of CNS APCs - who tells encephalitogenic T cells they have arrived?” - University of Konstanz (Germany) (12/2018)
Advanced Immunology course (6-weeks, yearly),University of Konstanz (Germany): Course organisation and supervision of Master students (2012-2016)
Professional services and activities
Topic Editor: Frontiers of Immunology and Neurology (Research topic: CNS Myeloid Cell Function in Health and Disease)
Referee: Nature Neuroscience, eLife, European Journal of Immunology, Autophagy, Frontiers of Immunology, Heliyon, Neuroscience letters, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
Member of PhD thesis committees (UZH)
Member of hiring committees (UZH)
Memberships in Scientific Societies
SYIS - Swiss Young Immunologists Society (active member)
SSAI - Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology
ISNI - International Society of Neuroimmunology
EMDS: European Macrophage and Dendritic Cell Society
Organization of conferences
World Immune Regulation Meeting 2022 (WIRM), Davos (CH); abstract selection
Immunology retreat 2017, Saint Jean d’Aulps (F); program organization
Collaborations
Prof. Aiman Saab, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Prof. Sebastian Jessberger, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Dr. Felix Hartmann, DKFZ Heidelberg (Germany)
Dr. Lothar Dieterich, University of Heidelberg (Germany)
PD Dr. Bettina Schreiner, University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland)
PD Dr. Michael Basler, University of Konstanz (Germany)
Dr. Christian Keller, Lünemann Lab, UKM Münster (Germany)
Prof. Christian Münz, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Prof. Burkhard Becher, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Prof. Melanie Greter, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Career breaks
Maternity leave: 06.2021 – 09.2021