
PhD Fellows

Bruno Benassini
University Medical Center Freiburg, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Project: Dysregulation of B cell function in ANCA associated vasculitis

Victoria Cousin
University Medical Center Freiburg, CCI - ZTZ
Project: Lymphoid stromal cells in common variable immunodeficiency: potential orchestrators of the altered humoral response?

Haneen Daralnakhla
University Medical Center Freiburg, Institute of Virology
Project: Structural and functional characterization of human cytomegalovrius (HCMV) Fcy binding glycoprotein interaction with B cells

Agnibesh Dey
University Medical Center Freiburg, Institute for Immunodeficiency, CCI
Project: Investigating macrophage populations regarding cytemegovirus infection

Clara Dufossez
University Medical Center Freiburg, Institute of Neuropathology
Project: Impact of macrophages signaling and metabolism on NLRP3 inflammasome activity

Mahassen El Khoury
University of Strasbourg, IGBMC
Project: Role of the Ikaros family proteins in embryonic blood cell development

Irene Fusi
University of Basel, Tumour Immunology
Project: Deciphering resistance mechanisms in cancer immunotherapy

Wasihun Hailemichael
University Medical Center Freiburg, Internal Medicine II
Project: Heterogeneity of virus specific CD8+T cell dysfunction in HIV infection

Nagwa Ibrahim
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, IBCS-FMS
Project: Contribution of CD44 Expressed on Tumor-Associated Macrophages (TAMs) to Progression of Pancreatic Cancer

Natalie Kehrer
University of Basel
Project: The physiology of MR1T cells in tumors and their use in cell therapy

Alina Makeeva
University of Basel, Allergy & Immunity
Project: Identification of novel therapeutic targets in oncogenic signaling pathways in mastocytosis

Vasileios Morfos
University of Freiburg, Institute of Biology III
Project: Modulating T cell signaling to improve anti-tutor responses

Trang Nguyen
University of Freiburg, Department of Immunology
Project: Modified TCRs on human T cells targeting tumor cells

Shadrack Owusu
University of Strasbourg, Institue of Molecular and Cell Biology
Project: Stroma - macrophage cross-talk in lymphoid organ development and homeostasis

Wadschma Naderi
University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine
Project: Pulmonary macrophage heterogeity and mycobacteria infection

Guillermo Federico Perez
University of Strasbourg, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Project: Drug-targeting of mesenchymal-hematopoietic cell interaction

Annia Pérez Riverón
University of Strasbourg, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
Project: 3D model of olfactory mucosa immune defense against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Vanshika Rastogi
University of Basel, Clarunis - Universitäres Bauchzentrum Basel
Project: Investigating the presence and role of MR1-restricted T cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Gabriel Rojas Jiménez
University of Strasbourg, EFS Grand Est
Project: Regulation of the immune response by the spleen

Paola Fernanda Ruiz Aparicio
University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Project: Stroma - plasma cell interaction as driver of antibody-mediated autoimmune disease

Aishwarya Saxena
University Medical Center Freiburg, Center for Chronic Immunodeficiency
Project: Functional analysis of genetic variants in patients with inborn errors in T cells or B cells: monogenetic defects in transcription factors in late-onset hypogammaglobulinemia

Cemre Seven
University of Basel, Department of Biomedicine
Project: Subversion of B cell affinity maturation in chronic viral infection

Caroline Targino
University of Strasbourg, IGBMC
Project: Role of Ikaros in the development of Th17 lymphocytes

Xipeng Wang
University Medical Center Freiburg, Institute of Neuropathology
Project: NLRP proteins in health and disease