Immunology
Team PMI
Pathogen-Mediated Modulation of Innate Immunity
Preliminary evidence suggests that pathogenic microorganisms can exploit functional innate immunity networks of the host to aid immune evasion, and that de-regulation of those same networks might contribute to pathology in chronic inflammatory diseases. The team is interested in identifying key molecular and cellular mechanisms at the pathogen-host interface which could be exploited as potential targets for the treatment of multiple chronic inflammatory diseases.
- Mentors
- Dr. Lee Kim Swee
Cancer Immunology and Immune Modulation at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach, Germany (Industry mentor) - Prof. Dr. Adelheid Cerwenka
Head of Immunobiochemsitry at Medical Faculty Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany (Academic mentor)
- Dr. Lee Kim Swee
Our Team Members
Dr. Bachir El Debs
Group Leader
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- 2013-2017: Post-doc in pathogen-host interactions with Dr. Athanasios Typas at the EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany
- 2011-2013: Post-doc in single-cell analysis and microfluidics with Dr. Christoph Merten at the EMBL-Heidelberg, Germany
- 2008-2011: PhD in microfluidics with Dr.Christoph Merten in the Laboratory of Prof. Andrew Griffiths, University of Strasbourg, France
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Dr. Maria Nathalia de Lira
Postdoctoral Researcher
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- 2017 – 2020: PhD in Life Sciences with Dr. Elita Avota at the Institute for Virology and Immunobiology, University of Würzburg, Germany
- 2014 – 2016: Master of Science in Immunology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2010 – 2013: Bachelor of Science Biotechnology, State University of West Zone, Brazil
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Dr. Eleni Chouri
Postdoctoral Researcher
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- 2019-2020: Postdoc in single-cell analysis in autoimmune patients using droplets-based microfluidics in Immunoengineering group at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- 2014-2019: PhD in Immunology and Autoimmune Diseases in the Laboratory of Translational Immunology at University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), The Netherlands
- 2011-2014: Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences, Biology of Diseases, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Mathieu Gendarme
Research Associate
Annika Lambert
Research Assistant
Sneha Prabhakara Shastry
Research Assistant
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- 2018 – 2021: Master of Science in Regenerative Biology and Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany
- 2017 – 2018: Research Trainee at Department of Biochemistry,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India - 2013 – 2017: Bachelor of Engineering in Biotechnology,
M.S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India
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Team PMI Alumni
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