PhD student in cancer immunology studying the molecular mechanisms of LFA-1 dysregulation in T cells following tumor exposure.
I am a PhD student in cancer immunology investigating how tumors alter T-cell function. My research focuses on the dysregulation of LFA-1 following tumor exposure and how these changes affect anti-tumor immune responses. By uncovering the molecular mechanisms that impair T-cell function, I aim to contribute to the development of more effective cancer immunotherapies.
Before starting my PhD, I received a bachelor's degree from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany, where I conducted research on feline immunodeficiency virus. I then completed a Master of Science at the University of Bonn, also in Germany, where I studied T-cell subsets in inherited colorectal cancer syndromes and investigated the molecular mechanisms of regulatory T-cell dysregulation in bacterial infection-induced tolerance breakdown in hemophilia A. These projects sparked my interest in T-cell biology and ultimately led me to cancer immunology.