Doctoral Candidates
Diba Zare
DC1 'Investigation of the role of HCGMB1 in triggering inflammatory response: New biomarker, new drug target (and new hope) for sepsis'
Host institute: Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Spain (IIBB)
- Master of Science in Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Fun Fact: Cat Mom!
Sebastian Togatorop
DC2 'Is targeting WT-histone H2A, H3 and H4 sufficient to neutralize NETs and tackle sepsis?'
Host institute: Universität Münster, Germany (WWU)
- Master of Science in Infection Biology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Bachelor of Science in Immunology, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Fun Fact: Afraid of Mice But Working With Them!
Luca Farinola
DC3 'The role of NETs in steady state and sepsis - an omics perspective'
Host institute: Universität Münster, Germany (WWU)
- Master of Science in Systems Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
- Fun Fact: Music Theory Nerd!
Csillag Virág Tóth
DC4 'Investigation of the role of NET interaction with GAS6 in NETosis resolution and modulation of immune cells'
Host institute: Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Spain (IIBB)
- Doctor of Pharmacy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
- Fun Fact: Hungarian Folk Dancer!
Luigi Ranieri
DC5 'Regulation of inflammatory responces by modulating the interactions between DAMPs (HMGB1) and its receptors (TLR4 and RAGE)'
Host institute: Université Paris Cité, France (UP)
- Master of Science in Organic Chemistry, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Fun Fact: Speaks Five Languages!
Agnethe Moen
DC6 'In Silico targeting of unstructured extracellular histones: En route to a new horizon of drug discovery to target disordered proteins'
Host institute: Maastricht University, the Netherlands (UMA)
- Master of Research in Drug Design, University College London, London, UK
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Microbiology, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Fun Fact: Left-handed!
Soroush Mozaffari
DC7 'Discovery, Design and Development of novel inhibitors and PROTACs to regulate PAD2/4'
Host institute: Maastricht University, the Netherlands (UMA)
- Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Azad Tehran University, Tehran, Iran
- Fun Fact: Late Night Gym Psycho!
Divya Balakrishnan
DC8 'Development of bioactive compounds to modulate NETs by targeting GAS6-TAM receptors'
Host institute: Université Paris Cité, France (UP)
- Master of Science in Biological Sciences, NMIMS University, Mumbai, India
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai, India
- Fun Fact: Cactus Lover!
Bahareh Razmand
DC9 'A roadmap to personalized medicine for sepsis therapy by investigation a correlation between biomarkers and severity sepsis'
Host institute: Uppsala Universitet, Sweden (UU)
- Master of Science in Medical Parasitology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Fun Fact: Talks With Cats!
Carley Fowler
DC10 'Single of multiple therapy - what is the optimal approach to tackle sepsis?'
Host institute: Uppsala Universitet, Sweden (UU)
- Master of Science in Bioengineering, Santa Clara University, California, USA
- Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering, Santa Clara University, California, USA
- Fun Fact: Rugby Player!