Our interdisciplinary and international team represents more than 24 different nationalities
​Current members:
Richard Chahwan
Full Professor | Lab Head
Phone: +352 4666449263
richard.chahwan[at]uni.lu
Support Team:
Dr Giulia Cesi
Project Officer
Phone: +352 46 66 44 9124
giulia.cesi[at]uni.lu
Annabella Simon
Administrative Assistant
Phone: +352 46 66 44 5237
annabella.simon[at]uni.lu
Odile Lecha
Research Support Engineer
Phone: +352 46 66 44 5919
odile.lesha[at]uni.lu
Dr Fabrice Tolle
Research Scientist - Technical
Phone: +352 46 66 44 6872
fabrice.tolle[at]uni.lu
Dr Aurélien Ginolhac
Research Scientist - Bioinformatics
Phone: +352 46 66 44 6560
aurelien.ginolhac[at]uni.lu
EVIIVE Team:
Paulina Wyrzykowska
Research Technician | PL
BSc / MSc: Jagiellonian University, PL
+41 44 635 47 36
wyrzykowska[at]immunology.uzh.ch
Dr Kevin Yim
CEO | HK
Rosetrees Trust Fund Awardee &
BioMedTech Fellowship Awardee
BSc / Msc: University of Exeter, UK
PhD: University of Zurich, CH
+41 44 635 47 36
kevin.yim[at]eviive.ch
Research Team:
F A
incoming PhD student | IR
M Z
incoming PhD student | CN
Supported by CSC scholarship
BSc: Yangzhou University, CN
MSC: State Key Hospital, CN
MZ[at]uni.lu
Eliane Klein
Research Assistant | LU
Phone: +352 46 66 44 4641
eliane.klein[at]uni.lu
LAB Alumni:​
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Matilde Pettenella (MSc intern, 2025-2026 | Publications): now at ETH, CH
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Dr Ala'a Al Hrout (PhD student/PDF, Vontobel Stiftung, 2019-2024 | Publications): now postdoc at IFOM, IT
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Nefin Yaganoglu (MSc student, 2023-2024 | Publications): now at InSphero, CH
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Milou Aleida Boosman (MSc student, 2024-2024 | Publications): now at Leiden University, NL
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Dr Karla Cervantes-Gracia (PhD student/PDF, CONACYT Scholarship, 2020-2024 | Publications): now at Reprint Desk Inc, USA
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Dr Anna Gramalla Schmitz (PhD student/PDF, Novartis Foundation, 2019-2024 | Publications): now at Sanofi, CH
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Luiza Tolokonnikova (MSc Intern, 2023-2024 | Publications): now competing her studies at U Tartu, EE
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Jessica Schärer (MSc student, 2023-2024 | Publications): now research tech in the Stoffel lab at ETH, CH
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Dr Aitziber Antoran (SNF exchange visiting Prof, 2022-2024, | Publications): returned to her position at University of Basque Country, SP
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Dr Irem Dogan (SNF exchange visiting Prof, 2023-2024 | Publications): returned to her position at Ufuk University, TR
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Dr Julian Weischedel (PhD student/PDF, Swiss Excellence Awardee, 2019-2023 | Publications): now at Novartis, CH
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Kristina Lykova (MSc student, 2022 | Publications): now applying for work placements, CH
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Jitte Jennekens (MSc intern, 2022 | Publications): now PhD student at Utrecht, NL
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Emiel Seta (MSc intern, 2022 | Publications): now completing his studies at Radboud, NL
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Olga Krzyzaniak (MSc student, 2022 | Publications): now PhD student at UZH, CH
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Giacomo Koch (BSc intern, 2021 | Publications): Now MSc student at UZH, CH
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Ojaswi Biswas (Think Swiss scholarship MSc intern, 2021 | Publications): now finishing her thesis at Max Plank Institute, DE
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Dr Simone Borgoni (BBSRC Postdoc, 2020-2021 | Publications): now Associate Scientist at Tecan, CH
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Agshin Balayev (MSc student, 2020-2021 | Publications): now PhD student at University of Minnesota, USA
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Tirawit Meerod (DPST scholarship MSc intern, 2021 | Publications): now PhD student at the University of Birmingham, UK
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Sarah Erraiss (SEMP scholarship MSc intern, 2021 | Publications): now back to finish her MSc at ENS, Lyon, FR
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Dr Rikke Morrish (EPSRC scholarship PhD student, 2016-2020 | Publications): now Senior Medical Specialist at ProPharma Group, UK
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Dr Laura Reffo (AMS scholarship PhD student, 2016-2020 | Publications): now Research Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, IT
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Bianca Horvath (MSc intern, 2020 | Publications): now PhD student at ETH, CH
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Elina Pfister (Part-time lab tech, 2020 | Publications): now at MSD, CH
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Dr Teresa Gagliano (BBSRC Postdoc, 2020 | Publications): now Assistant Professor at University of Udine, IT
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Nefin Yaganoglu (SEMP scholarship BSc intern, 2019 | Publications): now MSc at UZH, CH
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Dr Josefine Ruder (Visiting MD/PhD student, 2019 | Publications): now MD/PhD with Prof Martin Roland at USZ-Zurich, CH
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Laurence Higgins (PhD student, 2014-2019 | Publications):
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Dr Sally Rogers (BBSRC Postdoc, 2018 | Publications): now Senior Lecturer, University of Exeter, UK
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Kevin Yim (MSc student, 2017-2018 | Publications): now MedTech fellow at UZH, CH
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Dr Emily Sheppard (BBSRC scholarship PhD student, 2014-2018 | Publications): now at Sciterion Pharmaceuticals, UK
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Isabel Leitch (A2I scholarship BSc intern, 2017 | Publications): now PhD student at University of Oxford, UK
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Dr. Dominic Wiredu (Postdoc, 2017-2018 | Publications): now Lecturer at University of Exeter Medical School, UK
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Dr. Michael Dilon (BBSRC Postdoc, 2016-2018 | Publications): now Lecturer at Peninsula Medical School, UK
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Miriam Lohr (Erasmus scholarship BSc intern, 2017 | Publications): now Master Student at Max Plank Institute, DE
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Luke Deane (BSC intern, 2016 | Publications): now PhD student at University of Bristol, UK
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Abraham Perera (BSc intern 2015 | Publications): now finishing his studies at U Bristol, UK
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Angelina Bloch (Erasmus scholarship BSc intern, 2015 | Publication): now at the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), DE
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Dr Pravenna Deekonda (Aspire scholarship BSc intern, 2014 | Publications): now Medical Surgeon, UK
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Hugo Parker (MSc student, 2014 | Publications): now at Porton Biopharma Ltd, UK
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