Awardees

2022

Cecilia Bazzini
PPAR-γ promotes cystine uptake to prevent unchecked lipid ROS and cell death in Th9 cells 
51st European Society of Dermatological Research Annual Meeting (ESDR) 2022
September 30 2022
Schlapbach Lab, Translational Immunology Research Program

Fabian Luther
Effector functions of human TH9 cells depend on PPARg-regulated glucose metabolism 
51st European Society of Dermatological Research Annual Meeting (ESDR) 2022
September 29 2022
Schlapbach Lab, Translational Immunology Research Program

Jonathan Hamley
Infectious disease in the workplace: Quantifying uncertainty in outbreak size
European Conference on Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ECMTB) 2022
September 23 2022
Beldi Lab, Systems Biomedicine of Cellular Development and Signaling in Health and Disease

Chrysanthi Kouri
Phenotypes in a large international cohort of individuals with SF-1/NR5A1 variants
Annual Meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2022
September 2022
Flück Lab, Translational Hormone Research Program

Maria Natalia Rojas Velazquez
A common polymorphism in the human P450 reductase gene (POR) causes defective steroid and drug metabolism due to protein instability 
Annual Meeting of the European Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2022
September 2022
Pandey Lab, Translational Hormone Research Program

Katyayani Sharma
Targeting androgen production by post-translational regulation of CYP17A1 lyase activity 
22nd International Conference on Cytochrome P450
July 18 2022
Pandey Lab, Translational Hormone Research Program

Manovriti Thakur
The role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in lower extremity artery disease (LEAD)-specific thrombosis
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis ISTH 2022
July 10 2022
Döring Lab, Cardiovacular Diseases Research Program

Melek Firat Altay
Prominent astrocytic alpha-synuclein pathology with unique post-translational modification signatures unveiled across Lewy body disorders
Single Cell and Subcellular Omics - Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies
September 24 2022
Zweier Lab

Vera Tscherrig
Unravelling the neuro-regenerative potential of small extracellular vesicles (sEV) from Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells
Small New World, a joint meeting of ASEV and GSEV
October 28 2022
Schoeberlein Lab, Regenerative Neuroscience Research Program

Erika Tarasco
Neonatal Exchange Transfusion: When Should We Think about Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (hTTP)?
64th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
December 10 2022
Hovinga Lab, Blood Research Program

Prince Paja
SLN140 a Small Interfering RNA Targeting Protein S Improves Hemostasis Potency in Hemophilia
64th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
December 12 2022
Angelillo-Scherrer Lab, Blood Research Program

2023

Daniel Sánchez Taltavull
A single cell chronoatlas of regenerating mouse livers reveals novel behavior in hepatic macrophage populations
4th Growth Factors in Regeneration and Regenerative Medicine Conference
February 9 2023
Keogh-Stroka Lab,  Systems Biomedicine of Cellular Development and Signaling in Health and Disease Program

Katyayani Sharma
Targeting androgen production by post-translational regulation of CYP17A1 lyase activity 
11th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology
March 4 2023
Pandey Lab, Translational Hormone Research Program

Maria Natalia Rojas Velazquez
Mutation V631I in the Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) alters steroid biosynthesis and drug metabolismy 
11th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology
March 4 2023
Pandey Lab, Translational Hormone Research Program

Idoia Martinez de Lapiscina
Uncovering the role of the SF-1/NR5A1 p.Gly146Ala variant for the, phenotype of DSD patients
11th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology
March 4 2023
Flück Lab, Translational Hormone Research Program

Anke Augspach
Minor intron splicing is critical for survival of lethal prostate cancer
AACR Special Conference: Advances in Prostate Cancer Research 2023
March 16 2023
Rubin Lab,  Cancer Therapy Resistance

Paola Bermudez Lekerika
Sulfated hydrogels as primary intervertebral disc cell culture systems
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) European Chapter Meeting 2023
March 28 2023
Gantenbein Lab,  Bone and Joint

Alexia Clavier
Proteins released during ex-vivo heart perfusion are promising biomarkers for cardiac graft quality: Studies in an isolated rat heart model of DCD
International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Annual Meeting 2023
April 19 2023
Longnus Lab,  Cardiovacular Diseases

Alison Ferguson
Elucidating the metastatic fate of prostate cancer through a spatially resolved, in vitro cerebral organoid model
Prato Workshop on Patient-Derived Xenografts of Prostate Cancer
May 17 2023
Rubin Lab,  Cancer Therapy Resistance

Sofia Karkampouna
Investigating dynamics of stem cell subpopulations and contributing role of cancer- associated fibroblasts in prostate cancer patient derived xenograft models
Prato Workshop on Patient-Derived Xenografts of Prostate Cancer
May 17 2023
Kruithof-de Julio Lab,  Cancer Therapy Resistance

Luisa Morelli
Effect of microbiota-weaning interplay on gut inflammation in adult mice
Digestive Disease Week 2023
June 06
Al Nabhani Lab,  Systems Biomedicine of Cellular Development and Signaling in Health and Disease

Erika Tarasco
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) and ischemic strokes are leading events in hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (hTTP)
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) 2023
June 26 2023
Hovinga Lab, Blood Research Program

Mirjam Kiener
Targeting respiratory viruses: A novel alveolus-on-chip infection model for pre-clinical applications
2^nd Microphysiological systems (MPS) World Summit
June 30 2023
Kruithof-de Julio Lab,  Cancer Therapy Resistance

Mitra Gultom
Assessment of the immunological effect of multigene modification in donor pigs for xenotrans-plantation using a 3D-microfluidic in vitro model for the endothelium
IPITA-IXA-CTRMS Joint Congress
October 26 2023​​
Rieben Lab,  Cardiovacular Diseases

Oriella Gnarra
Sleep stage classification with a network of wearable and contactless devices
World Sleep Congress
October 22 2023
Bassetti Lab, Zen/DBMR-Neuro

Marissa Schraner
Value of Prophylactic Plasma Treatment and Incidence of Acute Episodes in Patients Enrolled in the International Hereditary Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Registry
65th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
December 11 2023
Hovinga Lab, Blood Research Program