Dr. Gea Cereghetti - Group Leader
- Research interests: Protein conformational changes in physiology, disease, and stress responses. Keywords: Protein phase separation and aggregation; Reversible, functional amyloids; Stress responses; Metabolic regulation; Aging; Immune responses.
- Education: PhD, ETH Zürich; Postdoctoral research, University of Cambridge;
- Favorite saying: “The prize is the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it.” – Richard Feynman
- Favorite activities outside the lab: Travelling, Skiing, Learning languages
- Dream benchmate: Marie Curie (with proper radiation shielding) and Rita Levi-Montalcini
- Contact: gssc3@cam.ac.uk
Tamara Carsana - PhD Student
- Research interests: Understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying complex human diseases, with a particular focus on immunology, cytokine biology and dysregulation of amyloidogenic proteins.
- Education: BSc and MSc in Biology at ETH Zürich
- Favorite saying: “Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet” – Stephen Hawking
- Favorite activities outside the lab: spending time with my dogs, reading emotionally devastating novels, wandering with a camera, confidently guessing the flavour of sweets at first sight, and occasionally unwinding with video games.
- Dream benchmate: Charles Janeway and Richard Feynman
“The prize is in the pleasure of finding the thing out, the kick in the discovery, the observation that other people use it.”
Richard Feynman