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SUMMARY:CCR Impromptu Seminar: "Novel functions of dendritic cells to induc
 e anti-cancer immune memory and prevent cancer relapse" with Stefanie K. W
 culek (IRB Barcelona\, Spain)
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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Stefanie K. Wculek\n Title: "Novel functions of dendri
 tic cells to induce anti-cancer immune memory and prevent cancer relapse"\
 n Date: Monday\, December 2\, 2024 at 10:00AM\n Venue: Borschkegasse 4a\, 
 B2\n Host: Maria Sibilia\n\nAbout the speaker:\n Stefanie Wculek (born in 
 1984) studied Molecular Biology at the University of Vienna with research 
 stays in Austria\, Canada and Spain. She completed her Master’s thesis o
 n the mechanisms of skin inflammation at the Spanish National Cancer Resea
 rch Center (CNIO) in Madrid. In 2011\, Stefanie moved to London to work on
  the role of neutrophils in cancer at the London Research Institute of Can
 cer Research UK/The Francis CRICK Institute and obtained her PhD from the 
 University College London in 2016.\n\nDuring her postdoctoral work at the 
 Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) in Madrid\, Ste
 fanie further specialized on the biology and metabolism of innate immune c
 ells in homeostasis and chronic diseases such as cancer and obesity. She d
 eveloped an effective pre-clinical cancer immunotherapy based on dendritic
  cells as part of an international consortium of industrial\, clinical and
  basic scientists. Moreover\, Stefanie discovered metabolic differences of
  tissue macrophages that depend on their organ of residence\, which leads 
 to therapeutically exploitable vulnerabilities of those cells.\n\nIn Febru
 ary 2023\, Stefanie joined the IRB Barcelona “Aging and Metabolism” re
 search program as Junior Group Leader to head the Innate Immune Biology la
 boratory\, which is supported by “LaCaixa”\, the Spanish Ministry of S
 cience and Innovation\, and an ERC starting grant (ERC-StG). Overall\, her
  work established the surprising diversity of functions and dependencies o
 f innate immune cells in vivo in health and non-infectious diseases. Curre
 ntly\, her team studies the biology and immunometabolism of dendritic cell
 s\, macrophages and neutrophils in aging\, cancer and obesity to uncover n
 ovel therapeutic opportunities.
LOCATION:Venue: 1090 Vienna\, Borschkegasse 4a\, B2
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