Events

Multi-tier coordination of antiviral immunity by fibroblasts

Research seminar presented by:

Professor Natalia Pikor
Group Leader at the Institute of Immunobiology Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Assistant Professor at the Institute of Microbiology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich

About Professor Natalia Pikor

Natalia Pikor received her PhD at the University of Toronto in the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer Gommerman, where she became interested in the inflammation-induced remodelling of fibroblasts in the brain. To further investigate the immunological function of these cells, Natalia joined the lab of Dr. Burkhard Ludewig as a post-doctoral fellow, where she explored the composition and role of B cell zone fibroblastic reticular cells in governing germinal center responses. In 2019, Natalia became a group leader at the Medical Research Center at the Cantonal Hospital in St. Gallen, and became affiliated with the Department of Biology at the ETH Zurich in 2023. Her research group continues to examine the role of fibroblasts in steering immunity both within secondary lymphoid organs and in neuroinflammatory conditions. In her talk, Natalia will discuss the how fibroblasts coordinate antiviral immunity from initial priming in lymphoid organs to memory surveillance of inflamed tissues.