Dr. Natalie Garg

Department of Antibody- and Cell-based Immunotherapeutics, Medical Oncology - Development of immunomodulating antibodies and incorporation in CAR T-cell therapy - Independent project development and patent research - Process optimization, introduction of SOP-structure - Managing cooperations with external partners - Presentation of results on external symposia - Scientific talks for students, supervision of master students - Funded by a 3 year Helmholtz International Graduate School PhD stipend

- Investigation of resistance mechanisms to cytolytic fusion proteins in cancer therapy using cell-based assays

- Studying transcriptional regulation in neurodegenerative repeat expansion disease - Funded by a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

- Characterization of a model of high-fat diet induced diabetes in mice - Analysis of the role of gastrointestinal hormones during pancreas development - Funded by a scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

- Development of immunomodulating antibodies and incorporation in CAR T-cell therapy - Independent project development - Process optimization - Presentation of results on external symposia - 3 year Helmholtz International Graduate School PhD stipend

- Molecular cancer biology - Master`s thesis: identification of lead candidate antibodies using phage display and the characterization of antibodies for immune-checkpoint blockade

- Bachelor´s thesis focused on cancer stem cells and the role of CD95 in cancer-related inflammation