Career
An international journey.
Dec 2022 – Present · Paris
Senior Scientist / Project Leader, Microbiome
L'Oréal · Advanced Research
I own microbiome projects from end to end: from the first hypothesis, through active-ingredient discovery, to candidates ready for product development. I build cross-functional teams across microbiology, bioinformatics, immunology, formulation and clinical work.
Current role
Mar 2019 – Oct 2022 · Graz
Postdoctoral Scientist
Medical University of Graz
I work at the link between skin, sunlight and microbes, and I built the case that your skin's bacteria help shape how it responds to UV. I secured €800,000+ in competitive fellowships and grants, and I ran collaborations with Karolinska Institutet and CIRI Lyon.
Oct 2020 – Sep 2022 · Lyon
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher
CIRI (Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie)
I led skin immunology and microbiome research in the Immunology of Skin, Allergy and Vaccination group, using mouse models and advanced flow cytometry. I supervised PhD and Master's students.
Oct 2013 – Mar 2019 · Graz
PhD Researcher, Human Medicine
Medizinische Universität Graz
This is where it all started. I learned to ask why skin behaves the way it does under UV, and how to answer that. I built a broad toolkit across bioinformatics, histology, flow cytometry and clinical study methods.
Nov 2015 – Mar 2016 · Stockholm
Visiting Researcher, Germ-free Research
Karolinska Institutet
I studied how the skin microbiome interferes with UV-induced immune suppression, using germ-free mouse models. I also earned my FELASA-B certification for animal work.
Nov 2012 – Oct 2013 · Nottingham
Research Student, Cancer Immunology
Nottingham Trent University · John van Geest Cancer Research Centre
During my Master's research I cut my teeth in human immunology, isolating and characterizing regulatory T cells (Tregs) from human peripheral blood.