Dr. Greta Guarda

Biography

Greta Guarda studied Molecular Biology at the University of Zurich and performed her diploma work at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. From 2004 to 2007, she conducted her PhD research on T cell-mediated immunity at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Bellinzona. She joined the University of Lausanne as a post-doctoral fellow in 2007 and became a senior lecturer in 2010. Throughout her career, her research has focused on NOD-like receptors and the function of the inflammasome. In 2012, she established an independent research group thanks to an award from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and received a prestigious starting grant from the European Research Council. In 2018, she became a Group Leader at IRB and was appointed Full Professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana, where she also serves as the Vice-Dean for Research since 2021. She has held positions in various professional societies and committees, including president-elect of the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology. Greta's significant contributions to her field have been recognized with several awards, including the Premio Fondazione Dr. Ettore Balli in 2018, the Pfizer Research Prize in 2019, and the Friedrich Miescher Award in 2020.

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