Xiaoyu Wan
I am Xiaoyu Wan, a PhD student from China, working on the structural and functional characterization of viral proteins (Adenovirus and Herpes Simplex Virus 1).
Qiwen Tang
Qiwen Tang is a PhD student in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology at the University of Groningen. She is from China and obtained her master’s degree in Clinical Medicine (Neurology) from Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, China. Her PhD projects focus on the impact of environmental factors on Parkinson’s disease.
Ana Laura Manzano Covarrubias
My name is Ana Laura. I am from Mexico, where I did my bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry at the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP). After completing my bachelor studies, I did my master degree in Molecular Medicine at the University of Sheffield in the UK. In 2022 I joined the Department of Molecular Pharmacology as a PhD candidate, focusing my research on understanding the molecular mechanisms of respiratory viruses and air pollution on the lung epithelium.
Alessandra Tosato
My name is Alessandra Tosato and I come from Turin, Italy. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology in Italy, and now I am in my second year of the Master’s degree in Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. I am working under the supervision of Karim for the second research project of the Master’s which focusses on investigating the double hit of Diesel Exhaust Particles and Human Adenovirus type C5 on adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549).
