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Luca Bechter received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from ETH Zurich in 2022. He is currently enrolled in the Biological Chemistry Master’s program at ETH Zürich. Luca joined the Corn Lab as a Master student in September 2023 and for his Master’s thesis he is investigating transcriptional adaptation resulting from introducing knockouts in human cells.

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Irene received her MSc degree in Medical Biotechnology from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy), where she worked on the characterization of the epidermal stemness regulatory network in Epidermolysis Bullosa. Irene joined the Corn Lab as a technical specialist in March 2024; her research interests focus on the therapeutic translation of genome editing technologies.

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SWISSPR 2024 was a great success! Hosted by the Corn, Platt, Schwank and Jinek labs, we had a blast diving into the latest CRISPR research at the beautiful Seminarhotel Lihn in Canton Glarus. Our labs showcased groundbreaking research and interactive workshops fostered hands-on learning and networking. We also enjoyed a thrilling sledging adventure to cap off the event with fun in the winter landscape! Big thanks to everyone involved!

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Benedetta Bellinazzi received her MSc degree in Medical Biotechnology from San Raffaele University (Milan, Italy) in 2023. Benedetta joined the Corn Lab as a PhD student in January 2024, to acquire new knowledge on DNA damage repair mechanisms after genome editing. Her research interests include CRISPR evolution and its applications across various fields, ranging from basic research to molecular medicine.

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Dominic Mailänder received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from ETH Zürich in 2022. He is currently enrolled in the Molecular Health Sciences Master’s program at ETH Zürich. Dominic joined the Corn lab in September 2023. For his Master’s thesis he is investigating determinants of DNA double-strand break repair in organoids.

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Marwa Peters Al-Bayati received her MSc in Biology from ETH Zurich in February 2023. Marwa joined the Corn Lab as a PhD student in March 2023.  Her research interests include functional genomics, protein quality control, protein homeostasis as well as potential application in protein engineering for therapeutic purposes.

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Iryna Vykhlyantseva completed her master’s degree in Biotechnology in late 2022. She joined the Corn Lab’s supporting the GEML team as a research assistant in July 2023. She has a great interest in the application of genome editing tools as well as the analysis of editing outcomes in mammalian cells.

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Xin Luo received her Bachelor’s degree from University of Melbourne in 2021. She is currently enrolled in the Biochemistry Master’s program at ETH Zürich. Xin joined the Corn lab in September 2023. For her Master’s thesis, she is working on investigating the organelles removal during differentiation.

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Leonard Jahnke received his Bachelor‘s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Tübingen in 2021. He is currently enrolled in the Molecular and Structural Biology Master’s program at ETH Zürich. Leonard joined the Corn lab in late August 2023. In his Master’s thesis, he is investigating the Fanconi Anemia DNA damage repair pathway.

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