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2018
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Federica's internship comes to an end. We say good bye with a tour of the Basel Christmas market and, of course, Feuerzangenbowle. We are sad to see you leave and we wish you all the best!
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Maxim joins the lab as a PhD student. He received his undergraduate and Master's degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver in Microbiology and Immunology. Welcome to the lab and to Switzerland!
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Federica joins the lab for an internship. Federica obtained her undergraduate and Master's degrees from the University of Turin in biology and molecular and cellular biology, respectively. Welcome Federica!
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It was Sandra's Birthday on February 14th. We celebrated her special day with a group lunch and some cakes during our weekly lab meeting. Happy Birthday Sandra!
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Babatunde starts as a postdoc in the lab. Babatunde joins us from the University of Geneva, where he recently completed his PhD in Thomas Schalch's lab. Welcome Babatunde!
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Asim is accepted into the FMI PhD program and we are very excited that he decided to join our lab.
Congratulations and welcome again!
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