EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded

Lena Cords has been awarded with the prestigious EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship.

The EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Postdoctoral Fellowships are highly competitive and are awarded to outstanding postdoctoral researchers from around the world. This fellowship provides early-career support for a period of up to two years, providing them with the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research at research institutions across Europe and beyond.

Lena’s research interests include cell-to-cell communication and spatial single-cell biology. Her postdoctoral work at the Schiller lab focuses on the analysis of cell circuits in chronic lung diseases, including Chronic-Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF). She is investigating the underlying signalling cues involved in disease progression and tissue regeneration, integrating multi-omics approaches with multiplexed imaging of patient samples. Through this, it is her goal to contribute to the understanding of COPD and PF pathophysiology to pave new ways for novel treatment strategies for chronic lung disease patients.