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Andrea Ablasser
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Andrea Ablasser in 2014
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| Born | 1983 (age 41–42) |
| Awards | Jürgen Wehland Prize Paul Ehrlich Prize for Young Researchers |
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| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Massachusetts Harvard Medical School |
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| Institutions | University of Bonn École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
| Main interests | DNA sensors |
Andrea Ablasser, born in 1983, is a German scientist who studies the immune system. She is a full professor of Life Sciences at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. Her main research helps us understand how our body's natural defenses find and fight off germs like viruses.
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Andrea Ablasser's Early Life and Education
Andrea Ablasser was born in 1983. Her father was a doctor and her mother was a mathematician. She was born in Bad Friedrichshall, Germany. When she was three, her family moved to Buchloe.
Studying Medicine
Andrea went to high school, called Gymnasiums, in Türkheim and Hohenschwangau. Her father inspired her to study medicine. She went to the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). She also studied for a time at the University of Massachusetts in the USA. She did some training at Harvard Medical School.
Top Student and Doctorate
In 2008, Andrea finished her medical degree. She was one of the top ten students in all of Germany. She first thought about studying cancer. But she decided to focus on the immune system for her advanced degree. She earned her doctorate from LMU in 2010.
Andrea Ablasser's Career and Discoveries
After getting her doctorate, Andrea Ablasser moved to the University of Bonn. She led a research group there. Her work focused on how our body's natural defense system, called the innate immune system, finds infections.
How Cells Detect Infections
Andrea studied special "DNA sensors" inside our cells. These sensors help the immune system know if a cell is infected. She found a new molecule that acts like a "second messenger." This molecule is made by a DNA sensor. It sends a signal to nearby cells when it finds a germ. This signal helps "alert" other cells to the danger.
Awards for Her Research
Andrea Ablasser has received many important awards for her work.
- In 2013, she won the Jürgen Wehland Prize. This was for her research on how the immune system recognizes germs.
- In 2014, she received the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize for Young Researchers. She also won the German GlaxoSmithKline Foundation's "Medical Research" Science Award.
- In 2018, she was given the Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators. This was for her discoveries about innate immunity.
- Also in 2018, she received the Swiss Science Prize Latsis. This award recognized her work on understanding the immune system.
- She also got an important grant, the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. This was for her project called “ImAgine.” This project explores how immunity and cell aging are connected. Andrea said her goal was to use this knowledge to find new ways to treat diseases.
- In 2019, she became a member of the EMBO.
Professor at EPFL
In 2014, Andrea Ablasser became a professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). She started as an assistant professor. She was later promoted to associate professor. In May 2021, she became a full professor at the university.
Awards
- 2014: Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Nachwuchspreis
- 2018: Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators
- 2018: Swiss Science Prize Latsis
- 2021: Pezcoller Foundation-EACR Translational Cancer Researcher Award
- 2021: Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Award
- 2021: EMBO Gold Medal
- 2025: Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
See also
In Spanish: Andrea Ablasser para niños
