The winners of the 2nd iGE3 PhD salary awards
Former UNIGE affiliation
Thomas Schalch Group – Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science
Nationality
Nigeria
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Molecular Medicine, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, 2012
- Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Bowen University, Osun, Nigeria, 2010
Date of thesis defense
October 27, 2017
Title of thesis
Structural and biochemical studies on DNA packaging and replication
I am grateful to the IGE3 committee for selecting me for the salary award.
I do feel honoured to be among the recipients of this award and I am thus encouraged to pursue my research with extra motivation and determination.
I am also grateful to all members of Thomas Schalch lab, family and friends for support through the course of my PhD.
Former UNIGE affiliation
Stylianos Antonarakis Group – Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine
Nationality
Italy
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2012
- Erasmus in Mathematics and Statistics, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2011
- Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2010
Date of thesis defense
March 19, 2018
Title of thesis
Dissecting the variability of molecular phenotypes in population cell line and single cells
I am very happy and appreciative to learn that I was selected as the recipient of the iGE3 PhD salary award.
I would like to thank my advisors Prof. Antonarakis and Prof. Dermitzakis and all the members of the two laboratories for the support and Prof. Halban for his grateful help.
Former UNIGE affiliation
Emmanouil Dermitzakis Group – Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine
Nationality:
Greece
Academic degrees
- Master of Science in Bioinformatics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, 2010
- Degree in Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, 2008
Date of thesis defense
June 20, 2017
Title of thesis
Omics Profiling to dissect complex disease
I am delighted and honored to receive the iGE3 PhD salary award for 2014.
I would like to thank the selection committee for their recognition of my work and the iGE3 foundation for funding this award.
This scholarship will greatly assist in continuing my research on discovering the causes and consequences of coronary heart disease in an ethnic specific manner and will encourage me to contribute more to the field of genetics and genomics.
Former UNIGE affiliation
Serge Nef Group – Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, Faculty of Medicine
Nationality
France
Academic degrees
- Certification in Laboratory Animal Science, FELASA, 2013
- Master in Biological System Modeling, University of Rennes 1, France, 2011
- Bachelor in Biology, University of Rennes 1, France, 2009
Date of thesis defense
March 29, 2018
Title of thesis
Monitoring gonadal somatic cell differentiation during sex determination using single-cell RNA sequencing
I am really grateful and honoured to have been selected for the iGE3 PhD salary awards.
This encourages me to continue bringing my modest contribution to biomedical research and more importantly, to share it.
I was always interested in dissecting mechanisms of gene expression and the iGE3 platform gave me the opportunity to work on cutting edge technologies such as Single-cell mRNA deep sequencing, allowing me to gather my two passions: biology and bioinformatics.
I would also like to warmly thank the members of Serge Nef and Emmanouil Dermitzakis Labs and Christelle Borel for their support and their precious help.
