Pierpaolo Ginefra

Company: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research

Job title: Senior Scientist

Bio:

After obtaining my Master’s degree in Biomedical Biotechnology at the University of Bari, I joined the lab of Prof. Constam at EPFL in Lausanne, where I obtained the PhD in Life Sciences studying the role of proprotein convertases in melanoma models. Then I moved to the lab of Prof. Vannini, where during my postdoc, I focused on metabolism and aging of T cells in the context of immunotherapy. Specifically, I was involved in identifying metabolic strategies aimed at improving T cell fitness and function. In 2025, I joined the Hi-TIDe team in the lab of Prof. George Coukos , where in the Development Unit I am involved in optimizing culture conditions and gene-engineering approaches to improve current TILs therapy.

Seminars:

Refining TIL Therapy through Selective Expansion & Genetic Engineering 2:30 pm

Isolating tumor-reactive TIL using phenotypic markers to enhance therapeutic specificity Engineering selected TIL with viral constructs to boost potency and persistence Expanding enriched TIL populations in optimized culture conditions to improve product qualityRead more

day: Conference Day Two PM