F. (Frans ) Bianchi, PhD

2021 –             Assistant Professor, Molecular Immunology group University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Research Institute: Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB)

2019 – 2021   Postdoctoral research “Bacterial influences on adaptive immune responses” (funded by NWO-VENI and ZonMW Off-Road grants). Department of Molecular Immunology, Prof. G. van den Bogaart, GBB, University of Groningen.

2017               Postdoctoral research “Organic synthesis of transmembrane peptides” (funded by EMBO and FEBS short-term fellowships 4 months). Department of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Prof. U. Diederichsen, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany.

2017 – 2019   Postdoctoral research “Phagocytosis and cross-presentation in dendritic cells” Tumor Immunology Lab, Dr. G. van den Bogaart and Prof, C. Figdor, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

2016               Postdoctoral research “Molecular mechanism of renal ion transport using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) techniques”. Department of Renal physiology, Prof. J.H. Hoenderop and Prof. R. Bindels, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen.

2011– 2016     PhD degree “Kinetics, dynamics and localization of basic amino acid transporters in S. cerevisiae”. Membrane Enzymology GBB, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, PhD Supervisor: Prof B. Poolman.

2008 – 2010    MSc degree in Molecular biology and Biotechnology from the University of Groningen

2008 – 2010    BSc degree in Chemistry from the University of Groningen