We are excited to welcome Sifre van Teeffelen to Carlos Marques’ team at the ENS de Lyon as part of our MSCA Doctoral Network.
Sifre joins the DC13 project to explore how lipid oxidation influences the interplay between membranes and protein condensates. She’ll engineer lipid membranes with precisely controlled oxidation states to probe their affinity for protein condensates. Using light-induced oxidation, she’ll create light-responsive membranes that can switch between attracting or repelling condensates. This innovative platform will open new ways to study how these interactions affect key membrane properties—like pore formation and electroporation closure.
Sifre completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Molecular Life Sciences at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Her academic path has been shaped by interdisciplinary research experiences and international collaboration, and she is eager to contribute her skills and curiosity to the ComeInCell community.
During her Master’s thesis, she investigated a supramolecular sensing platform using quantum dots and bivalent linker molecules for lectin detection. She completed an internship at the BioSense Institute in Serbia, contributing to the development of an electrochemical sensor for detecting genetically modified crops. Alongside her studies, she participated in the international SensUs competition, where her team designed a quantitative lateral flow assay for the detection of glial fibrillary acidic protein, a biomarker for traumatic brain injury.
Welcome to our Doctoral Network, Sifre!