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Anna Krone
Postdoctoral Scientist
I am a biosystems engineer by training, having completed my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Magdeburg, Germany. I subsequently achieved my PhD in Immunology through the Graduate Research Training Group RTG 2408, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), at the University Clinics Magdeburg. During my doctoral research, I investigated the dependence of lung Th2 cells on the lipid scavenger receptor CD36 in asthmatic airway inflammation.
Since April 1, 2026, I have been a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Chen Group, where my work focuses on lipid-mediated T cell immunity. Within an ERC-funded project, I aim to elucidate how CD1c-reactive T cells shape immune responses following Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection and how these responses contribute to post-streptococcal diseases.
A proposed hypothesis is that molecular mimicry between bacterial and self-antigens drives the activation of autoreactive T cells, ultimately leading to autoimmune pathology. However, the precise mechanisms underlying this process remain elusive. To address this, my research integrates multicolour flow cytometry, in vitro T cell functional assays, TCR repertoire analysis, as well as single-cell and spatial multi-omics approaches.