“Collaborating with scientists from very different research fields is a constant source of curiosity, inspiration and motivation for me”, says Anne-Claude Gavin. Dr Gavin’s work has been awarded the Heidelberg Molecular Life Sciences Investigator Award for Genome Technology and the All-Stars Award ‘Most Prolific in Proteomics’.

“Stem cells can become different types of cells. They are crucial to tissue repair. They also support body functions that need to adapt quickly, e.g. the immune system. Ageing disrupts the regenerative function of stem cells. This increases a person’s risk of cancer and chronic inflammation. We aim to understand this process.”