Merve Uyar-Mercankaya

Research technician

M.Uyar-Marcankaya@lumc.nl

As of September 2016 I started working as technician at the Transplant Immunology Research group of the Department of Immunology. I initially started as a technician for the Leiden Transplant Center Biobank, processing biological material from kidney transplant recipients for later scientific use. In addition, I am currently involved in the generation of human recombinant monoclonal antibodies directed against epitopes on HLA. For this project I got the chance to develop myself in FACS and ELISA techniques, amongst others.

Groups: Transplant Immunology

News

Immunology Annual Science Retreat at Naturalis Museum in Leiden: A Day of Inspiration Among Dinosaurs

December 4, 2024
Successful Conference on Reproductive Immunology

October 24, 2024
Promising discovery for patients who have trouble controlling cytomegalovirus

August 7, 2024

Groups

Tumor biology and immunology

Our research aims to delineate cellular and molecular processes that govern adaptive immunity
Tumor Immunology

Immunotherapy of cancer: immunological mechanisms and specific therapeutic strategies
T cell regulation

We study the molecular and cellular regulation of T-cell responses and aim to use this knowledge to inform and improve immunotherapy
Transplant Immunology

Our research focuses on the prevention, detection and treatment of HLA sensitization in transplant recipients
Reproductive Immunology

We aim to understand how the pregnant woman immunologically tolerates her baby, and what mechanisms account for pregnancy complications
Complement and antibodies

From immunopathology to immunotherapy
Mucosal Immunology

We study the development and function of the mucosal immune system in health and disease
Stem Cells and Lymphocyte Development

Basic Science meets Gene Therapy
Molecular biology of innate immunity

Nucleic acid sensing in viral infection and sterile inflammation
Immune monitoring

Monitoring of immune cell populations during health, disease and (targeted) treatment
Chemical Immunology

The development of chemical tools to understand and to manipulate the immune system

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