Jefferson Caesario

Curriculum Vitae 

I studied at the Medical School of Airlangga University in Surabaya, Indonesia. After completing my Medical Doctor program, I obtained my Master's degree in Immunology at the same university's postgraduate school, where I specialized in immunology and cancer biology. 

Research

Since September 2025, I have been working as a PhD candidate in the Mucosal Immunology group, led by Dr. Vincent van Unen. I am fascinated by the hidden mechanisms of immune cell communication with other cells. I am eager to decipher the forms of communication and identify hallmarks of immune cells in IBD pathogenesis. 

For my PhD project, I will dissect the roles of immune cells in disease progression by combining computational data from genomics, transcriptomics, epigenomics, and proteomics. To validate these findings, I will establish and utilize human intestinal organoid cultures as physiologically relevant disease models. These organoids-containing immune cells will enable me to recapitulate IBD pathophysiology in vitro, test mechanistic hypotheses derived from multi-omics data, and evaluate potential therapeutic interventions in a controlled environment. This integrated approach aims to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the molecular changes contributing to disease development.