MEMBERS

Laboratory and data manager

Valentine obtained a bachelor in Biology at the University of Geneva. She then undertook a Master’s degree in Medical Biology at the University of Lausanne, specializing in Pharmacology & Toxicology. During the master project, Valentine worked at the Center for Psychiatric Neurosciences (CPN-CHUV), contributing to research studying the association of obesity and depression with the circadian rhythm in murine models. In 2022, Valentine joined the Labidi-Galy group acting as laboratory and data manager.

MD-PhD candidate

Marie-Estelle Gaignard is a scientific resident in medical oncology who is passionate about Mind&Body approaches to helping people affected by cancer. She is currently studying the effects of mindfulness meditation on inflammatory processes, cellular aging and cancer-related biomarkers.

PhD student

Camilla obtained her Master’s degree in Oncology from the University of Oxford, where she studied the link between autophagy and DNA damage repair. She joined the lab as PhD student at the end of 2023 for a project which aims to bridge the DNA damage repair field to immunology in the context drug resistance in ovarian cancer.

Bioinformatician

Jennifer obtained a Master’s degree in Bioengineering from EPFL in Lausanne in 2020. She then worked as a clinical data manager / analyst at the Center for Precision Oncology at CHUV. In 2025, she joined our lab as a bioinformatician to work in collaboration with the Pathology Department of HUG on developing the second-generation Geneva Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD) Test. This test aims to identify patients who are likely to benefit clinically from PARP inhibitor treatment for their high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC).