Carlotta Mantel Pestaña

Graduate Research Assistant at the DKFZ

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

About

Experience

  • DKFZ German Cancer Research Center (1 yr 7 mos)
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    • Master Thesis Project (Regulatory Genomics and Cancer Evolution)
      Jun 2025 - Nov 2025 · 6 mos

    • Research Internship (Regulatory Genomics and Cancer Evolution)
      Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos

  • Bioinformatician (HiWi) at National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
    Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 · 3 mos

    Focused on bioinformatic analysis to study the effects of different radiotherapy modalities on inflammation and immune cell subsets. Using Python and R, I am analysing data generated from CYTOF (Cytometry by Time-of-Flight). My work involves processing and interpreting immune-related data to identify how radiotherapy influences immune responses, with an emphasis on inflammatory markers and immune cell population dynamics.

  • Research Internship at HI-STEM gGmbH: The Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine
    Aug 2024 - Dec 2024 · 5 mos

    Focused on elucidating the T cell compartment and immune profile of patients with chronic (CK) acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) across different disease stages and treatment timepoints. I am investigating the dynamics of T cell populations, aiming to identify key changes in immune responses during disease progression and therapy.

  • Hilfswissenschaftler (HiWi) at DKFZ German Cancer Research Center
    Oct 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr

  • Research Internship at University of Surrey
    Jul 2022 - Sep 2022 · 3 mos

    During this internship, I worked with Dr. Olivier Cexus, focusing on the metabolic profile of dendritic cells. I gained hands-on experience in cutting-edge research, honing my data analysis and lab skills. My contributions to this project deepened my understanding of immune cell metabolism and provided a solid foundation for my future research endeavors.