Joana Carrelha

research interests

Flow cytometry is a laboratory technology that allows the rapid profiling of large numbers of single cells and other particles. It is used both in basic research and as a clinical diagnostic tool.

My role is to manage and maintain the Ludwig flow cytometry instruments (cell analysers and cell sorters), to train researchers in instrument operation, and to provide technical and scientific support to all flow cytometry experiments in the Ludwig.

As a member of the Lu lab, I will lend my flow cytometry and cell biology expertise to develop and support the projects in the Cancer Grand Challenges award.

background

I have a MSc in Molecular Biology and Genetics from the University of Lisbon and a DPhil in Clinical Laboratory Sciences from the University of Oxford. I was a member of the Sten Eirik Jacobsen lab at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (WIMM) for 12 years, first as a DPhil student and Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in the EuroCancer Stem Cell Training Network, and then as a Postdoctoral Scientist. My research focused on the molecular and functional heterogeneity of haematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in the bone marrow, and I specialised in high parameter flow cytometry and fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Afterwards, I was part of the Department of Immunology and Inflammation at Imperial College London for 2.5 years, first as Flow Cytometrist in a joint platform with the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and then as Flow Cytometry Facility Manager of a newly established facility.