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15/01/2026: Happy retirement and thank you for everything, Caroline Gabus!
Caroline obtained her diploma as a medical technician in June 1982 from the École de laborantine de la Croix-Rouge suisse in Geneva. During her studies, she completed a practical course at the Département de Pathologie in the laboratory of Prof. Giulio Gabbiani, where she discovered the world of research laboratories.
Since then, she has never stopped doing academic research.
After receiving her diploma, she joined the Department of Virology in Science 2 (UNIGE) in Prof. Pierre-François Spahr's lab, where she was responsible for purifying the total genomic RNA of RSV (Rous Sarcoma Virus).
In 1985, she moved to Toulouse with Prof. Jean-Luc Darlix to establish a Laboratory of Retrovirology (LaboRetro – CRBGC – CNRS). In 1990, they moved to the École Normale Supérieure of Lyon to create a new human retrovirology laboratory, which included both P3 and P4 facilities. She studied the interactions between viral RNA and various chaperone proteins, such as the nucleocapsid protein of HIV (NCp7).
In 2009, she returned to Science 3 (UNIGE) in Dr. Stéphane Thore’s lab, and in 2015 she joined Prof. Florian Steiner's lab. Since 2020, she has been working in Prof. Robbie Loewith's lab, where she has specialized in the purification of recombinant proteins.
Now she will have more time to fully dedicate herself to what she loves outside the lab: ski touring, hiking, wine tasting, and sewing.
5/01/2026: Welcome on board Samia Barriot!
9/12/2025: Alumni of Distinction Award to Prof. Robbie Loewith from University of Calgary, Canada. In recognition of outstanding contibutions to research. Congrats!
Maria G Tettamanti, Paulina Nowak, Beata Kusmider, Jennifer M Kefauver, Vincent Mercier , Aurélien Roux , Robbie Loewith
PMID: 41233618
3/11/2025: Welcome on board Victor Sanchez de Medina!
10/10/2025: Congrats to Dr. Jelena Gajic for her thesis defense!
Jelena completed her PhD in Molecular Biosciences at the University of Geneva, co-supervised by Prof. Robbie Loewith and Prof. Nicolas Winssinger (Department of Organic Chemistry). Her doctoral research focused on identifying selective modulators of the mTORC2 pathway that spare mTORC1, integrating small-molecule synthesis, biochemistry, cell biology, and chemical biology approaches.
1/10/2025: Welcome on board Ming-Han Fang!
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