Larissa (M.S.) is a Ph.D. student in Molecular Nutrition. Before joining Prof. Sander Kersten’s lab, she earned a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Health from Wageningen University, where she developed a strong interest in immunometabolism. Her current research investigates how lipid metabolism shapes immune cell function, integrating in vitro immune models with a human fasting study using high-throughput metabolic and transcriptomic analyses. Her research could help uncover new therapeutic targets to restore impaired immune functions in the context of metabolic diseases like cancer and heart diseases.

2023, M.S., Nutrition and Health (Molecular Nutrition and Toxicology), Wageningen University and Research
2019, B.S., Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research