Sarah Kim-hellmuth

Sarah Kim-Hellmuth is a postdoctoral research scientist in the Lappalainen lab. She is interested in human genetic variation and its effects on cellular functions linked to infectious and autoimmune disease.

Sarah studied medicine in Munich, Germany and obtained her doctoral degree in immunology in Veit Hornung’s lab, focusing on the recognition of microbial DNA by pattern recognition receptors. During her residency in human genetics at the University of Bonn she pursued her research interest both in immunology and human genetics by investigating expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs), which underpin innate immune responses, and provide mechanistic insights to complement genome-wide association studies.