Curriculum Vitae
Carolina Jancic, PhD
Independent Researcher, CONICET — Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX‑CONICET), Academia Nacional de Medicina; Teaching asistent, Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, UBA
e-mail: cjancic@gmail.com
Education
BSc in Biological Sciences, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), 1997. PhD in Biological Sciences, UBA, 2002.
Postdoctoral training at Institut Curie (INSERM, France) and the Laboratory of Oncoimmunology, Academia Nacional de Medicina.
Research Focus
Investigates the role of γδ T lymphocytes as early sensors of cellular stress and infection, and their cytotoxic and secretory functions in infectious and tumor contexts. In glioblastoma, studies how tumor‑derived extracellular vesicles modulate γδ T cell activity and the antitumor microenvironment. In Shiga‑toxin‑producing Escherichia coli‑associated hemolytic uremic syndrome, examines the contribution of γδ T cells to the inflammatory response that leads to renal injury.
Teaching and Supervision
Supervisor of two undergraduate theses and three doctoral theses.
Scholarly Output
Publications and profile: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/carolina.jancic.1/bibliography/public/; 139 presentations at national and international scientific meetings (to 2025).
Peer Review and Editorial Roles
Reviewer for international journals (including FEBS Letters and Frontiers in Immunology); evaluator of ANPCyT/FonCyT projects; evaluator for CONICET Investigator Career admissions. Research Topic Editor for Frontiers in Immunology and MDPI Biology (2021–present).
Institutional Service
Participation in the Argentine Society of Immunology (Pro‑secretary, Secretary, Board Member); member of the IMEX‑CONICET Biosafety Committee and CPA Committee; advisor for CONICET doctoral scholarships; organizer of national scientific events.
Funding
Principal investigator or co‑responsible for projects funded by CONICET, ANPCyT/FonCyT, UBA, the National Cancer Institute and Fundación Florencio Fiorini.