Our Team

⭘ GROUP LEADER

Dr Alison Forrester

Alison has a B.Sc (Hons) in Pharmacology (2007) and a PhD (2012) from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK. In 2013 Alison moved to Carmine Settembre’s lab at the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) in Pozzuoli, Naples, where she pursued post-doctoral studies in the role of autophagy in protein trafficking and disease formation. In 2017 she continued her post-doctoral studies in Ludger Johannes’ lab at the Institute Curie in Paris, France, to study Retro-2, an inhibitor of intracellular trafficking, and advanced bioimaging to study protein trafficking using Lattice light-sheet microscopy. Alison’s expertise lie in the use of advanced microscopy to study protein trafficking and autophagy, including Lattice light-sheet microscopy, scanning and spinning disc confocal fixed and live cell microscopy, TIRF and electron microscopy. Her team works with interdisciplinary collaborators on a theme combining experience from across her career: studying protein trafficking and ER exit to understand the effects of secretory pathway modulation on cell homeostasis and disease.
Alison is spearheading the sustainability initiative at the University of Namur. The “Green team” is composed of members across the Department of Biology and Faculty of Medicine, who are working closely with the University of Namur to identify problem areas and put into action a series of sustainable practices across the university.
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