Meet the Mac4Me team 

Uniting academia, society and industry

to shape the scientists of tomorrow

Global Network

Creating a strong foundation for professional growth  

By integrating the expertise of our hosting centres with that of our associated partners, we offer a diverse array of opportunities in leadership development, specialized training, scientific innovation, and technical expertise.  


Partners institutions 


Associated partners 

Our supervisors 

Renowned scientists from top-level universities 

Our supervisors have been selected for their exceptional academic qualifications as well as their extensive experience in guiding and supporting PhD students. 

Tero Aittokallio

Department of Cancer Genetics – Institute for Cancer Research,
Oslo University Hospital,  Norway

Martina Rauner

University of Applied Sciences in Vienna, Austria 

Teijo Severi

University of Helsinki/Dept. of Medicine, Finland 

Andreas Weigert

Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany 

Olga Piskareva

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland

Wytske van Weerden

Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Franziska Linke

Erasmus University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Hub Zwart

Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Murali Ghatkesar

TU Delft, The Netherlands

Silvia Scaglione

React4Life, Italy

Jennifer Ashworth

PeptiMatrix™, UK

Johnathan Curd

PeptiMatrix™, UK

Klaus Breitholz

Genevia Technologies, Finland

Mark A.Rubin

University of Bern, Switzerland 

Gema Revuelta

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain 

Carolina Llorente

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

Cathy Merry

University of Nottingham, UK

Our associated partners

Christine Hodgdon

Guiding Researchers & Advocates to Scientific Partnerships (GRASP), United States 

Alexandra Boitor

European Association of Cancer Research (EACR), UK

Alessandra Bonfati

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)

Our expert guidance

Meet Mac4Me’s Scientific Advisory Board

Prof. Cormac Owens

(Pediatric Oncologist, IE)

Prof. Philip Cornford

(Urologist, UK)

Dr. Agnes Jager

(Medical Oncologist, NL)

Prof. Paola Nistico

(Immunotherapy, IT)

Prof. Alana Welm

(Metastasis research, US)

Prof. Eric Danen

(Cancer Drug discovery, NL)

Three rotating patient representatives

Our fellows 

Starting their career as scientists with Mac4Me 

Meet the 18 Doctoral Candidate (DC) who have started their PhD as part of the Mac4Me network. 

Apostolos Papadopoulos

TUDR – Martina Rauner

Aina Amat

UPF – Gema Revuelta and Carolina Llorente

Pierluca Cancellieri

RCSI – Olga Piskareva

Chunyu Yan

RCSI – Olga Piskareva