Angelina Huseinovic

I joined the Akkari lab in January 2025 for an eight-month period as a postdoctoral researcher in the role of Roving Scientist on the project of Dr. Johanna Erbani. The Roving Scientist program is a new initiative at the NKI designed to support female scientists' projects during their maternity leave. My research focuses on lipid-laden macrophages (LLMs), a recently identified subset of tumor-associated macrophages that metabolically interacts with glioblastoma cells, promoting malignancy through lipid transfer.

This study explores how macrophages, typically involved in neurodevelopmental processes such as (de)myelination, are hijacked by glioblastoma cells to support a pro-tumorigenic environment.  The research will utilize advanced confocal 3D imaging to analyze these interactions in detail. With extensive experience in cancer research, molecular toxicology, and gene therapy, I am excited to contribute to this novel area of study.