Lab members
We are a mixed team spanning computational biology, structural biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and translational experimentation.

Pacesa Lab 2026 (Tiffany Schärer, Elizaveta Chernova, Manuela Ouazzan, Anabel Martínez, Erik Mäeots, Martin Pačesa, Leonardo Tredese)
Principal Investigator

Martin Pačesa
Principal Investigator
Design
CryoEM
X-ray
Biochemistry
I am fascinated by how biological systems can emerge from simple components, and how we could design or simulate such assemblies from the ground up. The bigger, wilder, and weirder the project and application, the better. Outside of the lab I play video games, read books, watch classic movies, and sample whiskeys.
Staff


Anabel Lee Martínez Bengochea
Lab Manager
Cell culture
Translational
Lab operation
Lab Manager with expertise in method development, cell culture and molecular biology, focused on optimizing experimental workflows and enabling translational research. Outside the lab, I enjoy painting, crafts and spending time with my family.
Postdoctoral Researchers
PhD Students


Master Students


Open Position
Master Student
Computational
Wetlab
Design and testing of nucleic acid interacting proteins and enzymes.

Open Position
Master Student
Wetlab
Methods for screening and solving the structures of natural protein-nucleic acid complexes.

Open Position
Master Student
Computational
Wetlab
Design of therapeutic protein binders.

Open Position
Master Student
Computational
Methods to assess protein complexity and future-proof benchmarking.

Open Position
Master Student
Computational
Wetlab
Binders for membrane protein functionalisation.

Open Position
Master Student
Computational
Wetlab
Prediction and validation of protein folding pathways.


