dr. Jan Félix (PhD)
CRIG member

Post-Doctoral Assistant – Unit for Structural Biology – VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research – Faculty of Sciences, UGent
Principal investigator : prof. Savvas Savvides (PhD)
Research focus
My main interest lies in the structural characterization of cytokine ligand-receptor complexes involved in inflammation and cancer via structural methods, mainly involving cryogenic electron microscopy, combined with biophysical/biochemical characterization. Structural elucidation of these complexes may form the basis for subsequent antagonist design and therapeutic targeting.
Key publications
- Structures of complete extracellular receptor assemblies mediated by IL-12 and IL-23. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2024 (PMID: 38287195)
- EGOC inhibits TOROID polymerization by structurally activating TORC1. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2023 PMID: 36702972).
- Mechanisms of immunomodulation by mammalian and viral decoy receptors: insights from structures. Nature Reviews Immunology, 2016 (PMID: 28028310).
- Structural basis of GM-CSF and IL-2 sequestration by the viral decoy receptor GIF. Nature Communications, 2016 (PMID: 27819269).
- Structure and Assembly Mechanism of the Signaling Complex Mediated by Human CSF-1. Structure, 2015 (PMID: 26235028).
- Human IL-34 and CSF-1 establish structurally similar extracellular assemblies with their common hematopoietic receptor. Structure, 2013 (PMID: 23478061).
Contact & links
- Lab address: VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, Technologiepark 71, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium
- Unit for Structural Biology
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