Lisa Förch
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Main Focus
I would like to develop advanced in vitro tumor models to study immune–tumor cell interactions and elucidate how innovative biomaterials that interact with metabolites influence the tumor (immune) microenvironment.
Curriculum Vitae
Lisa
studied Biotechnology at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Bingen,
where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in 2021. During this time, she
conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, focusing
on the development of 3D tumor spheroid models to investigate biomarkers
targeting the tumor microenvironment. She continued a master’s degree in
Molecular Biotechnology at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, which she
completed in 2023. Her master’s research focused on the role of the G-protein
coupled receptor 65 (GPR65) induced immune evasion in glioblastoma using murine
models in the group of Prof. Dr. Tobias Bopp at Unimedical Center Mainz.
In January 2024, she started with her PhD in the group of Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and joined the Max-Planck Graduade Center (MPGC) in 2025.
Publications
Hu, L.; Peng, W.; Yu, J.; Förch, L.; Mann, S.; Kuan, S. L.; Weil, T.
Bioactive Artificial Cells as Autonomous Metabolic Actuators Enable Bidirectional Communication with Tumor Cells. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147 (51), 47255–47265.
Chagri, S.; Maxeiner, K.; Silva, M. J. S. A.; Förch, L.; Link, J.; Roth, P.; Meyer, R.; Fetzer, J.; Kaltbeitzel, A.; Lieberwirth, I.; Landfester, K.; Wagner, M.; Ng, D. Y. W.; Weil, T.
Intracellular Formation of Synthetic Peptide Nanostructures Causes Mitochondrial Disruption and Cell Death in Tumor Spheroids. Adv. Sci. 2025, 12 (25), e2412606