Louis Ates

Louis Ates is a Senior Scientist with expertise in Infectious Disease Vaccine development, currently leading the tuberculosis vaccine development program at BioNTech SE. Previous roles include conducting research on T cells and anti-tuberculosis immunity at AMC and exploring TypeVII protein secretion in Mycobacteria during their PhD studies. Louis also worked as a Post-Doctoral researcher at Institut Pasteur and as a Teacher's assistant at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. With a Ph.D. in Protein secretion in Mycobacteria, Louis has a strong background in microbiology and immunology.