Caroline LAMARCHE

Caroline Lamarche is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Montreal, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine within the Department of Medicine. Her research focuses on nephrology, immunotherapy, and regulatory T cells in the context of kidney transplantation and infectious diseases. She leads multiple grants including the Immunothérapie en néphrologie projects funded by FRSQ and the Anti-HLA-A2 antibodies initiative supported by the Cole Foundation. Key areas of study include CAR-T cell engineering for transplant tolerance, BK virus immunotherapy, and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy in hemodialysis patients.

Grants & Projects:

• 2024–2026: Lead researcher on Immunothérapie en néphrologie (FRSQ grants PVXXXXXX-Bourse de chercheur-boursier clinicien: Junior 1 and PVXXXXXX-Établissement de jeunes chercheurs Juniors 1)
• 2022–2026: Co-researcher in A histology suite for visualizing cell distribution (CRSNG grant)

Research Interests: Lamarche’s work integrates clinical nephrology with immunological innovations, particularly addressing challenges in kidney transplantation rejection, BK virus management, and leveraging regulatory T cells for therapeutic applications. Her recent studies explore CAR-T cell exhaustion mechanisms and biomarker identification in glomerular diseases.

Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Réseau TheCell for adoptive immunotherapy research and the Quebec Renal Network (Réseau Rénal Québécois) for translational studies in nephrology.