Onur Boyman

Onur Boyman is a Professor of Clinical Immunology at the Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, University of Zurich. His research focuses on cytokine biology, immune homeostasis, and translational immunotherapy. Key projects include developing cytokine-antibody complexes to enhance cancer immunotherapy and studying cytokine roles in autoimmune diseases, transplantation, and infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2. His work is supported by grants from leading institutions. Boyman’s lab investigates mechanisms of T cell exhaustion, regulatory T cell subsets, and cytokine-driven immune responses in health and disease.

Research Interests:

• Cytokine signaling and function in immune regulation
• Immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmunity
• IL-2-based therapies and receptor engineering
• Long-term immune consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Advising & Grants:

• Supervises PhD/MD-PhD researchers in immunology
• Recipient of major grants including from the Swiss National Science Foundation and European Commission
• Collaborates with leading institutions like the Garvan Institute (Australia) and ETH Zurich

Labs & Teams:

Director of the Boyman Lab, which integrates basic immunology with clinical translation. Team includes experts in immunology, oncology, and biotechnology.