Dr. Manuel Vicente is an engineer by training, having studied Biomedical Eng. in the NOVA University of Lisbon (Portugal). During his studies, he developed an interest in the molecular and cellular aspects of Immunology, and later was accepted into the highly competitive Graduate program in Areas of Basic and Applied Biology (GABBA), from the University of Porto, in Portugal. In this program Manuel pursued his PhD in the intersection of Immunology and Glycobiology. The work concentrated on the role of glycans (sugar molecules attached to cellular surface proteins or lipids) in T cell development and function. In 2022 he joined the AG Münster-Kühnel in the Institute of Clinical Biochemistry in the MHH, first as a guest PhD student, then as a postdoctoral researcher. As part of the nextGENERATION Medical Scientist Program, Dr. Vicente’s focus will be on how glycans can influence the efficiency of bone-marrow transplantation, and in the design of glycan-based strategies to improve this clinical procedure.