Every year, we welcome new members and say goodbye to those moving on, but no farewell has been harder than Lila’s. We threw a big party in April for Lila and a few others leaving at similar times, revisiting all the good memories across generations of Innates.
Dear Lila, thank you for keeping the lab running all these years! Words cannot fully express our gratitude, for you’re not only a lab manager who helped with our scientific challenges but also a counsellor who guided us through our inner struggles. Your professional skills, in combination with your kindness and deep understanding of different cultures, have greatly shaped our lab. We will surely miss you a lot, and we wish you the best of luck with whatever lies ahead!
Update in March 2025 – congratulations to Lila on her new job at Institute Curie in Paris!
Text by Yiqi, photos by Melissa and Virginie.