| ABDUR | 
			Rashid | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
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				Genetic basis of hereditary visual impairment in the patients from Pakistan.
			 | 
			
				Dr. Muhammad Ansar							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| ADEYINKA | 
			Dotun | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Cell cycle and cell fate
			 | 
			
				Dr Boris Egger									 Prof. Dr. Simon Sprecher							 | 
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			| ADJEI | 
			Benjamin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNINE | 
			
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				Retracing Virulence in Zymoseptoria Tritici Evolution
			 | 
			
				Prof. Daniel Croll							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| AHMED | 
			Shaista | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
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				Cardiology
			 | 
			
				Dr. Marie-Noëlle Giraud							 | 
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			| AJAMI | 
			Fawzi | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
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				Mechanism of zygotic specification and development
			 | 
			
				Prof. Aleksandar Vjestica							 | 
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			| AKCAN | 
			Ece | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Understanding the function of Ubiquitin Associated Protein 2 (UBAP2) in cell cycle
			 | 
			
				Prof. Monica Gotta							 | 
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			| AKSIANIUK | 
			Valeryia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
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				Investigating the heterochromatin model of C. elegans aging using ChromID proximity labeling
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Peter Meister							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| ALDERSON | 
			Ruby | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Establishing a new model system for plant adaptation to extreme cold
			 | 
			
				Christian Hardtke							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ALLAHIB | 
			Nancy | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Structural biology of RNA modification machinery
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ramesh Pillai							 | 
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			| AMBRODJI | 
			Alisa | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
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							 | 
			
				Characterising candidate regulatory genetic variants for the susceptibility to fluoropyrimidine-toxicity in cancer patients
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Carlo Largiadèr							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| AMERZHANOV | 
			Daulet | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Diet and Stress in Vervet Monkeys: The Role of the Gut Microbiome
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Claire Bertelli Lombardo							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| AMINANMU | 
			Maolaaiasha | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				machine learning, learning with side information
			 | 
			
				Prof. Stéphane Marchand-Maillet									 Prof. Alexandros Kalousis							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    				    		    		
			| ANCHIERI | 
			Lucas | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Inferring evolutionary parameters from time-serial data
			 | 
			
				Prof. Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ANNAN | 
			Ahrmad | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Epigenetic and transcriptional programs underlying cancer cell plasticity
			 | 
			
				Giovanni Ciriello							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| ARAOYINBO | 
			Ayokunle | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Mechanisms of zygotic specification in fission yeast
			 | 
			
				Professor Aleksandar Vjestica									 Professor Christian Fankhauser							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| ARPA | 
			Enes Salih | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating the role of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in hepatocellular carcinoma
			 | 
			
				David Gatfield							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ARSOVIC | 
			Aleksandar | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular mechanisms responsible for adipose tissue browning
			 | 
			
				Prof. Mirko Trajkovski							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ASSAF | 
			Maxim | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				γ-Tubulin quantity control
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ivana Gasic							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| AZARIPOUR ESFAHANI | 
			Melika | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Gene expression regulation by cohesin
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Peter Meister							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BALAVOINE | 
			Eline | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Identification of environment-dependent determinants of neuronal identity
			 | 
			
				Prof. Denis Jabaudon							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BANGALORE MUKUNDA | 
			Ganesh Chinmai | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Learning and memory in Drosophila
			 | 
			
				Prof. Simon Sprecher							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BATIUK | 
			Alina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Post-transcriptional regulation of tubulin quantity
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ivana Gasic							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| BATMAN | 
			Umut | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Towards revealing the molecular architecture of the A-C linker
			 | 
			
				Prof. Paul Guichard									 Dr. Virginie Hamel							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BENTAHAR | 
			Iman | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The evolution of SNARE proteins
			 | 
			
				Prof. Fasshauer							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BEREZENKO | 
			Anastasiia | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of parental RNA in zebrafish transgenerational thermal tolerance
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BERNET | 
			Martin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Neurobiology and reproductive behavior of Drosophila melanogaster
			 | 
			
				Prof. Anne Clara von Philipsborn							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BLÖMEKE-EIBEN | 
			Aischa | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Residency and functionality of self reactive CD8 Trm cells within the CNS
			 | 
			
				Prof. Doron Merkler							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BONJOUR | 
			Jonatan | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				NSCLC immunotherapy response prediction from routine 
histopathology slides using digital pathology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Olivier Michielin							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| BORBORA | 
			Asfa Sabrin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Integration of neurons into olfactory circuits
			 | 
			
				Prof. Richard Benton							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BORDIN | 
			Greta | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Synthetic CD8+ T cells for next generation ACT
			 | 
			
				Dr. Angel De Jesus Corria-Osorio									 Prof. Dr. Santiago Carmona							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| BOTOS | 
			Marius | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Computational biology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Nadia Isabel Mercader Huber									 Dr. Panagiotis Chouvardas							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| BOUZIRI | 
			Sami | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Understanding the mechanisms of phosphate cycle regulation in Laccaria Bicolor
			 | 
			
				Prof. Yves Poirier							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BOZZI | 
			Davide | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Ancient metagenomics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BRANCIC TRICKOVIC | 
			Andela | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Regulation of homeodomain transcription factors by small peptides
			 | 
			
				Prof. Aleksandar Vjestica							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BRANDULAS CAMMARATA | 
			Alessandro | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Bioinformatics of expression variability
			 | 
			
				Marc Robinson-Rechavi									 Frederic Bastian							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BRIVIO | 
			Sarah | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Haematopoietic stem cells development
			 | 
			
				Prof. Julien Bertrand							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| BRUNNER | 
			Melanie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Autophagy regulators
			 | 
			
				Prof. Jörn Dengjel							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| BUGNON | 
			Marine | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Development of molecular modeling tools to study molecular interactions
			 | 
			
				Prof. Vincent Zoete									 Dre. Ute F. Röhrig							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BURRI | 
			Elisa | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Regulation of integrin-dependent adhesions by the kindlin-talin interplay
			 | 
			
				Prof. Bernhard Wehrle-Haller							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| BUSZTA | 
			Daria | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				"Understanding mechanisms of response and relapse to immunotherapy using single-cell multi-omics analyses"
			 | 
			
				Prof. Raphael Gottardo and Dr. Krisztian Homicsko							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CALDERONI | 
			Gregorio | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Unraveling the mechanisms underlying enhanced social behaviour linked with gut microbiota in honeybees
			 | 
			
				Prof. Joanito Liberti							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CALIA | 
			Emanuele | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular mechanisms of memory and forgetting in Drosophila Melanogaster
			 | 
			
				Prof. Simon Sprecher							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CAMPLI | 
			Giulia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Domain: arthropods genomics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Robert Waterhouse							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CARRARA | 
			Alessia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Biomarkers of pathogenicity in clinical microbiology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Gilbert Greub									 Dr. Claire Bertelli							 | 
			Soutenance 9 mai 2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| CAVINATO | 
			Théo | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Reconstruction of ancient DNA using genealogies
			 | 
			
				Prof. Anna-Sapfo Malaspinas							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CEVALLOS BRENES | 
			Caterina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Unmasking the genetic underpinnings of variable expressivity in complex traits through common and rare variants integration
			 | 
			
				Prof. Alexandre Reymond							 | 
			2027/2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| CHAABANE | 
			Farid | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Empowering the Translational Framework of Microbiota: From Software to Microbial Community Coalescence
			 | 
			
				Claire Bertelli							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CHAMMARTIN | 
			Nylsa | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Bioinformatics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ioannis Xenarios									 Prof. Caroline Tapparel							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CHARDONNET | 
			Ornella | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Functional analysis of kinetochore formation in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Florian Steiner							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| CHIESI | 
			Davide | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Exploring BET inhibitor-mediated modulation of cancer relevant gene signatures in glioblastoma
			 | 
			
				Monika Hegi							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| CITHERLET | 
			Tom | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Cardiovascular benefits of intermittent hypoxic conditioning in healthy elderly subjects
			 | 
			
				Pr. Grégoire Millet							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| CORNET | 
			Camille | 
			
																			 | 
			UNINE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Comparative genomics in Erebia butterflies
			 | 
			
				Prof. Kay Lucek							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| COUZENS | 
			Alex | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Causative mutations and genetic modifiers of blood clot dysfunction
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marguerite Neerman-Arbez							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| CUENU | 
			Geraldine | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Comparative study of Pacinian corpuscles across mammals
			 | 
			
				Prof. Daniel Huber							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| CULEBRAS | 
			Lucas | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The domains are: Genetic, Epidemiology, Immunology & Bioinformatics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Julien Vaucher     [email protected]									 None							 | 
			2027-2028 (Still not determined) | 
		
    		    		
			| DALGA | 
			Delal | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of PCK1 in CKD
			 | 
			
				Prof. Sophie De Seigneux							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| DALL'ANGELO | 
			Michela | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Structural and functional evolution of C2 domain in proteins
			 | 
			
				Dirk Fasshauer							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| DALL'OLIO | 
			Luca | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Metastasis of Colon cancer
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ariel Ruiz i Altaba							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| DE AZEVEDO CORREA | 
			Fernanda | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Genetic of Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Nelly Pitteloud							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| DE CONING | 
			Elindi | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of the microbiota along the gut-brain axis in Alzheimer's disease
			 | 
			
				Claire Bertelli Lombardo							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| DELFINO | 
			Elena | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of RNA modifications in gene expression control
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ramesh PILLAI							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| DONG | 
			Yixing | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Normalization techniques and cell-cell communication with spatial transcriptomics
			 | 
			
				Raphael Gottardo							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| DONGRE | 
			Shivali | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Study of Maternal to zygotic transition using zebrafish embryos
			 | 
			
				Prof. Nadine Vastenhouw							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| ECHERNIER | 
			Mélanie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNINE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Analysis on genomic data on rapeseed
			 | 
			
				Prof. Daniel Croll							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| EL NATOUR | 
			Maya | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				DECIPHERING THE FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF ALK IN NEUROBLASTOMA DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION
			 | 
			
				Dr Annick Mühlethaler-Mottet							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| EPURAN | 
			Dan-Adrian | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Are the Benefits of Bright Light Therapy Dependent on the Activity of the SCN?
			 | 
			
				Prof. Urs Albrecht									 Prof. Jörn Dengjel (University of Fribourg) 
Prof. David Gatfield (University of Lausanne)							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| ERKAN | 
			Sinem | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Gene regulation by chromatin threading through nuclear bodies
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Peter Meister							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ETOURNEAU | 
			Antoine | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNINE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The systematic analysis of secondary metabolism in
bacterivorous nematodes using comparative
metabolomics and molecular networks
			 | 
			
				Prof. Stephan von Reuss							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| FAVRE | 
			Sébastien | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Identification and Characterization of Novel Dedicated Chaperones of Ribosomal Proteins
			 | 
			
				Dr. Dieter Kressler									 Prof. Jörn Dengjel							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| FENDER | 
			Inken | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Computational Biology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| FERREIRA | 
			Clothilde | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				neuro developement
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ivan Rodriguez									 Dr. Sabine Fievre							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| FEUILLET | 
			Anaïs | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Étude de la survie de Metschnikowia pulcherrima
			 | 
			
				Prof. Robbie Loewith									 Dr. Florian Freimoser (Agroscope in Nyon)							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| FLINOIS | 
			Arielle | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Cell-cell junctions
			 | 
			
				Prof. Sandra Citi							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| FLORES HORGUE | 
			Luis | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Olfactory perception in mammals.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ivan Rodriguez							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| FRAGNIÈRE | 
			Caroline | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Thesis title: Mapping the Diversity and Organization of Support and Glial Cells in the Drosophila Antenna
			 | 
			
				Prof. Richard Benton							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| FURLAN | 
			Fandilla-Marie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Olfaction
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ivan Rodriguez							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| GAGNEUX | 
			Jérôme | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Functional analysis of KNL-2
			 | 
			
				Prof. Florian Steiner							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| GARCIA | 
			Méline | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of microbial interactions during community assembly of the gut microbiota
			 | 
			
				Pr Philip Engel							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| GAUDICHAU | 
			Emelyne | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Insect sex determination and differentiation
			 | 
			
											 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GAVRILINA | 
			Irina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Population genomics of voles on isolated islands
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Gerald Heckel							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| GEORGANTAS | 
			Costa | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Predictive Modelling of HFpEF Data for Clinically Actionable Insights
			 | 
			
				Jonas Richiardi							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GHEORGHE | 
			Ioana | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Mechanisms of organ size homeostasis in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GIL FRAGA | 
			Daniel | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Domain: Analysing the impact of fibrinogen variants
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marguerite Neerman-Arbez									 PD Dr. Richard Fish							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| GILLON | 
			Alisson | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The ability of Swiss Actinomycetes to protect potato and tomato plants from phytopathogens. (provisional title)
			 | 
			
				Prof. Laure Weisskopf									 Dr. Ola Abdelrahman							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| GIOTTONINI | 
			Axel | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Identifying and generating thermophilicity in sequences
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GLAD | 
			Hanna | 
			
																			 | 
			UNINE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Omics of Zymoseptoria tritici
			 | 
			
				Prof. Daniel Croll							 | 
			2024? | 
		
    		    		
			| GRAFF | 
			Juliette | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Biochemistry - Characterisation of FIT2 function in lipid droplet biogenesis
			 | 
			
				Prof. Roger Schneiter							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| GRBAVAC | 
			Dora | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Zygotic genome activation in zebrafish
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Nadine Vastenhouw									 To be determined							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GRONE | 
			Jonathan | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Modeling of Spectropolarimetric Signals of Potential Icy Moon Microbes
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Brice-Olivier Demory							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| GUILLEN ANGEL | 
			Maria | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular mechanisms underlying pseudouridine function in monogenic diseases
			 | 
			
				Jean-Yves Roignant							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GUPTA | 
			Barkha | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Lipid metabolism
			 | 
			
				Prof. Roger Schneiter							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GUPTA | 
			Shitij | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Spatiotemporal study of RNA structure in transcript stability during plant adaptation to elevated temperatures
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Rodrigo S. Reis							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| GUT | 
			Jannik Adrian | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Sola scriptura
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| HAJDU | 
			Karina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Metabolic basis of T cell exhaustion
			 | 
			
				Ping-Chih Ho							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| HALTER | 
			Christian | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Single-cell composition of the tumor immune microenvironment
			 | 
			
				Raphael Gottardo									 Santiago Carmona							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| HEIDARI | 
			Erfan | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				DISSECTING THE FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF MISSENSE MUTATIONS USING GENETIC INTERACTION NETWORKS
			 | 
			
				Jolanda Van Leeuwen							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| HINTERNDORFER | 
			Kerstin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Expansion microscopy for the study of plasma membrane homeostasis maintenance and TOR signaling
			 | 
			
				Prof. Robbie Loewith							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| HU | 
			Xin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Biogenesis of germline small RNAs and role in transposon siliencing
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ramesh Pillai							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| HU | 
			Yiyi | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				A Deep Learning Model for Brain PET Dual Tracer Separation based on Clinical Dataset include 18F-FDG, 18F-Florbetapir and 18F-Flutemetamol PET rradiotracer
			 | 
			
				Prof. Habib Zaidi							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| HUA | 
			Jingmin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				RNA structure in plant adaptation
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Rodrigo S. Reis							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| IGELBÜSCHER | 
			Carla Marie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of lipid droplets (LDs) during mouse and human brain development
			 | 
			
											 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ISMA | 
			Jovan | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Androgen receptor as target of translational significance in CAFs
			 | 
			
				Gian Paolo Dotto									 Christian Simon							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| IVANOVA | 
			Daria | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Microcephaly, cellular division and genomic stability
			 | 
			
				Prof. Patrick Meraldi							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| JABOYEDOFF | 
			Manon | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating the dynamics of paediatric infectious diseases in the post-COVID19 era
			 | 
			
				Prof. François Angoulvant							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| JANDRASITS | 
			Damian | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Establishment of the CRISPR-CAS system for rapid diagnostics and the development of antiviral strategies
			 | 
			
				Prof. Michael Hothorn (UNIGE depuis 2023)									 Prof. Mauro Tonolla (UNIGE / SUPSI Bellinzona TI)							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| JECHA | 
			Kristine | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Genomic consequences of hybridization in insects
			 | 
			
				Tanja Schwander							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| JIMÉNEZ GARCÍA | 
			Carlos | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of the autophagy-lysosomal pathway under physiological and pathological conditions
			 | 
			
				Prof. Patricia Boya							 | 
			2025 or 2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| JOHN | 
			Malina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Microtubule homeostasis as a funtion of tubulin quantity
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ivana Gasic							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KAEN | 
			Veslemøy | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating IDR contributions to transcription factor specificity in binding, clustering and transcriptional activation (provisional)
			 | 
			
				Prof. Nadine Vastenhouw							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| KARTALKANAT | 
			Berfin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Nuclear organization in transcription
			 | 
			
				Prof. Nadine Vastenhouw							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KASHANI | 
			Elham | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of PP2A phosphatases and miR-19b in DNA damage response and temozolomide resistance of GBM tumours
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Erik Vassella							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KHADKA | 
			Jenisha | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular basis of gene regulation specificity
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Maria Cristina Gambetta							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KLEIN | 
			Calvin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Developing an analysis workflow for non-discrete protein complexes in Cryo-ET
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KNÜSEL | 
			Leona | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular mediation of environmental risk factors in cognitive decline, statistical genetics
			 | 
			
				Dr. Zoltan Kutalik							 | 
			2026 (probably) | 
		
    		    		
			| KOLI | 
			Saloni | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Comparative Analysis of Snf1 and SnRK1: Evolutionary and Functional Roles of Catalytic a-Subunits
			 | 
			
				Prof. Claudio De Virgilio							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KOMAROV | 
			Nikita | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Sensory biology of model organisms
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Simon Sprecher							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| KONOPKA | 
			Leonie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigation of the role of the fibrinogen A-alpha E isoform in haemostasis
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marguerite Neerman-Arbez									 PD Dr. Richard Fish							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| KRAUSE | 
			Nicerine | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Cryogel based placenta-derived platform for islet transplantation
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ekaterine Berishvili							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| LAGO  SOLIS | 
			Blanca | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Non-cell-autonomous circadian regulation of brain function in Drosophila
			 | 
			
				Prof. Emi Nagoshi							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| LAIGLE | 
			Alice | 
			
																			 
																								 
																 | 
			UNINE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Deciphering the dynamics of 3D genome organization in Zymoseptoria tritici and its impact on gene expression during wheat infection
			 | 
			
				Prof. Daniel Croll							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| LANDALUCE ITURRIRIA | 
			Esther | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Macronutrition and signaling regulated rna splicing in adipose tissue
			 | 
			
				Dr. Isabel López-Mejía							 | 
			2025-2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| LAZARIDI | 
			Symela | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Computational Biology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| LE CAOUS | 
			Laetitia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Host adaptation of an attenuated live vaccine in a mouse model
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hapfelmeier							 | 
			24 | 
		
    		    		
			| LEMBKE | 
			Carla | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular and epigentic basis of heart regeneration
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Nadia Isabel Mercader Huber							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| LEYTENS | 
			Alexandre | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Characterization of selective macroautophagy using proteomics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Jörn Dengjel							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| LI | 
			Changling | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Visualization and quantification of the sound transmission in the human middle ear with synchrotron-based dynamic phase-contrast microtomography
			 | 
			
				Prof. Lukas Anschütz							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| LI | 
			Pumin | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				regulation genes around FMR1
			 | 
			
				Giovanni Ciriello							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| LIU | 
			Wei | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Bioinformatics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Evgeny Zdobnov									 Prof. Douglas Teodoro							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| LIU | 
			Yan | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Bioinformatics for cancer biology
			 | 
			
				David Gfeller							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| LYON | 
			Arnaud | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Metabolic and immunological determinants of gender-based susceptibility to renal ischemia-reperfusion-injury
			 | 
			
				Prof. Déla Golshayan									 Dr. Alban Longchamp							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| MA | 
			Mengjie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating Highly Effective Modulator Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis on Bacteria Infection of the Airway Epithelium
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marc Chanson							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    				    		    		
			| MANAILA | 
			Roxana | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of sphingosine-1phosphate in chronic kidney disease
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Stephan von Gunten									 Prof. Dr. med. Markus Mohaupt							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| MANGATTU PARAMBIL | 
			Ayisha Marwa | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Mechanical forces shaping the developing and regenerating heart
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Nadia Isabel Mercader Huber									 Dr. Julien Vermont, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| MARFIN | 
			Maxim | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of transcription factors in the Caudal Hematopoietic Tissue niche of embryonic hematopoiesis in zebrafish.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Julien Bertrand							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| MARTINEZ | 
			Carlos | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular characterization of nsun6 and nsun7 orthologs in Drosophila melanogaster.
			 | 
			
				Jean-Yves Roignant							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| MASE | 
			Hikari | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Regulation of the formin Fus1 function and condensation for cell fusion
			 | 
			
				Prof. Sophie Martin							 | 
			01.10.2028 | 
		
    		    				    		    		
			| MAZEPA | 
			Glib | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Evolution of hybridogenesis in the Pelophylax water frogs
			 | 
			
				Nicolas Perrin							 | 
			2024? | 
		
    		    		
			| MOIX | 
			Samuel | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Telomere epidemiology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Zoltán Kutalik							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| MONARD | 
			Céline | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Phenotyping Acute Kidney Injury
			 | 
			
				Antoine Schneider							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| MONTENEGRO-BORBOLLA | 
			Elena | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating human C. difficile infection
			 | 
			
				Benoît Guery									 Gilbert Greub							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| MSHEIK | 
			Hiba | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Extravillous trophoblasts: a tool for regenerative medicine
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marie Cohen									 Prof. Ekaterine Berishvili Berney							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| MÜHLEMATTER | 
			Christophe | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Diet and antibiotics: Their effect on sleep regulation in infants through interactions with the gut microbiota
			 | 
			
				Prof. Salome Kurth							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| MÜLLER | 
			Jérémie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Implementation of PBPK (Physiologically Based PharmacoKinetic) modeling in clinical practice with the Virtual Twin approach
			 | 
			
				Prof. Caroline Samer									 Prof. Youssef Daali							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| MURISIER | 
			Frédéric | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				modelisation and computational analysis of the epitranscriptome
			 | 
			
				Jean-Yves Roignant							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| NANCHEN | 
			Magali | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular mechanisms regulating germline gene transcription in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Dr. Chantal Wicky							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| NGUYEN | 
			Thi Tham | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The potential role of HTATIP2 as a tumor suppressor in Gliomablastoma
			 | 
			
				Prof. Monika Hegi							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| NITA | 
			Tiberiu | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
			 | 
			
				PD. Dr. Nancy B. Hopf									 Prof. Vernez David							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| NOORBERGEN | 
			Ignacio javier | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Nix-mediated mitophagy in retinal homeostasis and pathology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Patricia Boya							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| NOTTER DIAS | 
			Matheus | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									-
							 | 
			
				Phd in Immunology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hapfelmeier							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| NYAMARI NYABOKE | 
			Marion | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Global bioinformatics study of gene expression variability and splicing
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi									 Frederic Bastian							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| OLTRAMARE | 
			Christelle | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Endocrine disruptors in food: human exposure assessement using exposure and early-effect biomarkers
			 | 
			
				Aurélie Berthet									 David Vernez							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| OTMANI IDRISSI | 
			Myriem | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				cardiology
			 | 
			
				Dr. Marie-Noëlle Giraud							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PAILLER-PRADEAU | 
			Clara | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Identification and characterization of new genes involved in rare developmental disorders
			 | 
			
				Prof. Alexandre Reymond							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| PAJOT | 
			Clémentine | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of EphrinBs in the excitability of POMC neurons and its role in type 2 diabetes etiology.
			 | 
			
				Prof Sophie Croizier									 Prof Nadine Vastenhouw							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| PALTENGHI | 
			Claire | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Mapping suppression interactions in human cells through drug-mediated CRISPR-Cas9 screens
			 | 
			
				Jolanda van Leeuwen							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PANARIELLO | 
			Valeria | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Neuronal control of Reproductive Behavior in Drosophila Melanogaster
			 | 
			
				Prof. Anne Clara von Philipsborn							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PANFILOVA | 
			Diana | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of lipid droplets in cellular identity
			 | 
			
											 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PARASHAR | 
			Kanishka | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Cytoskeleton and idk
			 | 
			
				Prof Dr Lluis Fajas Coll							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PARASSINI MADAPPURA | 
			Alakananda | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Microengineering of Nerve Guidance Conduit for 
Regulating the Nerve Tissue Regeneration
			 | 
			
				Prof. Srinivas Madduri									 Prof. Daniel Kalbermatten							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PARK | 
			Seorim | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Development of efficient deep learning representations to identify genomic functional elements
			 | 
			
				Prof. Evgeny Zdobnov							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PARLAK | 
			Gizem Cagla | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Inivetigation of regulation of Cry2 by NMD through its 3'UTR
			 | 
			
				[email protected]							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PEPE | 
			Lorenzo Giulio | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Developing gene therapies for TMPRSS3 mediated hearing loss.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pascal Senn									 Dr. Francis Rousset, Prof. Oliver Hartley							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| PERILLO | 
			Giulia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Characterizing PIWI-interacting RNAs in mouse sperm and oocytes
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pei-Hsuan Wu							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| PERTZIGER | 
			Eugenia | 
			
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			UNIL | 
			
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				Consumption, metabolomic profiling, and selected health impact of dietary live microorganisms and fermented foods in Switzerland
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				Prof. Murielle Bochud									 PD Dr. Guy Vergères, Dr. Kathryn Pimentel							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| PETEANI | 
			Giulia | 
			
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			UNIBE | 
			
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				Harnessing Deep Learning for the Rational Design of Metalloproteins
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				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin									 Dr. Marco Chino, University of Napoli "Federico II"							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| PICHON | 
			Vivien | 
			
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			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Research of a probiotic cure to potato late blight.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Laure Weisskopf									 Dr. Laurent Falquet (unifr)
Dr. Brice Dupuis (Agroscope)							 | 
			2022 | 
		
    		    		
			| PLANCHON | 
			Chloé | 
			
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			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Autophagy
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				Prof. Jörn Dengjel							 | 
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			| PRABHU | 
			Janak | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Coarse grained molecular dynamics simulations
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			| PRADHAN | 
			Sigma | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
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				Inter-generational control of progeny´s proteome based on parental dietary restriction
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| PRIETO BAÑOS | 
			Silvia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Reconstructing ancestral microsyntenies in the tree of life
			 | 
			
				Prof. Christophe Dessimoz							 | 
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			| PRIMAVESI | 
			Julia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
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				Proteomics and exercise.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Aaron L. Baggish							 | 
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			| PSALMON | 
			Sacha | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
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							 | 
			
				A live-imaging based approach for identifying mechanisms of spatiotemporal growth
coordination in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin							 | 
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			| PUTINO | 
			Rossana | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				GENOMICS-
Dissecting Temporal Enhancer Dynamics in Mouse Limb Development
			 | 
			
				Prof. Guillaume Andrey							 | 
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			| RAPP | 
			Vincent | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
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				Functional assessment of the cardiac epigenomic landscape of TBX5, a critical regulator of mammalian heart development and disease
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Marco Osterwalder									 Prof. Dr. Katja Elisabeth Odening							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| REGAZZI | 
			Nicola | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
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				Single-cell ATLAS of spinal cord injury in zebrafish, rodents and primates
			 | 
			
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			| REIS GALVÃO | 
			Daniela | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
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				Modulation of effector functions of NK cells by human immunoglobulin G and recombinant protein analogues
			 | 
			
				Prof. Jörg D. Seebach									 Dr. Gisella Puga Yung							 | 
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			| RENAUD | 
			Cedric | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Cellular plasticity of pancreatic cells
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pedro Herrera									 Dr. Eva Bru Tari							 | 
			2025-2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| REVEL | 
			Maxime | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Transcriptional interference as a regulation mechanism of the expression of abd-A
			 | 
			
				Prof. Emi Nagoshi									 Dr. Robert Maeda							 | 
			Oct 31, 2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| RICHARD | 
			Viviane | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Multidimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children
			 | 
			
				Prof. Silvia Stringhini							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| RIOS OCHOA | 
			Brenda | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				HIGS tool to control gene expression in Rhizophagus irregularis in symbiosis with Dacus carota
			 | 
			
				DEE - Groupe du Prof. Sanders									 Dr. Soon-Jae Lee							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| RODELLA | 
			Chiara | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Artificial Intelligence applied for the computational design of proteins
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| RODRIGUEZ ROZO | 
			Daniel | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Aberrant bodies: characterizing the mechanisms underlying the persistence of chlamydiae
			 | 
			
				Gilbert Greub							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| ROGG | 
			Pauline | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Medical genetic burden, past and present
			 | 
			
				Prof. Alexandre Reymond							 | 
			2030 | 
		
    		    		
			| ROSA FERNANDES | 
			Goncalo | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Gene expression control by RNA modifications.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ramesh Pillai							 | 
			2030 | 
		
    		    		
			| ROSER | 
			Natascha | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Biomedicine, Metabolism of erythrocytes to store EC more sustainable and longer; Phosphoproteomics of stored red blood cells.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Michel Prudent							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| RUFFIEUX | 
			Lorraine | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Visceral Fat Browning
			 | 
			
				Prof. Mirko Trajkovski							 | 
			01.04.2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| SABATER ROYO | 
			Irene | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular and genetic mechanisms of Parkinson's disease
			 | 
			
				Prof. Emi Nagoshi							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SAHA | 
			Sajjita | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Pheromone signaling and Rho GTPase Cdc42 mediated zone dynamics in fission yeast S pombe
			 | 
			
				Prof. Sophie Martin							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SALI | 
			Merve | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Understanding the molecular function of Ubiquitin Associated Protein 2 Like in cell division
			 | 
			
				Prof. Monica Gotta							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SANDER | 
			Sibilla | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				3D Skin proteomics
			 | 
			
				Prof.  Jörn Dengjel							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SANDRALEGAR | 
			Abiram | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				From Clinical Records to Digital Twins: Improving Data Interoperability
			 | 
			
				Prof. Philippe Bijlenga									 Prof. Douglas Teodoro							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| SAPIA | 
			Jennifer | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular dynamics simulations of membrane proteins
			 | 
			
				Prof. Stefano Vanni							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SARHADI | 
			Moein | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Cell-autonomous and non-cell autonomous controls over cortical circuit assembly
			 | 
			
				Prof. Denis Jabaudon							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SCHEER | 
			Irina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Motor adaptation in the cerebellum: the role of 
climbing fibers
			 | 
			
				Prof. Mario Prsa							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| SCHLEMPER-SCHEIDT | 
			Marie-désirée | 
			
																			 | 
			UNINE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Identification, Characterization and Total Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites in Nematodes (Chemical Ecology, Metabolomics, Total Synthesis)
			 | 
			
				Prof. Stephan von Reuss							 | 
			March 2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| SCHMIDT | 
			Sophia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Deciphering the molecular principles of separase regulation
			 | 
			
				Prof. Andreas Boland									 Prof. Florian Steiner							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SCHMIDT | 
			Tanguy | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Pyoverdine modulation upon Phytophtora exposure
			 | 
			
				Prof. Laure Weisskopf							 | 
			2029 | 
		
    		    		
			| SCHWÄMMLE | 
			Hanna | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Epigenetics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Simon Braun							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| SHIBATA | 
			Keigo | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The roles of PIWI-interacting RNAs in sperm and embryos
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pei-Hsuan Wu							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SHVETSOVA | 
			Ekaterina | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of codon-specific translational defects in protein homeostasis
			 | 
			
				Prof. Sebastian Leidel							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| SKENDO | 
			Kristjana | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Studying molecular and cellular mechanisms of human cell division
			 | 
			
				Prof. Patrick Meraldi							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| SMITH | 
			William | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Identifying and Characterizing the Protein Composition at H3K9me3 in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Peter Meister									 Prof. Dr. Tuncay Baubec (UNIZH)							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| SO | 
			Younju | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Neuroepigenetic
			 | 
			
				Prof. Simon Braun							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SOLDINI | 
			Luca | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Evolutionary genomics of fire ants
			 | 
			
				Prof. Tanja Schwander							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SRIVASTAVA | 
			Divyanshu | 
			
																			 
																								 
																 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Selection and adaptation in tumor evolution
			 | 
			
				Giovanni Ciriello									 Elisa Oricchio							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SU | 
			Ziyang | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Innate lymphoid cell (ILC)-driven immune modulation in ovarian cancer
			 | 
			
				Prof. Camilla Jandus									 Sara Trabanelli							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| SUAREZ | 
			Paola | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				ASD biomarkers in early childhood
			 | 
			
				Prof. Nadia Chabane									 PhD. Anne Maillard							 | 
			2020 | 
		
    		    		
			| SUN | 
			Jieran | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Title: Developing computational methods for spatial omics analysis
			 | 
			
				Prof. Raphael Gottardo									 Dr. Marianna Rapsomaniki							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| SURENDRAN | 
			Siju | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				To explore the role of somatostatin (SSTRs) and opioid receptors in Caenorhabditis elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dominique A. Glauser							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| SUSHAMA GOPINATH | 
			Parvathi | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular pathways regulating nociception nd nociceptive plasticity in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dominique Glauser							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| TARUPIWA | 
			Ruramai | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Understanding the epigenetic establishment of CENP-A
			 | 
			
				Prof. Florian Steiner							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| TELLINGA | 
			Constant | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Leveraging circadian oscillations for T cell therapies
			 | 
			
				Prof. Christoph Scheiermann							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| TETTAMANTI | 
			Maria | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Regulation of TORC2 by membrane domains
			 | 
			
				Prof. Robbie Loewith							 | 
			2025/2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| TONAZZOLLI | 
			Arianna | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Evolutionary investigation of the rise of C2 domain type 1
			 | 
			
				Dirk Fasshauer							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| TORRES RODRÍGUEZ | 
			Paula | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Understanding the effect of JAKi on the immune response to the Shingrix vaccine
			 | 
			
				Prof. Arnaud Didierlaurent							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| TRAJANOVIKJ | 
			Vladimir | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Drosophila Behavioural Circuit Neuroscience
			 | 
			
				Prof. Anne Clara von Philipsborn							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| TRICKOVIC | 
			Matija | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Microbiota and metabolic health
			 | 
			
				Prof. Mirko Trajkovski, UNIGE									 Prof. Evgeny Zdobnov, UNIGE							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| TUOMAALA | 
			Joel | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Preferential ribophagy balances a trade-off between starvation survival and starvation recovery in C. elegans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin									 Prof. Dr. Sebastian Andreas Leidel							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| TÜRKAL | 
			Miranda | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Human liver organoids
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pierre Maechler							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ULRICH | 
			Eric | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Bacterial community assembly and evolution over spatially structured environments
			 | 
			
				Sara Mitri							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| URBANSKA | 
			Laura | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Genetic characterisation of mutations leading to the development of a rudimentary extra pair of limbs in domestic animals
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Cord Drögemüller							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| VALENCIA ALARCÓN | 
			Eva Paulina | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating the molecular pathway and potential neuroprotective role of Nato3 in dopaminergic neurons
			 | 
			
				Prof. Emi Nagoshi							 | 
			2024 | 
		
    		    		
			| VARTANOVA | 
			Valeriia | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The crosstalk between brown adipose tissue and islets of Langerhans
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pedro Herrera									 Dr. Daniel Oropeza							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| VASILJEVIC | 
			Stefan | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Genetic architecture of the hoof health trait in Swiss cattle
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Cord Drögemüller									 Dr. Joana Jacinto							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| VON KÄNEL | 
			Sofie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating the neural correlates involved during gesture production in patients with depression
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. med. Sebastian Walther							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| VUARAMBON | 
			Dominique | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of RNA conformational changes in plant perception to elevated temperatures
			 | 
			
				Prof. Dr. Rodrigo S. Reis							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| WACHALA | 
			Karolina | 
			
																			 
																				 | 
			UNIBE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Evolutionary dynamics of chromosomal inversions and local adaptation
			 | 
			
				Dr. Stephan Peischl							 | 
			2028 | 
		
    		    		
			| WANG | 
			Ji | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Bioinformatics
			 | 
			
				Prof. Evgeny Zdobnov							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| WANG | 
			Sisi | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Allogeneic Universal Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) - Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells Against Acute Myeloid Leukemia
			 | 
			
				Prof. Jérôme Tamburini Bonnefoy									 PD Dr. Federico Simonetta							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| WANYING | 
			Zhang | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Mechanisms that specify target identification by the METTL3 complex.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Ramesh Pillai							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| XIE | 
			Tian | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Aging
			 | 
			
				Prof. Zhihong Yang							 | 
			2025 | 
		
    		    		
			| XU | 
			Yiming | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of S100A4 protein in the crosstalk between immune cells and smooth muscle cells in atherosclerosis
			 | 
			
				Prof. Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat									 Dr. Pascal Azar							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| YADAV | 
			Deepak | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Evolutionary history of the vesicle transport machinery
			 | 
			
				Professor Dirk Fasshauer							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| YEPES GARCÍA | 
			Jeferyd | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIFR | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Developing High-Throughput Strategies for Efficient Rice Straw Degradation through Metagenomics Data Analysis and Network Reconstruction of Metabolic Pathways by Deep Learning Approaches.
			 | 
			
				Dr. Laurent Falquet							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| YVON | 
			Raphaël | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Thesis in renal physiopathology
			 | 
			
				Prof. Eric FERAILLE							 | 
			2027 | 
		
    		    		
			| ZABIEGALOV | 
			Oleksandr | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				“Derivation of retinal organoids with improved number and structure of Müller glia generated from human and mouse pluripotent stem cells”
Domain of stem cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology.
			 | 
			
				Prof. Yvan Arsenijevic, PhD
									 Corinne Kostic, PhD, MER
							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    				    		    		
			| ZHAI | 
			Jing | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Nouvel genes discovery in CHH, Kallmann syndrome and other endocrine disorders
			 | 
			
				Nelly Pitteloud									 Federico Santoni							 | 
			 | 
		
    		    		
			| ZHANG | 
			Emma (Wenyu) | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Investigating Nonsense mRNA Degradation Pathway in Immune Response in Liver Cancer
			 | 
			
				Prof. David Gatfield							 | 
			2030 | 
		
    		    		
			| ZHU | 
			Xintao | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Molecular mechanisms governing species-specific developmental rates related to mitochondrial metabolism
			 | 
			
				Prof. Pierre Maechler									 Prof. Margarete Diaz Cuadros							 | 
			2030 | 
		
    		    		
			| ZOCOLA | 
			Elodie | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIGE | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				The role of NOX4 in osteoarthritis
			 | 
			
				Prof. Didier Hannouche							 | 
			2026 | 
		
    		    		
			| ZUNJARRAO | 
			Sanyami Sunil | 
			
																			 | 
			UNIL | 
			
									E‑Mail
							 | 
			
				Role of chromatin structure in driving gene regulation specificity in Drosophila melanogaster
			 | 
			
				Maria C. Gambetta							 | 
			 |