Other competencies
- Head of Surgery Center, University Hospital Zurich
- Coordinator Clinical Studies AO, SNSF
Career
| Since 2017 | Head Center for Surgical Research, University and University Hospital Zurich. |
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| Since 2012 | Head of Research, Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Zurich |
| 2012 | “Venia Legendi” University of Zurich (Habilitation) |
| Since 2005 | Lecturer at the University of Zurich |
| 2003 – 2011 | Senior Research Group Leader, Head of the Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the Institute of Laboratory Animal Science (University of Zurich Irchel) |
| 2000 – 2003 | Postdoc at the Biological Central Laboratory (University Hospital Zurich) |
| 2000 | PhD Degree (Dr. sc. nat.) |
| 1996 – 2000 | Assistant at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Zurich and PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. P. Sonderegger. |
| 1996 | MSc. in biochemistry and immunology |
Most important memberships
- Member of the Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Zurich
- Vice president and Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association
- Member of the “Genetic Quality Assurance and Genetic Monitoring” for the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA)
- Member of the Swiss Stem Cell Network
- Member of the Swiss Society for Biochemistry
Research focus
- Study of molecular mechanisms involved in the maintenance of stem cell identity in different stem cell populations (embryonic stem cells, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC), mesenchymal stem cells neural crest stem cells and cancer stem cells
- Identify of multipotent/pluripotent stem cells for the development of bone bioengineering technologies