Anne-Florence Raphaëlle BitbolI was trained in physics, and always had a strong interest in biology. I am broadly interested in understanding biological phenomena in a quantitative way, through physical concepts and mathematical and computational tools. I investigate the relative impacts of optimization and historical contingency in biological evolution, both at the scale of protein sequences and at the scale of microbial populations.Here is my research group website.Curriculum vitae Here is my complete CV. Professional experience:Since
Kelvin Ka Ching LauExpertise
Protein expressionProtein purificationProtein characterizationProtein-protein interactionsX-ray crystallographyStructural biologyProtein biophysics
Mission
I am trained in biochemistry and structural biology and have keen interest in protein-protein interactions. Here to help solve your problems!
Education PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2008 – 2014 University of British Columbia Directed by Filip van Petegem Bachelor of Science | Honours Bi
Gioele La MannoTeaching & PhD PhD Students Albert Dominguez Mantes, Xinyi Huang, Laura Lapeña Gil, Alessandro Valente, Luca Fusar Bassini, Hao-An Hsiung, Alireza Gargoorimotlagh, Morgane Alice Storey, Rosan Martine Hans, María Cristina Loureiro Casalderrey, Lada Polyakova Past EPFL PhD Students Alex Russell Lederer, Irina Khven Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Alexandre Coudray, Alex Russell Lederer, Halima Hannah Emilie Schede, Irina Khven Courses Biological data science I: statistical learning BIOENG-210
Giovanni D'AngeloTeaching & PhD PhD Students Mélissa Ruiz, Gary Domeniconi, Irmak Kaysudu, Alessandro Valente, Surayyo Akramkhanova, Jean Andrea Maillat, Linda Wedemann, Manel Leila Nadia Boussouf, Jiayan Lin, Nika Gorsek, Christina Ulrich, William Daniel Chan-Ha Verdier Past EPFL PhD Students Laura Capolupo, Jaipreet Singh Loomba, Halima Hannah Emilie Schede Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector Muhammad Umair Anwar Courses Biological chemistry II BIO-213 Biochemistry is a key discipline in the Life Scienc
Camille Véronique Bernadette GoemansCamille's research focuses on understanding how antibiotics and non-antibiotic drugs affect the diverse bacteria from the human gut microbiota and how they contribute to dysbiosis and the development of antibiotic resistance. To achieve this goal, she combines systems approaches with molecular microbiology, bacterial genetics and biochemistry.She obtained her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Biomedical Sciences from the UCLouvain, Belgium, after which she completed her PhD (FRIA national fellowship) at th
Sahand Jamal RahiExpertise
- Biophysics- Statistical mechanics- Systems biology- Computational biology- Genetics
Teaching & PhD PhD Students Alisa Gross, Matthieu Schmidt, Marco Labagnara, Lorenzo Scutteri, Haozong Zeng Past EPFL PhD Students Ahmad Sadeghi, Mahsa Barzegarkeshteli, Vojislav Gligorovski, Roxane Oesterle Courses Biophysics : physics of biological systems PHYS-302 Understand and use the results and methods of population genetics, population dynamics, network theory, and reaction network dynami
Sangwoo KimSangwoo Kim is set to join EPFL as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in September 2023. Prior to his appointment at EPFL, he served as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He earned his graduate degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research delved into the relationships between statistics, geometry, and mechanical states in cellular matters. Currently, his research focus on fundamental understanding of biological and living systems, as well as the study of soft and active matter employing principles from mechanics and physics. His research interests encompass embryonic development, tissue morphogenesis, structure and mechanics of soft materials, inherent structure of amorphous materials, and non-equilibrium dynamics of active matter.
Olga FinkTeaching & PhD PhD Students Han Sun, Leandro Von Krannichfeldt, Keivan Faghih Niresi, Zepeng Zhang, Vinay Sharma, Chenghao Xu, Raffael Pascal Theiler, Kevin Antonio Steiner, Sergei Garmaev, Amaury Wei Past EPFL PhD Students Ismail Nejjar, Mengjie Zhao Courses Data Science for infrastructure condition monitoring CIVIL-332 The course will cover the relevant steps of data-driven infrastructure condition monitoring, starting from data acquisition, going through the steps pre-processing of real
Pasquale ScarlinoI obtained my master's degree in Physics at the University of Salento, Lecce (Italy) in February 2011. During 2006-2011, I have also been a student of Scuola Superiore ISUFI (SSI). SSI is one of six schools of excellence established in Italy to develop the intellectual capital in technological and social sciences. I conducted an external Master thesis project during an 8 months internship in the Quantum Transport Group at TU Delft, under the supervision of Prof. L.M.K. Vandersypen. There, I implemented the Quantum Point Contact Radio-Frequency Reflectometry technique, which allows increasing the single-shot electron spin readout bandwidth and is currently routinely used in the group.I obtained my Ph.D. degree in February 2016, in the Spin Qubits group of Prof. L.M.K. Vandersypen at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience-Qutech (TU Delft). During my Ph.D. I have been leading the Si/SiGe spin qubits project, collaborating with the M. Eriksson Group at Wisconsin University. In parallel, I have been working on other different projects, in particular with GaAs depletion quantum dots, high impedance superconducting resonators, and surface acoustic wave resonators. I have been working as a Postdoc fellow in the group of Prof. A. Wallraff (Quantum Device Lab) at ETH Zurich. My main project, in collaboration with the group of Prof. K. Ensslin and Prof. T. Ihn, consisted in integrating semiconductor and superconductor technologies. Realizing a well-controlled interface between the semiconductor and superconductor-based quantum information technologies may allow harnessing the best of both device architectures, for example by providing an interface between strongly coupled charge state and high coherence spin states. Furthermore, it enables the possibility to explore light/matter hybridization in a class of solid-state systems and regimes that are new in the context of quantum optics.From June 2019 till September 2020, I have been a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Station Q Copenhagen and at the Center for Quantum Devices in Copenhagen, focusing on developing semiconductor-superconducting hybrid hardware for topologically protected quantum computation.Since October 2020, I am a tenure track Assistant Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences at the EPFL where I founded the Hybrid Quantum Circuit (HQC) laboratory.
Juan Cruz Landoni MartinExpertise
Mitochondria, metabolism, mitochondrial DNA, superresolution microscopy, ageing
Mission
Dissecting the dynamic orchestration between mitochondria and metabolism underlying health, disease and ageing using advanced imaging and integrative multi-omics.
Current Work
I am a chemist turned mitochondria enthusiast. Using molecular biology, super-resolution microscopy and smart imaging techniques, I aim to decipher the complex behaviour of the tiny intruders that live inside our cells, mitochondria, and
Milena Maria SchuhmacherResearchSchuhmacher Lab & Chemical and Membrane Biology It's all about the lipids: In the Schuhmacher Lab we are interested in answering outstanding questions in membrane biology. Our chemical biology approach opens the door to investigate the so far mostly invisible and thus secret work of lipids. In particular, we would like to understand the biological role of lipid diversity and their impact on signaling processes.
Teaching & PhD PhD Students Mélissa Ruiz, Gary Domeniconi, Linda Wedemann Courses
Wouter Richard KarthausTeaching & PhD PhD Students Jillian Rose Love, Estelle Deby, Ester Simkova, Turan Badalli Courses Cellular and molecular biology II BIO-207 This course is aimed to familiarize students with the 3D organization of a eukaryotic cell, its compartmentalization, how cellular compartments communicate together and how a cell communicates with its environment. The related molecular mechanisms will be discussed. Practical - Karthaus Lab BIO-616 Students will learn 1) how organoids c
Fides ZenkTeaching & PhD PhD Students Hanrong Hu, Eugenio Stefano Gentile, Ece Naz Bilgiç, Nahuel Jonas Simonet, Yong-Qi Gao, Tekin Can Sobaci, Angel Lizandro Polanco Maldonado Courses Neuroscience foundations for engineers BIOENG-310 This overview course bridges computational expertise with neuroscience fundamentals, aimed at fosteringinterdisciplinary communication and collaboration for engineering-based neuroscience programs. Practical - Zenk Lab BIO-625 You will learn to prepare
Yujia ZhangExpertise
Dropletronics: microscale droplet-based modular iontronics (e.g., batteries, diodes, transistors, memristors and circuits)Bioiontronics and bioelectronicsFunctional synthetic, cellular and hybrid tissuesBioengineering and human-machine interfaceAdvanced manufacturing of soft and living matter across multiple scales
2026 Masters Semester Project/Thesis, PhD and Postdoc Positions
Many opportunities exist in microengineering, bioengineering, materials science, microrobots, programming and AI; please
Athanasios NenesTeaching & PhD PhD Students Berkay Dönmez, Ernest Abboud Past EPFL PhD Students Paraskevi Georgakaki, Lucile Ricard Courses Atmospheric processes: from cloud to global scales ENV-407 The main objective is to present important atmospheric processes from the local to global scales. The course will start with cloud processes, continue to synoptic phenomena like extratropical cyclones and fronts, to finally cover numerical modeling at the regional and global scales. Introduction to environme
Prabhu Prasad SwainEducation Integrated M.Sc. (5 year) | Physics (majors)Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Electronics (minors) 2015 – 2020 UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai
