OUR TEAM
From left to right: Dylan, Manuela, Roman P., Rucha, Roman U., Emilie,
Richard, Zhoubo, Bikram, Nicolas, Florence, Neha, Scott.
Dylan De Sa Pinto
MSc Student
BSc, University of Geneva, Switzerland (2020)
Joined the lab in 2021
Florence Ares-Orpel
Laboratory Assistant
Joined the lab in 2010
Emilie Demarsy
Lecturer
PhD, CNRS/Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (2007)
@UNIGE since 2017
Manuela Leonardelli
Postdoc
PhD, University of Vienna, Austria (2018)
Joined the lab in 2018
Marie Dannay
PhD Student
MSc, University of Grenoble, France (2019)
Joined the lab in 2019 (co-supervised with G.Finazzi & G.Allorent)
Celeste Aurora Fiorenza
MSc Student
BSc, University of Milan, Italy (2020)
Joined the lab in 2022
Richard Chappuis
Laboratory Assistant
Diplôme de Laborant, CPTA et CMU, Geneva, Switzerland
Joined the lab in 2012
FORMER TEAM MEMBERS
Scott Murphy, MSc Student (2020-2022)
Dr. Nicolas Tissot, Postdoc (2017-2022); Lyon, France
Timothée B. Wagnon, MSc Student (2018-2020) & Research Assistant (2020/2021)
Dr. Marie Pireyre, Postdoc (2017-2021); Clinical application product Sr. Specialist, SOPHiA GENETICS, Geneva, Switzerland
Pierrick Métral, MSc Student (2019-2021)
Dr. Song Chen, Postdoc (2016-2020); Xiamen Jiangping Biology Substrate Technology CO.,LTD, Xiamen, China
Eleni Tavridou, PhD Student & Postdoc (2014-2019); Catalyst & Consultant at LIVEsciences AG, Basel, Switzerland
Adriana B. Arongaus, PhD Student & Postdoc (2011-2018); Global Project Management Associate, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland
Dr. Kelvin Lau, Postdoc (2015-2018, co-supervised with Michael Hothorn); Scientist, Protein production and structure core facility, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland
Mariya Y. Skvortsova, PhD Student (2013-2018); Senior Scientist at REM Analytics, Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr. Ruohe Yin, Postdoc (2011-2017); Associate Professor, Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Dr. Melanie Binkert, MSc Student & PhD Student & Postdoc (2009-2017); Safety Data Associate, United BioSource Corporation (UBC), Geneva, Switzerland; now Regional Study Coordinator, Covance, Geneva, Switzerland
Christophe Buser, Research Assistant (2015-2016); Fasteris, Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Carlos D. Crocco, Postdoc (2013-2016); Assistant Research Scientist, CONICET-IFEVA, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (Carlos Ballaré lab)
Dr. Sarah Raffelberg, Postdoc (2013-2016); Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany
Marie-Charlotte Benagli, MSc Student (2012-2014) & Research Assistant (2015); Regional Study Coordinator, Covance, Geneva, Switzerland
Marine Barthélemy, MSc Student & Research Assistant (2012-2014); Lab Technician, Biochemistry Department, University of Geneva, Switzerland (Marcos Gonzalez-Gaitan lab)
Dr. Kimberley Tilbrook, Postdoc (2011-2014); Postdoc, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia (Craig Wood lab); now Freelance Science Editor (Plant Editors & KT Scientific Editing)
Dr. Marc Heijde, Postdoc (2008-2013); Postdoc, VIB Department of Plant Systems Biology, Ghent, Belgium (Lieven De Veylder lab); now Scientific Advisor at VIB International Plant Biotechnology Outreach, Ghent, Belgium
Marina A. González Besteiro, PhD Student (2008-2012); Postdoc, Fundación Instituto Leloir (FIL), Buenos Aires, Argentina (Vanesa Gottifredi lab)
Luca Rizzini, PhD Student (2007-2011); Postdoc, NYU Cancer Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, USA (Michele Pagano lab)
Markus Funk, Laboratory Assistant (2002-2010); Lab Technician, Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland (Thomas Boller lab)
Dr. Jean-Jacques Favory, Postdoc (2006-2010); Maître de Conférences, University of Perpignan, France (Jean-Marc Deragon lab)
Sebastian Bartels, PhD Student (2006-2010); Postdoc, Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland (Thomas Boller lab); now Lab Manager, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Germany (Robert Thimme lab)
Henriette Gruber, PhD Student (2005-2009); Coach, Coaching4Future, Bildungsnetzwerk Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Project Manager, Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg, Germany (Hanns-Heinz Kassemeyer lab); now Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Germany
Arlette Tais, Diploma Student (2008-2009); PhD Student, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany (Sabine Rospert lab)
Luise Wolf, Diploma Student (2008-2009, co-supervised with Dr. Stefan Rensing); PhD Student, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland (Erik van Nimwegen lab)
Ruth Merkle, Diploma Student (2008-2009); PhD Student, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany (Ursula Klingmüller lab)
Agnieszka Stec (-Brzezinska), PhD Student (2004-2008); Postdoc, Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (CRTD), Germany (Marius Ader lab)
Attila Oravecz, PhD Student (2002-2007); Postdoc, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC), Illkirch, France (Susan Chan and Philippe Kastner lab)
Dr. Alexander Baumann, Postdoc (2002-2005); Account Manager, MP Biomedicals; now Senior Director Screening & Profiling Services, DiscoveRx, Germany
Dr. Zoltán Máté, Postdoc (2002-2003); Szeged, Hungary
Former guests:
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Nejma Mouzaoui, Summer Student (2017)
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Joël Nicolet, Laboratory Assistant (2014)
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Prof. Moez Hanin, Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Tunisia (2013, SNSF International Short Visit)
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Katarzyna Krynicka, visiting student (Socrates/Erasmus) (WS07/08)