Group Members
Yves Barral
Group Head
Postdoc Cell Biology and Genetics, Yale University, US
PhD Biology, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France
MSc Microbiology, Institut Pasteur, France
BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Pierre and Marie Curie University, France
Liz Hoss Gschwend
Administrative Assistant
Théodore Bourquard
PhD Student
MSc Molecular and Biological Chemistry, EPFL, Switzerland
BSc Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, EPFL, Switzerland
Research Topic: Defense mechanism against foreign DNA in eukaryotic cells
Raphaela Bross
Apprentice
Sandra Bruderer
PhD Student
MSc Cell Biology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
BSc Biochemistry with a year in Research, Imperial College London, UK
Research Topic: Mechanisms of Genetic Immunity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Madhurima Choudhury
PhD Student
MTech Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
BTech Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India
Research Topic: Microtubule plus-end condensates and spindle positioning in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Aliaksandr (Alex) Damenikan
PhD Student
MSc Biology (Biochemistry), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
BSc Molecular Biology, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Research Topic: Mechanisms of cellular memory in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Hiro Ebina
Postdoc
PhD in Science, Waseda University, Japan
Master in Science, Waseda University, Japan
Bachelor in Science, Waseda University, Japan
Research Topic: Genome immunity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Ana-Maria Farcas
Scientific & Technological Coordinator
PhD Biochemistry, University of Oxford, U.K.
MSc Molecular Biology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
BSc Biology, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Research Topic: Microtubule plus-end condensates and spindle positioning in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Lina Heistinger
Postdoc
PhD Biomolecular Technology of Proteins, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), Austria
MSc Biotechnology, BOKU Austria
BSc Food- and Biotechnology, BOKU, Austria
Research Topic: Mechanisms of hybrid formation in yeast
Jordan McCarthy
PhD Student
MSc Biology, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology + Microbiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
BA Spanish, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Research Topic: Mechanisms governing chromosome segregation in ageing and stress
Rachel Mellon
PhD Student
MSc Interdisciplinary Approaches to Life Sciences, The University of Paris, France
BSc Molecular Genetics, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Research Topic: Mechanism(s) of recognition and mitigation of non-self DNA in budding yeast
Mihailo Mirkovic
Postdoc
PhD Cell Biology, Istituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, Portugal
MSc Molecular Biology & Physiology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
BSc Molecular Biology & Physioliology, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Research Topic: Mechanisms governing chromosome segregation in ageing and stress
Hassan Mustapha
PhD Student
MSc Biology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
BSc Biology, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Research Topic: Genetic immunity in yeast
Tom Peskett
Postdoc
PhD Structural Cell Biology, University of London, UK
MRes Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics, University College London, UK
MChem Chemistry, Cardiff University, UK
Research Topic: Adaptive protein condensates and their role in ageing
Michaela Remisová
PhD Student
MSc Molecular and Cellular Biology, UHZ, Zurich, Switzerland
BSc Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of Organisms, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Research Topic: Microtubule plus-end condensates and nuclear positioning during mating in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Shweta Saini
PhD Student
MSc Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, India
BSc Microbiology, Himachal Pradesh University, India
Research Topic: Innate genetic immunity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe
Trisha Stewart
Biology Lab Technician
Apprenticeship, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Research Topic: Genetic immunity in yeast
Stephanie Weber
Visiting Professor
Associate Professor, Biology, McGill University, CA
Postdoc Biological and Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, USA
PhD Biochemistry, Stanford University, USA
BS Biology and Chemistry, Duke University, USA
Research Topic: Regulation of ribosome biogenesis, structure and function of the nucleolus
Grazia Gonella
Scientific Coordinator
PhD Materials Science, University of Genoa, Italy
MSc Physics, University of Genoa, Italy