Adrian Jäggi, Prof. Dr.
- Vice Director of the Institute
- Head Human Ecology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 40 (Room Y42 G82)
People
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Directorate
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Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA
- Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
- Director of the Institute
- Co-Head Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 15 (Room Y42 G70)
Evolutionary Pathophysiology & Mummy Studies
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Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA
- Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
- Director of the Institute
- Co-Head Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 15 (Room Y42 G70)
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Patrick Eppenberger, PD Dr. med., EMBA, Dipl. Industrial Designer FH
- Co-Head Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 43 (Room Y42 G86)
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Asya Makhro, Dr. sc. nat.
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology & Mummy Studies Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 43 (Room Y42 G86)
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Mahmoud Ibrahim, M.A.
- Egyptologist and Research Assistant
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
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Antonella Pedergnana, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 37 (Room Y42 G86)
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Roger Seiler, Dr. med. dent. Dr. phil.
- Research Affiliate
- Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Abagail Breidenstein, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Ancient Biomolecular Group
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Urs Leo Gantenbein, Dr. med.
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
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Elena Seiler, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
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Gianluca Ikeda Ferretti, MSc Student
- Advisor:
- Supervisor:
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Olivia Schiess, Medical Student
- Trainee
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology & Mummy Studies Group
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Talissa Kucera, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Non-destructive tooth cementum annulation (TCA) based age estimation by conventional and phase sensitive high-resolution X-ray computed micro-tomography
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Michela Lanfranchi, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Proteomic and histologic assessment of molecular taphonomy in ancient human and animal soft tissues
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Raphael Hug, Dr. med. dent. Student
- Thesis title: Sex determination in human teeth by Raman spectroscopic differentiation of AMELX and AMELY amelogenin
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Heike Tomov, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Evaluation long term memory of pre-clinical education in a clinical experience-based approach
- Advisor: Elisabeth Eppler
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Dawei Dong, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Computed Micro-Tomography Aided Tooth Molding: a new method to create highly accurate 3D dental models in paleoanthropology
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Henrik Pabst, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Development of an optical transmission tomography system for high-resolution imaging of ancient human hard tissues
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Cinzia Ricchello, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Grundlagen des inkrementellen Wachstums von Zahnhartsubstanzen
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Constantin Suter, Dr. med. dent. Student
- Thesis title: Investigating tooth elongation due to compensatory cementum apposition in ancient Egyptian populations using micro-CT imaging
- Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Najmeh Sefat, Master Student (MPMED Adelaide Medical School)
- Research topic: Investigating anatomical variations in foot skeleton in relation to foot pathology using medical imaging
- Principal: S. Callary
- Co-Supervisor: M. Henneberg
- Co-Supervisor: F. Rühli
Human Ecology
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Adrian Jäggi, Prof. Dr.
- Vice Director of the Institute
- Head Human Ecology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 40 (Room Y42 G82)
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Camila Scaff, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Human Ecology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y42 G88)
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Abigail Colby, MA
- PhD Student
- Human Ecology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 38 (Room WAC E74)
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Charlotte Debras, Master Biodiversité, Écologie et Évolution
- PhD Student
- Human Ecology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y42 G88)
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Ronja Schmoll, MSc
- PhD Student
- (Room Y42 G88)
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Jordan Scott Martin, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Human Ecology Group
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Adam Daniel Hunt, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Human Ecology Group
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Gheorghe Ilie, Dr. med.
- Research Affiliate
- Human Ecology Group
Evolutionary Morphology
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Martin Häusler, PD Dr. sc. nat., Dr. med.
- Head Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Scientific Head Human Remains Collection
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Megan Malherbe, PhD
- Research Assistant Scientific Collection
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Cédric Cordey, MSc
- PhD Student
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y11 G32)
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Victoria Poltze, Master Erasmus Mundus
- PhD Student
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Benjamin Tournan, MSc
- PhD Student
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Aileen Fernandez, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Milena Morlesin, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 38 (Raum Y42 G84)
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Mirella Woodert, MSc
- Scientific Staff Member
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Guillermo Bravo Morante, PhD
- Technical Assistant
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Nicole Torres Tamayo, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Cinzia Fornai, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Viktoria Krenn-Stocker, PhD, Ing.
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Nicole Webb, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Rebeka Rmoutilova, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Antoinette Goujon, PhD Student
- Thesis title: Leben am Zürichsee – Interdisziplinäre Untersuchungen zu Gesundheit und Ernährung zwischen Mittelalter und Neuzeit
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Advisor: Sönke Szidat
- Supervisor: Philippe Della Casa
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Sofie-Kristin Schendzielorz, PhD Student
- Thesis title: Geschlechterspezifische Tätigkeiten und Handwerk in der Frühbronzezeit anhand des Gräberfeldes Franzhausen II in Niederösterreich
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler in Kooperation mit der Universität Wien
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Aita Kaufmann, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinsiche Aspekte von Rückenproblemen und ihre Beziehung zur Wirbelmorphologie
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Elisha Eastline, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Der Einfluss von Lebensweise und Belastung auf die Wirbelmorphologie bei den Tsimane (Bolivien)
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Laurens Shahrdar, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Erleichtert die Kovariation der Schädelform mit dem Becken das obstetrische Dilemma?
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Nabila Aissami, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Zusammenhang von Rückenproblemen mit der Wirbelmorphologie
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Shanel Müller, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte des Wachstums der Wirbelsäule
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Milo Kistler, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Projektion des Wachstums beim Becken von Turkana boy (Homo erectus)
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Jasmin Köchli, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte zur Ontogenie der menschlichen Körperproportionen
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Nadine Oertle, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Korrelation von Wirbelpathologie mit dem Lebensstil
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Lena Metzen, Master Student (MSc)
- Thesis title: Did Lorenzo de Medici “the Magnificent” (1449-92) father of the Renaissance suffer from acromegaly?
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Manon Briner, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Vergleich von Wirbelpathologien bei den Tsimane mit dem Lebensstil
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Gabriel Burkhard, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte zur Ontogenie der menschlichen Körperproportionen am Beispiel von Homo erectus
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Mina Marbacher, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Wirbelmorphologien der Moseten im Vergleich zu New Mexico
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Lara Jakits, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte zur Ontogenie des Humerus am Beispiel von Homo erectus
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Jasmin Sonego. Master Student (MSc)
- Thesis title: The effect of pelvis morphology on locomotor cost
- Advisor: Cédric Cordey
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Stella Lucia Crevola, Master Student (MMed)
- Thesis title: Rückenprobleme
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Nicole Kundert, BSc ETH
- Intern
- Evolutionary Morphology Group
Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology
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Kaspar Staub, Prof. Dr. phil.
- Adjunct Professor & Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
- Institute Manager
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y42 G11)
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Katarina Matthes, PhD
- Deputy Head & Senior Research Assistant
- Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y42 G11)
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Octavio Bramajo, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
- (Room Y42 G11)
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Jurgita Slekiene, Dr. phil.
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y42 G11)
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Mathilde Le Vu, PhD
- Research Affiliate
- Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
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Leo Strelen, BSsc
- Junior Research Assistant
- Socio-demographic inequalities in the causes of death in Switzerland 1877–2024
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Enno Bertram, BA
- Junior Research Assisant
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Iris Roth, BA
- Junior Research Assistant
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Dolores Jockel, BA
- Junior Research Assistant
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Julia Grimm, BA
- Junior Research Assistant
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Sarah-Maria Müller, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Diphtheria in Switzerland since the 19th century
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Paula Küng, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Period and cohort mortality effects in Glarus since the 18th century
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
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Rosa Hinselmann, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Association between maternal pregnancy waist circumference and neonatal size in Lausanne at the beginning of the 20th century
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Nora Haag, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Maternal pelvis dimensions versus neonatal health in Lausanne 1922
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Ellen Hünerwadel, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Births and neonatal health at the Lausanne Maternity Hospital 1910-1911 in comparison with census data 1910 and the heat wave in summer 1911
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Lucie Ziegler, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Socio-demographic differences in excess mortality by age sex and occupation in the city of Zurich during the “Russian flu” 1885-1891
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Fabio Termini, MMed Student
- Thesis title: Syphilis and neonatal health in Lausanne ca. 1920
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Silja Reisch, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Quantifying cause-specific infant mortality in Switzerland 1880-1940
- Advisor: Katarina Matthes
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Clara Seebach, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Quantifying cause-specific mortality of women in childbearing age after the influenza pandemics of 1890 1918 1957 1969 and 2009 in Switzerland
- Advisor: Katarina Matthes
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Elisa Müller, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Temperature-related mortality and morbidity in Egypt 1910-1913
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Isabel Huber, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Micro-level reconstruction of gastrointestinal disease in the city of Zurich around the heatwave of 1911
- Advisor: Kaspar Staub
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Michelle Gyger, MMed Student
- Thesis title: How did neonatal size and birth difficulty change in Basel after the second World War
- Advisor: Martin Häusler
- Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
Clinical Evolutionary Medicine
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Nicole Bender, Prof., Dr. med., Dr. Phil.
- Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
- Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room Y42 G13)
- Presence: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
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Asya Makhro, Dr. sc. nat.
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
- Evolutionary Pathophysiology & Mummy Studies Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 43 (Room Y42 G86)
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Jurgita Slekiene, Dr. phil.
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
- Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y42 G11)
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Nima Husseini, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Sex and age differences in hydration and body composition in musculoskeletal patients: comparative study
- Advisor: Nicole Bender
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Siya Ravy, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Dietary recommendations for diabetes mellitus with and without pharmacological treatment: systematic review and assessment of quality.
- Advisor: Nicole Bender
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Samira Spirig, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Association between Sleep quality and/or quantity and Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review.
- Advisor: Nicole Bender
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Sven Frei, Dr. med. Student
- Thesis title: Association between Sleep quality and/or quantity and Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review.
- Advisor: Nicole Bender
- Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Olivia Keiser, Biomedical Master Student
- Thesis title: Fat distribution and body composition: a study of female athletes in endurance and bodybuilding sports.
- Advisor: Nicole Bender
- Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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Giulia Grisanti, BSc
- Intern
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
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Shanujan Logeswaran
- Intern
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
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Olga Hirzel
- Intern
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
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Jingyi Tang
- Intern
- Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Paleogenetics
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Verena J. Schünemann, Prof. Dr. Dr.
- Research Fellow Paleogenetics Group
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Saskia Pfrengle, MSc
- Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
- (Room Y11 G66)
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Donikë Sejdiu, PhD
- Lab Manager Paleogenetics Group
- Lab Manager & Research Affiliate One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Jaruschka Pecnik, PhD Student UniBas
- Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
- (Room Y11 G66)
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Shevan Wilkin, PhD
- Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
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Kerttu Majander, PhD
- Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
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Enrique Rayo Blasco, PhD
- Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
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Charlotte Avanzi, Prof. Dr.
- Associate Professor
- Head One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
- Phone
- +41 44 635 27 38 (Room Y11 G68)
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Donikë Sejdiu, PhD
- Lab Manager Paleogenetics Group
- Lab Manager & Research Affiliate One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Logan Dean, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant
- One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
- Phone
- +41 44 635 53 42 (Room Y11 G32)
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Tanvi Honap, PhD
- Research Scientist
- Bioinformatician
- One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
- (Room Y11 G32)
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Danara Flores, PhD Student
- Graduate Student MIP
- Research Associate Microbiology
- One Health Microbial Evolution Lab
- Phone
- +41 44 635 43 25 (Room Y11 G32)
Medical and Human Remains Collections
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Sabina Carraro, MA
- Head of Medical and Human Remains Collections
- Group Leader
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 62 (Room Y42 G13)
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Theresa Bayer, PhD Historian
- Deputy Head of Medical Collection
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 62
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Philipp Klostermann, MA Historian
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Martin Häusler, PD Dr. sc. nat., Dr. med.
- Head Evolutionary Morphology Group
- Scientific Head Human Remains Collection
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y42 G84)
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Théophile Vergnaud, MA Conservator-Restorer
- Medical Collection
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 62
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Manuel Merkofer, MA Historian
- Yaşargil Collection
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Elodie Granget, MA Conservator-Restorer
- Yaşargil Collection
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Megan Malherbe, PhD
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Michael Geiges, Dr. med.
- Senior physician
- Curator Museum of Wax Moulages
- Phone
- +41 44 255 56 85
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Thomas Böni, KD Dr. med.
- Research Affiliate Medical and Human Remains Collections Group
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 10 (Room Y42 G70)
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Roger Seiler, Dr. med. dent. Dr. phil.
- Research Affiliate
- Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Luciano Saso, Prof. Dr.
- Academic Guest
- Sapienza University of Rome
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Martin Trachsel, Dr. phil.
- Research Affiliate Medical Collection
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Jana Egger, Master Student (Dent Med)
- Thesis title: Die dentalen Total- und Teilprothesen der Medizinischen Sammlung der Universität Zürich: Inventar und medizinhistorische Einordnung
- Advisor: Roger Seiler
- Supervisor: Frank Rühli
Administration / IT
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Kaspar Staub, Prof. Dr. phil.
- Adjunct Professor & Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
- Institute Manager
- Phone
- +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y42 G11)
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Olivia Burch
- Deputy Institute Manager Finances & HR
- Phone +41 44 635 01 11 (Room Y42 G66)
- Presence: Monday – Wednesday / Friday
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Beatrice Hagmann
- Assistant Finances & HR
- Phone +41 44 635 01 11 (Room Y42 G66)
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Stephan Thürig
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Oskar Sanislo, MA
- Study coordinator
- Presence: Wednesday
- Phone
- +41 44 635 25 17 (Room Y42 G66)
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Irina Lipp-Onopko
Academic Guests
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Maciej Henneberg, Prof. Dr. , PhD DSc FRSB
- Academic Guest
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Hans-Peter Lipp, Prof. em. Dr.
- Research Affiliate
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Robert D. Martin, Prof. em. Dr. , DPhil
- Academic Guest
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Wolfgang Langhans, Prof. em. Dr.
- Academic Guest
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Stephan Schuster, Prof. Dr.
- Academic Guest
- Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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Luciano Saso, Prof. Dr.
- Academic Guest
- Sapienza University of Rome
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Yehia Zakaria Gad, Prof. em. Dr.
- Academic Guest
