List of Master's projects

Dr. Andreas Ensslin : Ex situ plant conservation and plant translocations / Genetic diversity of endangered plant species

Dr. Aurélie Boissezon (HEPIA) & Prof. Yamama Naciri : Genetic and ecological diversity of macrophytes in the Rhône Bassin

Dr. Camille Christe : Genetic diversity of local and/or endangered plant species

Dr. Charles Pouchon : Evolution of plastomes and mitogenomes in Alpine plante species

Dr. Charles Pouchon & Prof. Yamama Naciri : Plant population genomics with applications to conservation / Evolutionary radiations in the family Sapotaceae in Madagascar / Post colonization dynamics and hybridization in Alpine Salix

Dr. Juan Carlos Zamora : Integrative taxonomy and phylogenetics of Fungi and Myxomycetes

Dr. Louis Nusbaumer : Mapping and biogeographic analysis of forest fragments to enhance the protected area network in northern Madagascar

Dr. Mathieu Perret : Phylogenomics, biogeography and macroevolution of plants /Study of evolutionary plant radiations in Tropical America

Dr. Mathieu Perret & Dr. Camille Christe : Phylogenomics of Swiss plants for conservation and systematics / Genetic diversity of endangered plant species

Dr. Michelle Price : Research on bryophytes : specimens, microscopy and imaging

Prof. Yamama Naciri : Plant population genomics with applications to conservation / Phylogenomics of evolutionary radiations

 

Dr. Emmanuel Toussaint : Phylogeography, Phylogenomics and Evolution of Coleoptera / Phylogeography and population genomics of Carabus alpine giant ground beetles / Historical biogeography of tropical tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) / Phylogenomics and macroevolution of ground beetles (Carabidae) / Molecular systematics of Cicindelini tiger beetles / Population genomics of halophilous tiger beetles (Megacephalini)

Dr. Isabel Blasco-Costa : Diversity, ecology and evolution of parasites / Population genetics of a zoonotic parasite in European freshwater fish / Molecular systematics of parasites of freshwater fish from Senegal

Dr. Lionel Cavin : Evolutionary history of Mesozoic fish

Dr. Manuel Ruedi : Phylogeography of Amazonia bats: no limits to gene flow?

Dr. Marine Fau : Comparative anatomy and phylogeny of starfish, from Jurassic to the Present

 

  • Faculty of Sciences, UNIGE

Prof. Bastiaan Ibelings (Forel Institute): Ecology of changing alpline lakes (pressures: climate change, eutrophication, invasive species)

Dr. Mathias Currat (Dpt of Gen. & Evolution): Computational investigation of interspecific admixture and interactions 

 

Dr. Andreas Bruder : Biodiversity of aquatic hyphomycetes

Dr. Aitana Neves (SIB, Clinical Bioinformatics): Bioinformatics and data science pipelines for the Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform

Prof. Alessandro De Simone (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Physical principles of vertebrate regeneration

Prof. Emi Nagoshi and Dr. Estella Poloni (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Data mining of Parkinson’s disease patients’ genomes

Prof. Emmanuel Levy (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology) : Cells' proteome

Dr. Estella S. Poloni (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution) : Evolution of detoxyfying metabolism in human and other primate populations

Prof. Ivan Rodriguez (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Neurogenetics

Dr. Kostas Kampourakis (Section of Biology) : Human DNA diversity and the concept of race

Dr. Mathias Currat  (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution) :  Computational simulation in population genetics

Prof. Pei-Hsuan Wu (CMU): RNA-mediated control of spermatogenesis, sperm function, and paternal

Dr. Andreas Bruder (SUPSI, Tessin): Biodiversity of aquatic hyphomycetes

Dr. Arnaud Blouin, Dr Olivier Schumpp (Agroscope in Nyon): A region, a vineyard and a plant, three scales to study the genetic diversity of the grapevine fanleaf virus

Prof. Bastiaan Ibelings (Forel Institute): Microbial ecology

Prof. Caroline Tapparel (CMU): Investigating factors contributing to viral pathogenesis

Dr. Christophe Debonneville, Dr. Olivier Schumpp (Agroscope in Nyon): Analysis of Flavescence Dorée effectors

Dr. Diego Andrey (HUG): Infectious diseases department

Dr. Florian Freimoser (Agroscope in Nyon): Fundamental and applied aspects of biocontrol yeasts

Prof. Joanito Liberti (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Microbiota-gut-brain axis and behavior

Dr. Karl Perron (Dpt. of Plant Sciences): Co-regulation of metal and antibiotic resistance in bacteria

Prof. Kimberly Kline (CMU): Pathogenesis of biofilm-associated infections

Dr. Lucie Malard (Forel Institute, UNIGE): Microbial dynamics

Prof. Martina Valentini (CMU): RNA metabolism and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis

Prof. Mathieu Brochet (CMU): Biology of malaria-causing parasites

Prof. Mirco Schmolke (CMU): Influenza virus Pathology

Dr. Nicola Storelli (SUPSI, Tessin): Ecology of anaoxigenic phototrophic microorganisms

Prof. Orsolya Barabas (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Antibiotic resistance and mobile genetic elements

Prof. Patrick Viollier (CMU): Function & biotechnology of a new glycosyltransferase for O-protein glycosylation

Prof. Sophie Martin (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Sexual reproduction and cell polarization in yeasts

Prof. Vibhu Prasad (CMU): Cellular Stress Responses to Virus Infection

Section of Biology

Prof. Alessandro De Simone (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Physical principles of vertebrate regeneration

Prof. Andreas Boland (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Structural studies of proteins involved in cell division and cell signalling

Dr. Athanasia Tzika (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Reptilian coloration

Prof. Emi Nagoshi  (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution):  Neurodegeneration; Circadian rhythms and sleep

Prof. Ivan Rodriguez (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Neurogenetics

Prof. Joanito Liberti (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Microbiota-gut-brain axis and behavior

Prof. Orsolya Barabas (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Mechanisms, regulation and application of mobile DNA

Prof. Paul Guichard & Dr. Virginie Hamel (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Structural cell biology: centriole architecture and assembly

Prof. Robbie Loewith (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Growth control by TOR signaling pathways

Dr. Robert Maeda (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Development, evolution and functions within the male reproductive system in Drosophila

Prof. Sophie Martin (Dpt. of Mol. & Cell. Biology): Mechanisms of Cell Polarization and Cell Fusion

CMU / HUG

Prof. Anne-Claude Gavin (CMU): Lipid metabolism

Prof. Bernhard Wehrle-Haller (CMU): Cell adhesion, migration and extracellular matrix remodeling

Dr. Christophe Lamy (CMU): Neural circuit bases of neurodegeneration and psychiatric disorders in humans

Prof. Dominique Soldati-Favre (CMU): Conoid ultra structure and function in apicomplexan parasite  invasion

Dr. Ekaterine Berishvili (CMU): Tissue Engineering and Organ Regeneration

Prof. Eric Feraille (CMU): Kidney pathophysiology

Prof. Gabrielle Thumann (CMU&HUG): Development of animal-free models and therapy approaches for neuro-retinal degeneration

Prof. Guillaume Andrey (CMU): Epigenetic control of developmental processes

Prof. Joerg Seebach (HUG): Xenotransplantation: Human and baboon immune cell responses to pigs

Prof. Julien Bertrand (CMU): Using Zebrafish to understand Blood Stem Cells

Prof. Maud Frieden (CMU): Skeletal muscle regeneration

Prof. Monica Gotta (CMU): Cell division and development

Prof. Pei-Hsuan Wu (CMU): RNA-mediated control of spermatogenesis, sperm function, and paternal

Prof. Perrine Castets (CMU):  Skeletal muscle pathophysiology

Prof. Serge Nef (CMU): Sex determination, testis development and functions

Prof. Simon Braun (CMU): Chromatin regulation in brain development and disease

Dr. Thomas Laumonier (CMU): Study the single cell energy of human muscle stem cell

Prof. Wolf-Henning Boehncke (HUG): Mechanotransduction in skin inflammation

Dr. Emilie Demarsy (Dpt. of Plant Sciences) : Photoprotection and photosynthesis

Prof. Luis Lopez Molina (Dpt. of Plant Sciences) : Seed germination control (Arabidopsis thaliana)

Prof. Marie Barberon (Dpt. of Plant Sciences) : Plant nutrition and root development

Prof. Michael Hothorn (Dpt. of Plant Sciences) : Nutrient messengers in plant development

Prof. Roman Ulm  (Dpt. of Plant Sciences) : UV-B perception and signalling in plants

Prof. Teresa Fitzpatrick (Dpt. of Plant Sciences) : Studying the regulation of vitamin B1 or vitamin B6 homeostasis in plants

Prof. Alessandro De Simone (Dpt. of Gen. & Evolution): Physical principles of vertebrate regeneration

Prof. Luigi Bonacina (Section of Physics): Bioimaging and nanotechonology

This list is not exhaustive. You can also contact the research groups of other Faculties or Institutions, and in particular: