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: