About Us
Our Mission
The Biozentrum Postdoc Society aims to strengthen the Postdoctoral community at the Biozentrum by creating opportunities for networking, collaboration and professional development.
To achieve this goal, we organise events to help postdocs create new meaningful connections as well as workshops aimed at improving soft skills and boost career growth
Keep an eye out for our upcoming events!
Our Committee Members
Anna has been a postdoctoral fellow in Urs Jenal’s lab since February 2021. She is originally from Japan, studied in the UK, and completed her PhD in European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. She is currently under Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, studying signalling networks in Bacteria using proteomics approaches. Outside of work, she enjoys playing piano, travelling, and learning German.
BPS member since 2022.
Ines has been a Postdoctoral Fellow in Markus Rüegg’s lab since April 2022. She is interested in the origin and function of signals driving human sarcopenia and neuromuscular synapse destabilisation to help bridge existing translational gaps. Originally from Austria, she completed her BSc in Molecular Biology and moved to Edinburgh for an MSc in Drug Discovery and Translational Biology and a PhD studying the mammalian neuromuscular junction in health and disease. Ines is passionate about advocating for open research and FAIR practices. In her free time, she loves to do sports (yoga, hiking, and recently running along the beautiful Basler Wiese), play board games, and cook.
BPS member since 2022.
Danny is a postdoc in the Marek Basler's lab working on the bacterial type VI secretion system. Danny grew up and studied in the UK where he completed his PhD working on Pseudomonas virulence and the type III secretion system at the John Innes Centre, Norwich. Outside of the lab Danny enjoys hiking around Switzerland, playing board games, and trying new food.
BPS member since 2023.
Martina is a postdoc in Christoph Handschin's lab since November 2022, where she studies how motor neurons and nerve-muscle communication are modulated by exercise. She comes from Padova (Italy), where she completed her PhD and did her first postdoc studying the role of mTORC1 in neuromuscular junction maintenance and muscle contractility. In her free time, she likes to travel and go to rock concerts, drink Aperol spritz along the Rhein and have barbecues with friends.
BPS member since 2023.
Luca has been a postdoc in Richard Neher's lab since November 2023, where he studies viral evolution within the context of the SARS-CoV-2 fitness landscape. Physicist by training, Luca obtained both his BSc and MSc degrees in Rome, the latter with a focus on theoretical statistical physics. He then transitioned towards computational biology during his PhD studies in Turin (Italy), where he developed inference methods for protein sequence data. Outside of research, he enjoys hiking, working out in the gym, playing the drums, and attending live music concerts.
BPS member since 2024.
Alexandra is a postdoc in Anissa Kempf’s lab since October 2023, where she studies the neuronal mechanisms underlying sleep regulation. She is originally from Portugal (Lisbon), where she completed her PhD in Neuroscience studying the role of proprioception sensory neurons in the control of movement. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, dancing and reading.
BPS member since 2024.
Past Members
- Annika Nicols
- Hugo Muñoz Hernández
- Elena Kassianidou
- Lucia Du
- Oded Mayseless
- Madalena Madeira Reimão Pinto
- Maria Kotini
- Zayna Chaker