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  • Frank Rühli

    Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA

    • 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

  • Frank Rühli

    Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA

    • Director of the Institute
    • Co-Head Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
    Phone
    +41 44 635 05 15 (Room Y42 G70)

  • Patrick Eppenberger

    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)
  • Asya Makhro, Dr. sc. nat.

    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)
  • Elena Seiler

    Elena Seiler, PhD

    • Research Affiliate
    • Evolutionary Pathophysiology and Mummy Studies Group
  • Talissa Kucera, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Michela Lanfranchi, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Raphael Hug, Dr. med. dent. Student

    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
  • Heike Tomov, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Dawei Dong, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Henrik Pabst, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Constantin Suter, Dr. med. dent. Student

    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

Human Ecology

Evolutionary Morphology

Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology

  • Kaspar Staub

    Kaspar Staub, Prof. Dr. phil.

    • Adjunct Professor & Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
    • Institute Manager
    Phone
    +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y11 G68)
  • Jurgita Slekiene, Dr. phil.

    Jurgita Slekiene, Dr. phil.

    • Postdoctoral Research Assistant
    • Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
    • Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
    Phone
    +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y11 G68)
  • Paula Küng, Dr. med. Student

    Paula Küng, Dr. med. Student

    • Thesis title: Period and cohort mortality effects in Glarus since the 18th century
    • Supervisor: Frank Rühli
    • Advisor: Kaspar Staub
  • Rosa Hinselmann, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Nora Haag, Dr. med. Student

    Nora Haag, Dr. med. Student

    • Thesis title: Maternal pelvis dimensions versus neonatal health in Lausanne 1922
    • Advisor: Kaspar Staub
    • Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
  • Ellen Hünerwadel, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Lucie Ziegler, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Silja Reisch, Dr. med. Student

    Silja Reisch, Dr. med. Student

    • Thesis title: Quantifying cause-specific infant mortality in Switzerland 1880-1940
    • Advisor: Katarina Matthes
    • Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
  • Clara Seebach, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Isabel Huber, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Michelle Gyger, MMed Student

    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

  • Nicole Bender

    Nicole Bender, PD MD, PhD, MSc, FMH

    • Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
    • Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room WAC E79)
    • Presence: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
  • Asya Makhro, Dr. sc. nat.

    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)
  • Jurgita Slekiene, Dr. phil.

    Jurgita Slekiene, Dr. phil.

    • Postdoctoral Research Assistant
    • Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
    • Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
    Phone
    +41 44 635 05 13 (Room Y11 G68)
  • Nima Husseini, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Siya Ravy, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Samira Spirig, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Sven Frei, Dr. med. Student

    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
  • Olivia Keiser, Biomedical Master Student

    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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