People
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Directorate
Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA
Director of the Institute
Head Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 15 (Office Y42 G70)
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Thomas Böni, KD. Dr. med.
Vice Director of the Institute
Deputy Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 10 (Office Y42 G70)
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Paleogenetics Group ☛ Prof. Verena Schünemann
Verena J. Schünemann, Assistant Professor, Dr. Dr.
Head Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 60 (Room Y11 G68)
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Kerttu Majander, MSc
Research Assistant Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 21 (Room Y11 G32)
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Abagail Breidenstein, PhD
Postdoc Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 44 (Room Y11 G32)
abagail.breidenstein@iem.uzh.ch
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Shevan Wilkin, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 14 (Room Y11 G32)
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Gülfirde Akgül, MSc
Research Associate Paleogenetics Group
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Judith Neukamm, MSc
Research Associate Paleogenetics Group
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Enrique Rayo, MSc
PhD Student Paleogenetics Group
Advisor: Verena Schünemann
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
Phone: +41 44 635 05 33 (Room Y42 G86b)
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Christian Urban, MSc
PhD Student Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 66 (Room Y11 G32)
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Donikë Sejdiu, MSc
PhD Student Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 22 (Room Y11 G32)
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Anja Furtwängler, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant
Paleogenetics Group / Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room Y11 G32)
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Human Ecology Group ☛ Prof. Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi, Prof. Dr.
Head Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 40 (Office Y42 G82)
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Camila Scaff, PhD
Postdoc Research Assistant Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y42 G88)
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Jordan Martin, M.A
PhD Student Human Ecology Group
PhD Project "Social Selection and the Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics of Human Behavioral Specialization"
Phone: +41 44 635 05 35 (Room Y42 G88)
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Simon John, Dr. med. student
Dr. med. Thesis Title "The role of oxytocin in social disorders: A meta-analysis" (Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi)
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Adam Daniel Hunt, M.A.
PhD Student Human Ecology Group
PhD Project "Distinguishing mental disorder from evolved neurodiversity and investigating how evolutionary explanations affect stigma in psychiatry"
Phone: +41 44 635 05 35 (Room Y42 G86)
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Dan Coppeto, M.A
Graduate Student Human Ecology Group
Extern: Emory University
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Erik Ringen, B.A.
Graduate Student Human Ecology Group
extern: Emory University
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Evolutionary Morphology Group ☛ PD Martin Häusler
Martin Häusler, PD Dr. sc. nat., Dr. med.
Head Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y11 G66)
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Noémie Bonneau, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y11 G66)
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Cinzia Fornai, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 33 (Room Y11 G66)
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Viktoria Krenn, Ing., BSc, MSc
PhD Student Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 33 (Room Y11 G66)
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Nicole Webb, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 36 (Room Y11 G66)
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Megan Malherbe, MSc
PhD Student Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 36 (Room Y11 G66)
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Mirella Woodert, Master student (MSc)
Master thesis title: The pelivc girdle of fossil hominins and implications for the evolution of birth.
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
Phone: +41 44 635 05 33 (Room Y11 G66)
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Antoinette Goujon, Master student (MSc)
Master thesis title: An anthropolological and palaeopathological examination of the skeletal remains from Ufenau.
Advisor: Martin Häusler Rouven Turck
Supervisor: Michael Krützen Karin Isler
Phone: Phone: +41 44 635 05 33 (Room Y11 G66)
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Jonas Müller, MD
Dr. med. student Evolutionary Morphology Group
Dr. med thesis title: The influence of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on lumbar lordosis and the angle of pelvic incidence.
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Jana Meindl, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title "Die Bedeutung der Anzahl Lendenwirbel und der Lendenlordose für Rückenprobleme"
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Samira Spirig, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title "Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte von Fusspathologien"
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Stephanie Zimmermann, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title "Über den evolutionären Hintergrund des Schulterimpingementsyndroms"
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Kaspar Pohl, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title: "Did birth become less obstructed during the worsening food supply towards the end of World War 1 in Switzerland?"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Aita Kaufmann, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title: "Die Korrelation der Lendenlordose mit dem Facettengelenkswinkel"
Advisor: Masrtin Häusler
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Laura Grogg, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title: "Maternal anthropometrics and neonate size in Basel 1910-1922"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Elisha Eastline, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title: "Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte zur Beziehung von Rückenproblemen mit der Wirbelmorphologie”
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Anthropometrics & ScanLab Group ☛ PD Kaspar Staub
Kaspar Staub, PD Dr.
Head Anthropometrics & ScanLab Group
Institute Manager
Phone: +41 44 635 05 13 (Room WAC E75)
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Joël Floris, Dr. phil.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Anthropometrics & ScanLab Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 35 (WAC E75)
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Norina Gassmann, Dr. med. student
Dr. med. thesis title "Altitude blood parameters physical fitness and body shape of Swiss conscripts 2010-2012"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Michael Strässle, Dr. med. student
Dr. med. thesis title "Short term response of physical activity on bone health in young men"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Sandra Willi, Dr. med. Student
Dr. med. thesis title: Systematic Review of COVID-10 Sequelae
Advisors: Kaspar Staub Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Patricia Schlagenhauf EBPI
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Roman Sager, Master student
Master thesis title "3D Body Scans vs. BIS in young Swiss men 2017"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Fabienne Trüb, Master student
Master thesis title "Estimating body weight from other anthropometric measurements in young Swiss men 1905-1951"
Advisor: Joel Floris
Supervisor: Frank Rühli and Kaspar Staub
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Kevin Keuerleber, Master student
Master thesis title "Body height vs. school performance in conscripts from Basel 1875-1913"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Sarah-Maria Müller, Master Student
Master thesis title: "Body height in the Swiss Health Surveys 1992-2017"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Ella Ziegler, Master Student
Master thesis title: "Body height and longevity in Glarus 1920s"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Julia Schäppi, Master Student
Master thesis title: "Body height in the Bus Santé data from Geneva"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Kaspar Pohl, Master Student
Master thesis title: "Maternal anthropometrics and neonate size in Basel 1910-1922"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Laura Grogg, Master Student
Master thesis title: "Maternal anthropometrics and neonate size in Basel 1910-1922"
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Alessia Lüthi, Master Student
Master thesis title: "Wohnort und soziodemografische Situation der über 90jährigen Schweizerinnen und Schweizer („Centennials“) 1888 und 1900"
Advisor: Joël Floris
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group ☛ PD Nicole Bender MD
Nicole Bender, PD MD, PhD, MSc, FMH
Deputy Institute Manager
Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room WAC E79)
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Lafi Aldakak, MSc
PhD Student Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
Co-Supervisor: Nicole Bender
Phone: +41 44 635 05 37 (WAC E73)
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Stefano Campana, Master student
Master thesis title "Welche Ernährungsformen sind am besten für die kardiovaskuläre Gesundheit? Systematic Review und Meta-Analyse diskutiert im Licht evolutionsbiologischer Erkenntnisse"
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Vera Huber, Master student
Master thesis title "Geschlechtsunterschiede bei der Wirksamkeit und bei Nebenwirkungen der HPV-Impfung evolutionsbiologische Erklärungen"
Advisor: Lafi Aldakak and Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Syianga Ravi, Master student
Master thesis title "Welche Ernährungsempfehlungen für Diabetiker haben die beste Evidenz? Systematic Review of Guidelines"
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Samira Spirig, Master student (MMed)
Master thesis title "Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte von Fusspathologien"
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Lea Stamm, Master student
Master thesis title "Welche Ernährungsempfehlungen haben die beste Evidenz? Übersichtsarbeit zu Ernährungsempfehlungen für die gesunde Allgemeinbevölkerung"
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Sandra Willi, Master student
Master thesis title "Welche Ernährungsempfehlungen haben die beste Evidenz? Übersichtsarbeit zu Ernährungsempfehlungen für schwangere und stillende Frauen"
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Jonathan Jordi, Master student
Master thesis title "Welche Ernährungsformen sind am besten für die langfristige Gesundheit? Systematic Review und Meta-Analyse diskutiert im Licht evolutionsbiologischer Erkenntnisse"
Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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Daniel Sutter, MD student, University of Bern, Switzerland, co-supervised by Nicole Bender
MD title "The impact of vegan diet on health and growth of children and adolescents – Literature review"
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Turgut Ekingen, Dr. med. student
Thesis title: Influence of sex age and body composition on hydration status of healthy individuals: cross-sectional study
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Anja Furtwängler, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant
Paleogenetics Group / Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room Y11 G32)
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Sandra Willi, Dr. med. Student
Dr. med. thesis title: Systematic Review of COVID-10 Sequelae
Advisors: Kaspar Staub Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Patricia Schlagenhauf EBPI
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Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group ☛ Prof. Frank Rühli
Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA
Director of the Institute
Head Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 15 (Office Y42 G70)
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Patrick Eppenberger, Dr. med., Dipl. Industrial Designer FH
Deputy Head
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 43 (Room Y42 G86a)
patrick.eppenberger@iem.uzh.ch
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Thomas Böni, KD. Dr. med.
Vice Director of the Institute
Deputy Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 10 (Office Y42 G70)
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Alexander Barthelmie, Dr. med.
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 42 (Room Y42 G86b)
alexander.barthelmie@iem.uzh.ch
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Lena Öhrström, Dr. med.
Postdoc Assistant
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 43 (Room Y42 G82)
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Roger Seiler, Dr. med. dent. Dr. phil.
Research Associate
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 42 (Room Y42 G82)
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Abagail Breidenstein, PhD
Postdoc Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 44 (Room Y11 G32)
abagail.breidenstein@iem.uzh.ch
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Nadja Tomoum, Dr.
Postdoc Research Assistant
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 11 (Room Y11 G68)
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Mahmoud Ibrahim, M.A.
Project Consultant Egypt
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Urs Leo Gantenbein, Dr. med.
Research Affiliate
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 11
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Nabil Baghdadi-Serrano, MD
Med.pract. Doctoral student
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Co-Supervisor/Advisor: Frank Rühli and Elisabeth Eppler
Phone: +41 44 635 05 44
n.baghdadi-serrano@access.uzh.ch
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Alexandra Tewes, Master student
Master thesis title "Imaging tuberculosis in historical wet-specimens of abdominal organs"
Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Christine Victoria Stucki, Master student
Master thesis title "Paläopathologische Auswertungen aus Datensätzen Altägyptischer Mumien"
Advisor: Michael Habicht
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Zeynab Askari, PhD candidat, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, co-supervised by Frank Rühli
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Talissa Kucera, MD candidate
MD 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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Raphael Hug, DMD candidate
MD 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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Michela Lanfranchi, MD candidate
MD 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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Henrik Pabst, Master student
Master thesis title: "Evaluation of acquisition and reconstruction parameters for different sample types using the IEM's portable computed tomography system."
Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Museum, Medical Collection and Human Remains Group ☛ Prof. Frank Rühli
Frank Rühli, Prof. Dr. Dr. med., EMBA
Director of the Institute
Head Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 15 (Office Y42 G70)
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Thomas Böni, KD. Dr. med.
Vice Director of the Institute
Deputy Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 10 (Office Y42 G70)
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Martin Trachsel, Dr. phil.
Medical Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 62 (Room WAE F109)
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Sabina Carraro, Conservator-Restorer B.A.; Dipl. Fine Arts
Medical Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 61 (Room WAE F109)
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David Etter, M.A., CAS Museumsarbeit, CAS Projektmanagement
Medical Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 61 (Room WAE F109. Presence time: Monday)
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Gülfirde Akgül, MSc
Research Associate Paleogenetics Group
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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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Ziyuan Lu, Master student
Master thesis title "Analyse der Herzschrittmacherobjekte der Medizinischen Sammlung UZH"
Advisor: Martin Trachsel
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Dawei Dong, Master student
Master thesis title "Inventar der zahnmedizinischen Extraktionsinstrumente der Medizinischen Sammlung"
Advisor: Roger Seiler and David Etter
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Olivia Ratti, Master student
Master thesis title "Bestandesaufnahme der Taschen-Inhalatoren in der Medizinischen Sammlung"
Advisor: Martin Trachsel and David Etter
Supervisor: Frank Rühli and Thomas Böni
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Administration / Management / IT
Kaspar Staub, PD Dr.
Head Anthropometrics & ScanLab Group
Institute Manager
Phone: +41 44 635 05 13 (Room WAC E75)
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Beatrice Borgts
Deputy Institute Manager Finances & HR
Phone: +41 44 635 01 11
Telfax: +41 44 635 01 12
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Nicole Bender, PD MD, PhD, MSc, FMH
Deputy Institute Manager
Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room WAC E79)
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Stephan Thürig
IT-Verantwortlicher
Phone: +41 44 635 53 01 (Room Y44 L05)
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Susanne Ruckstuhl
Institute Teaching Coordinator
Phone: +41 44 635 05 17 (Room Y42 G66. Presence times: Monday)
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Corina Steiner, M.A, Künstlerin FH, Fotografin ES
Design
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Christian Werrmann
IT-Verantwortlicher
Phone: +41 44 635 35 35 (Room Y44 L07)
christian.werrmann@anatomy.uzh.ch
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Academic Guests
Maciej Henneberg, Prof. Dr. , PhD DSc FRSB
Academic Guest
Phone: +41 44 635 01 11
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Hans-Peter Lipp, Prof. em. Dr.
Research Associate
Phone: +41 44 635 01 11 (Room 42 G66)
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Robert D. Martin, Prof. Dr. , DPhil
Academic Guest
Phone: +41 44 635 01 11
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Research Affiliates
- Rouven Turck
- Philippe Gruber
- Arthur Saniotis
- Christina Warinner
- Kara Holloway
- Molebogeng Bodiba
- Elisabeth Eppler
Alumni
- Olia Bolshakova
- Michael Campana
- Kati Dageförde
- Giada Ferrari
- Nakita Frater
- Fiona Freiburghaus
- Francesco Maria Galassi
- Gina Gemperle
- Ruth Hangartner
- Aaron Hermann
- Maria Inès Hofmann
- Nicole Hofmann
- Ina Kaufmann
- Nikola Koepke
- Annina Krüttli
- Sabine Landis
- Anne Lehner
- Karl Link
- Sandra Mathews
- Sabrina Meyer
- Corinne Minder
- Jolandie Myburgh
- Martina Nüesch
- Mathieu Robin
- Kim Röthlin
- Sidney Senti
- Natalia Shved
- Roland Suri
- Christina Sydler
- Nina Tabord
- Claudia Vigano