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 (Room Y42 G70)
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Adrian Jäggi, Prof. Dr.
Vice Director of the Institute
Head Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 40 (Room Y42 G82)
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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 (Room 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 G86)
patrick.eppenberger@iem.uzh.ch
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Thomas Böni, KD Dr. med.
Research Affiliate Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 10 (Room Y42 G70)
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Antonella Pedergnana, Dr.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant / Marie Sklodowska Curie-Fellow
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 37 (Room Y42 G86)
antonella.pedergnana@iem.uzh.ch
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Shevan Wilkin, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 14 (Room Y42 G88)
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Mahmoud Ibrahim, M.A.
Egyptologist and Research Assistant
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Alexandra Küffer, lic. phil. I
Research Affiliate
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Roger Seiler, Dr. med. dent. Dr. phil.
Research Affiliate
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Lena Öhrström, Dr. med.
Research Affiliate
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Abagail Breidenstein, PhD
Research Affiliate
Ancient Biomolecular Group
abagail.breidenstein@iem.uzh.ch
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Urs Leo Gantenbein, Dr. med.
Research Affiliate
Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Asya Makhro, PhD
Research Fellow Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group
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Christine Victoria Stucki, Master Student
Thesis title: Paläopathologische Auswertungen aus Datensätzen Altägyptischer Mumien
Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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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
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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
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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
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Aleksija Geiges, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Digital optimierte Negativherstellung zur Reproduktion medizinischer Wachsmoulagen
Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Denis Dönmez, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Vergleich von tissue-clearing Protokollen für antike und historische Zahnpräparate zur mikroskopischen Untersuchung
Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Human Ecology Group ☛ Prof. Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi, Prof. Dr.
Vice Director of the Institute
Head Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 40 (Room Y42 G82)
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Camila Scaff, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Jordan Scott Martin, MA
PhD Student Human Ecology Group
PhD Project: Social Selection and the Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics of Human Behavioral Specialization
Phone: +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Adam Daniel Hunt, MA
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 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Abigail Colby, M.A.
PhD Student Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Charlotte Debras, Master Biodiversité, Écologie et Évolution
PhD Student Human Ecology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 38 (Room Y11 G32)
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Jannik Briand, Master Student (MSc)
Thesis title: Quantitative genetics of health related traits in a small-scale society
Advisor: Adrian Jäggi
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Ava Moser, Master Student (MSc)
Thesis title: Object manipulation by Tsimane children
Advisor: Adrian Jäggi
Supervisor: Kathelijne Koops
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Tanay Katiyar, MSc Student (Cognitive Science)
Visiting Research Trainee ENS
Human Ecology Group
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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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Viktoria Krenn, PhD, Ing.
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y11 G66)
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Megan Malherbe, MPhil
PhD Student Evolutionary Morphology Group
Research Assistant Scientific Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 36 (Room Y11 G66)
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Cédric Cordey, MSc
PhD Student Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 33 (Room Y11 G66)
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Mirella Woodert, MSc
Scientific Staff Member
Evolutionary Morphology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 30 (Room Y11 G66)
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Cinzia Fornai, PhD
Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Nicole Webb, PhD
Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Rebeka Rmoutilova, PhD
Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Antoinette Goujon, MSc
Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group
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Jonas Müller, Dr. med. Student
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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Aita Kaufmann, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinsiche Aspekte von Rückenproblemen und ihre Beziehung zur Wirbelmorphologie
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Elisha Eastline, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: Der Einfluss von Lebensweise und Belastung auf die Wirbelmorphologie bei den Tsimane (Bolivien)
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Laurens Shahrdar, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Die Korrelation der Lendenlordose mit dem Facettengelenkswirbel
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Nabila Aissami, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Zusammenhang von Rückenproblemen mit der Wirbelmorphologie
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Caroline Wanner, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: Was hat die Körpergrösse der Frau für eine Auswirkung auf die Beckengrösse und somit auf Geburtsproblematiken
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Shanel Müller, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte des Wachstums der Wirbelsäule
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Can Demir, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Zusammenhang von Rückenproblemen mit der Wirbelmorphologie
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Milo Kistler, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Projektion des Wachstums beim Becken von Turkana boy (Homo erectus)
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Martin Häusler
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Andreas Brühwiler, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Wirbelmorphologie und Pathologien bei einem indigenen Volk in Bolivien mit relativ urtümlichem Lebensstil
Advisor: Martin Häusler
Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi
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Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group ☛ PD Kaspar Staub
Kaspar Staub, PD Dr. phil.
Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Institute Manager
Phone: +41 44 635 05 13 (Room WAC E75)
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Joël Floris, Dr. phil.
Deputy Head & Postdoc Assistant Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 13 (WAC E75)
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Katarina Matthes, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 65 (Room WAC E77)
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Maryam Kordi, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 65 (Room WAC E77)
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Alexandra Fahrner, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 22 (Room WAC E78)
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Mathilde Le Vu, MSc, MS Santé Publique
PhD Student Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Thesis title: Temporal and other determinants of neonatal health in Lausanne 1905-1925
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Sabine Rohrmann
Phone: +41 44 635 05 64 (Room WAC E73)
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Urmila Bhattacharyya, Master of Public Health
PhD Student Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Thesis title: Health of neonates and their mothers in Lausanne 1905-1925
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
Committee Head: Milo Puhan
Phone: +41 44 635 05 64 (Room WAC E73)
urmila.bhattacharyya@iem.uzh.ch
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Michael Strässle, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: Short term response of physical activity on bone health in young men
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Marc Rickenbacher, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: Association between height and BMI in various Swiss data sets
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Prof. Zeno Stanga Inselspital Bern
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Ella Ziegler, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: The 1918 influenza pandemic in Zurich
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Sarah-Maria Müller, Dr. med. Student
Thesis title: The introduction of diphtheria vaccination in Switzerland 1920-1950
Advisor: Kaspar Staub
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Marco Bernhard, MMed Student
Thesis title: Seasonal influenza in Bern 1920-1930
Advisor: Joël Floris
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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Paula Küng, MMed Student
Thesis title: Pandemic spread vs. narratives in daily newspapers in Bern 1918
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
Advisor: Joël Floris
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Alessia Lüthi, MMed Student
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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Vivienne Salvisberg, MMed Student
Thesis title: Birth weight in Bern 1880-1925
Advisor: Katarina Matthes
Supervisor: Kaspar Staub
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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
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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)
Presence: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
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Alexandra Fahrner, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 22 (Room WAC E78)
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Anja Furtwängler, PhD
Research Affiliate Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
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Lafi Aldakak, PhD
Research Affiliate Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group
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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
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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
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Anouk Manzanell, Biomedical Master Student
Thesis title: Sex differences in diet body self-perception and anthropometric measures in adults from the general population.
Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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Silja Reisch, Medical Master Student
Thesis title: Auswirkungen von Klimawandel und Umweltmikrobiom-Biodiversitätsverlust auf das menschliche Mikrobiom mit Fokus auf Autoimmunerkrankungen und Allergien.
Advisor: Nicole Bender
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Marijan Vilenica, Biomedical Master Student
Thesis title: Lifestyle changes and their impact on body composition during the Covid-19 pandemic
Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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Zohar Hazan, ETH Master Student
Thesis title: TbA.
Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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Giulia Jacober, Biomedical Master Student
Thesis Title: Implications of Nutrition and Exercise on Body Hydration in healthy and diseased Patients
Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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Boris Krznar, Biomedical Master Student
Thesis Title: Anthropometry Body Composition and Lifestyle Indicators after the Covid-19 Pandemic
Supervisor: Nicole Bender
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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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Shevan Wilkin, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 14 (Room Y42 G88)
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Kerttu Majander, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Assistant Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 14 (Room Y42 G88)
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Christian Urban, MSc
PhD Student Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 14 (Room Y42 G88)
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Donikë Sejdiu, MSc
PhD Student Paleogenetics Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 14 (Room Y42 G88)
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Enrique Rayo Blasco, PhD
Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
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Saskia Pfrengle, MSc
Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
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Judith Neukamm, PhD
Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
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Anja Furtwängler, PhD
Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group
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Esther Käch, Dr. med. Student
Supervisor: Verena Schünemann
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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 (Room Y42 G70)
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Thomas Böni, KD Dr. med.
Research Affiliate Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group
Phone: +41 44 635 05 10 (Room Y42 G70)
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Martin Trachsel, Dr. phil.
Scientific Staff Member
Medical Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 62 (Room WAE F109)
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Sabina Carraro, Conservator-Restorer B.A.; Dipl. Fine Arts
Scientific Staff Member
Medical Collection and Scientific Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 17 (Room Y42 G66)
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Megan Malherbe, MPhil
PhD Student Evolutionary Morphology Group
Research Assistant Scientific Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 36 (Room Y11 G66)
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Gülfirde Akgül, MSc
Research Assistant
Medical Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 17 (Room Y42 G66)
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Théophile Vergnaud, M.A.
Research Assistant
Medical Collection
Phone: +41 44 635 05 17 (Room Y42 G66)
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Johanna Stierlin, B.A.
Freelancer Conservation
Medical Collection
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Theresa Bayer, M.A.
Freelancer Collection
Medical Collection
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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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Peter Layer, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Die Geschichte und technologische Entwicklung von Amputationsinstrumenten
Advisor: Martin Trachsel
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Sarina Mäder, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Epithetik in Zürich
Advisor: Michael Geiges
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Eva Kärcher, Master Student (MMed)
Thesis title: Mit Wachsmoulagen dokumentierte Patient*innengeschichten
Advisor: Michael Geiges
Supervisor: Frank Rühli
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Administration / Management / IT
Kaspar Staub, PD Dr. phil.
Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology 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 (Room Y42 G66)
Presence: Monday to Thursday
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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)
Presence: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday
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Stephan Thürig
IT Specialist
Phone: +41 44 635 53 01 (Room Y44 L05)
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Susanne Ruckstuhl, B.A.
Institute Teaching Coordinator
Phone: +41 44 635 05 17 (Room Y42 G66)
Presence: Friday
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Corina Steiner, M.A., Artist B.A., Photographer
Design & Web
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Irina Lipp-Onopko
Administration
Phone: +41 44 635 01 11 (Room Y42 G66)
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Academic Guests
Maciej Henneberg, Prof. Dr. , PhD DSc FRSB
Academic Guest
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Hans-Peter Lipp, Prof. em. Dr.
Research Affiliate
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Robert D. Martin, Prof. em. Dr. , DPhil
Academic Guest
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Wolfgang Langhans, Prof. em. Dr.
Academic Guest
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Elisabeth Eppler, PD Dr. med.
Academic Guest
University of Berne
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Luciano Saso, Prof. Dr.
Academic Guest
Sapienza University of Rome
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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