Director of the Institute

Head Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group

Vice Director of the Institute

Head Human Ecology Group

Head Paleogenetics Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group

Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group

PhD Student Paleogenetics Group

PhD Student Paleogenetics Group

Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group

Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group

Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group

Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group

Research Affiliate Paleogenetics Group

Supervisor: Verena Schünemann

Vice Director of the Institute

Head Human Ecology Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Human Ecology Group

PhD Student Human Ecology Group

PhD Project: Social Selection and the Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics of Human Behavioral Specialization

PhD Student Human Ecology Group

PhD Project: Distinguishing mental disorder from evolved neurodiversity and investigating how evolutionary explanations affect stigma in psychiatry

PhD Student Human Ecology Group

PhD Student Human Ecology Group

Thesis title: Quantitative genetics of health related traits in a small-scale society

Advisor: Adrian Jäggi

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Head Evolutionary Morphology Group

PhD Student Evolutionary Morphology Group

Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group

Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group

Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group

Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group

Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group

Research Affiliate Evolutionary Morphology Group

Thesis title: The influence of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on lumbar lordosis and the angle of pelvic incidence

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinsiche Aspekte von Rückenproblemen und ihre Beziehung zur Wirbelmorphologie

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Thesis title: Der Einfluss von Lebensweise und Belastung auf die Wirbelmorphologie bei den Tsimane (Bolivien)

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Thesis title: The influence of possible metabolic constraints on gestation length in humans

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Michael Krützen Karin Isler

Thesis title: Die Korrelation der Lendenlordose mit dem Facettengelenkswirbel

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Martin Häusler

Thesis title: Zusammenhang von Rückenproblemen mit der Wirbelmorphologie

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Thesis title: Was hat die Körpergrösse der Frau für eine Auswirkung auf die Beckengrösse und somit auf Geburtsproblematiken

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Evolutionärmedizinische Aspekte des Morbus Scheuermanns

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Martin Häusler

Thesis title: Zusammenhang von Rückenproblemen mit der Wirbelmorphologie

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Thesis title: Projektion des Wachstums beim Becken von Turkana boy (Homo erectus)

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Martin Häusler

Thesis title: Wirbelmorphologie und Pathologien bei einem indigenen Volk in Bolivien mit relativ urtümlichem Lebensstil

Advisor: Martin Häusler

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

Institute Manager

Deputy Head & Postdoc Assistant Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

Research Assistant :

Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group

Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

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

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

Thesis title: Short term response of physical activity on bone health in young men

Advisor: Kaspar Staub

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Association between height and BMI in various Swiss data sets

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Supervisor: Prof. Zeno Stanga Inselspital Bern

Thesis title: The 1918 influenza pandemic in Zurich

Advisor: Kaspar Staub

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Thesis title: The introduction of diphtheria vaccination in Switzerland 1920-1950

Advisor: Kaspar Staub

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Thesis title: Seasonal influenza in Bern 1920-1930

Advisor: Joël Floris

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Thesis title: Pandemic spread vs. narratives in daily newspapers in Bern 1918

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Advisor: Joël Floris

Thesis title: Wohnort und soziodemografische Situation der über 90jährigen Schweizerinnen und Schweizer („Centennials“) 1888 und 1900

Advisor: Joël Floris

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Thesis title: Birth weight in Bern 1880-1925

Advisor: Katarina Matthes

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

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

Deputy Institute Manager

Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group

Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room WAC E79)

Presence: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday

Research Assistant :

Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group

Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

Research Affiliate Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group

Research Affiliate Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group

Thesis title: Associations between hydration status body composition sociodemographic and lifestyle factors in the general population: a cross-sectional study

Advisor: Nicole Bender

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Sex and age differences in hydration and body composition in musculoskeletal patients: comparative study

Advisor: Nicole Bender

Supervisor: Adrian Jäggi

Thesis title: Dietary recommendations for diabetes mellitus with and without pharmacological treatment: systematic review and assessment of quality.

Advisor: Nicole Bender

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Reviewing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by using a holistic evolutionary view

Advisor: Nicole Bender

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Association between milk and dairy consumption and health outcomes: systematic review

Supervisor: Nicole Bender

Thesis title: In-depth analysis of one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by using a holistic evolutionary view

Advisor: Nicole Bender

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Sex differences in diet body self-perception and anthropometric measures in adults from the general population.

Supervisor: Nicole Bender

Thesis title: Auswirkungen von Klimawandel und Umweltmikrobiom-Biodiversitätsverlust auf das menschliche Mikrobiom mit Fokus auf Autoimmunerkrankungen und Allergien.

Advisor: Nicole Bender

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: TbA.

Supervisor: Nicole Bender

Thesis title: TbA.

Supervisor: Nicole Bender

Director of the Institute

Head Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group

Deputy Head

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Research Affiliate Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant / Marie Sklodowska Curie-Fellow

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Postdoctoral Research Assistant Ancient Biomolecular Group

Egyptologist and Research Assistant

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Egyptologist and Research Assistant

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Research Affiliate

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Research Affiliate

Ancient Biomolecular Group

Research Affiliate

Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Research Fellow Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Thesis title: Identification of Ancient Soft Tissues from an 1100-Year-Old Mongolian Mummy by Proteomic Profiling

Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger Shevan Wilkin

Supervisor: Patrick Eppenberger

Thesis title: Paläopathologische Auswertungen aus Datensätzen Altägyptischer Mumien

Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

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

Thesis title: Sex determination in human teeth by Raman spectroscopic differentiation of AMELX and AMELY amelogenin

Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Proteomic and histologic assessment of molecular taphonomy in ancient human and animal soft tissues

Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Evaluation long term memory of pre-clinical education in a clinical experience-based approach

Advisor: Elisabeth Eppler

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Digital optimierte Negativherstellung zur Reproduktion medizinischer Wachsmoulagen

Advisor: Patrick Eppenberger

Supervisor: Kaspar Staub

Director of the Institute

Head Paleopathology and Mummy Studies Group

Head Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group

Research Affiliate Museum‚ Medical Collection and Human Remains Group

Medical Collection

Medical Collection and Scientific Collection

Freelancer Conservation

Medical Collection

Trainee Medical Collection

Senior physician

Curator Museum of Wax Moulages

Thesis title: Die Geschichte und technologische Entwicklung von Amputationsinstrumenten

Advisor: Martin Trachsel

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Epithetik in Zürich

Advisor: Michael Geiges

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Thesis title: Mit Wachsmoulagen dokumentierte Patient*innengeschichten

Advisor: Michael Geiges

Supervisor: Frank Rühli

Head Anthropometrics & Historical Epidemiology Group

Institute Manager

Deputy Institute Manager Finances & HR

Phone: +41 44 635 01 11 (Room Y42 G66)

Presence: Monday to Thursday

Deputy Institute Manager

Head Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group

Phone: +41 44 635 05 31 (Room WAC E79)

Presence: Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday

IT Specialist

Institute Teaching Coordinator

Phone: +41 44 635 05 17 (Room Y42 G66)

Presence: Friday

Design & Web

Administration

Academic Guest

Research Affiliate

Academic Guest

Academic Guest

Academic Guest

Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Research Affiliate