Matthias Altmeyer
Research Group Leader
Born and raised in
Germany
Scientific education and research experience
2020 – present: Associate Professor of Quantitative Cell Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2014 – 2020: SNSF Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2010 – 2014: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Danish Cancer Society & Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Copenhagen, Denmark
2007 – 2010: Ph.D. Candidate (Molecular Biology), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2001 – 2006: Diploma Candidate (Biology), University of Konstanz, Germany
Research interests
Genome instability in cancer and aging
Chromatin modifications in response to DNA damage
Cancer-specific alterations in the cellular DNA repair network and their therapeutic potential
Ralph Imhof
Research Technician
Born and raised in
Switzerland
Scientific education and research experience
2007 – present: Lab Technician mbA, IT-Management & Support, Financial Controlling, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2005 – 2007: Lab Manager & new Lab Establishment, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Dept. of Biochemistry & Dept. of Molecular Genetics, Canada
1998 – 2005: Lab Technician, IT-Management & Support, Institute for Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Research interests
Protein Purification & Protein Interaction Methodologies
Molecular Biology
Analytical & preparative HPLC
Andreas Panagopoulos
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Born and raised in
Greece
Scientific education and research experience
2020 – present: Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Zurich, Switzerland
2014 – 2019: Ph.D. student, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
2017: Visiting Ph.D. student, Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany
2012 – 2014: M.Sc. Applications in Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Patras, Greece
2008 – 2012: B.Sc. Department of Biology, University of Patras, Greece
Research interests
Checkpoint maintenance
DNA replication & DNA repair
Functional imaging
Merula Stout
PhD Student (Molecular Life Sciences Program)
Born and raised in
Austria
Scientific education and research experience
2020 – present: Ph.D. student (Molecular Biology), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2018 – 2020: M.Sc. Technical Chemistry (Biotechnology and Bioanalytics major), Technical University Vienna, Austria
2014 – 2018: B.Sc. Technical Chemistry, Technical University Vienna, Austria
Research interests
DNA replication & DNA repair
DNA damage response
DNA/RNA sequencing and microscopy techniques
Julia Vornberger
PhD Student (Molecular Life Sciences Program)
Born and raised in
Germany
Scientific education and research experience
2021 – present: Ph.D. student (Molecular Biology), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2018 – 2021: M.Sc. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany
2015 – 2018: B.Sc. Biological Sciences, University of Konstanz, Germany
Research interests
DNA replication and replication stress response
DNA damage and DNA repair
Cell cycle regulation
Virginia Pasti
PhD Student (Molecular Life Sciences Program)
Born and raised in
Italy
Scientific education and research experience
2023 – present: Ph.D. student (Molecular Biology), University of Zurich, Switzerland
2020 – 2023: M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2017 – 2020: B.Sc. Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy
Research interests
DNA repair pathways
Cell cycle regulation and progression
Aurore Allard
Master Student
Born and raised in
France
Scientific education and research experience
2022 – present : M.Sc Molecular Biology, Lund University, Sweden
2019 – 2022: B.Sc double degree of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Nice, France
Research interests
Genome instability in cancer and aging
DNA damage response
DNA replication and micronuclear dynamics
Beatrice Bianchi
Master Student
Born and raised in
Italy
Scientific education and research experience
2022 – 2024: M.Sc. Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Italy
2019 – 2022: B.Sc. Medical Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy
Research interests
Genome instability in cancer and aging
DNA damage and DNA repair
Sandhya Manohar
Junior Group Leader (SNF Ambizione Fellow)
Born and raised in
United States
Scientific education and research experience
2021 – 2024: Postdoctoral research, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2015 – 2020: PhD Chemical Biology, Harvard University, USA
2011 – 2015: BA Mathematics and Biology, New York University, USA
Research interests
Cell cycle control
Cell size regulation
Genome stability
Letizia Manfredi
PhD student (Cancer Biology Program)
Born and raised in
Italy
Scientific education and research experience
2025 – present: PhD Student in Cancer Biology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2021 – 2022: Graduate Research Fellow, National Centre of Research, Pavia, Italy
2019 – 2021: M.Sc Biomolecular, Genomic and Cellular Science, University of Parma, Italy
2015 – 2018: B.Sc. Biology, University of Milan, Italy
Research interests
Cell cycle control
Cell size regulation
Replication stress response
Lab Alumni
