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We are pleased to welcome Pre Sophie Martin as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Sophie Martin is a professor at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Faculty of Science. She aims to understand how cells polarize, organize their cytoskeleton and their membrane to achieve polarized growth, division and cell fusion. By using a combination of quantitative live-cell imaging, electron microscopy, genetic and biochemical approaches, her lab probes fundamental principles of cell polarization, addresses how cells orient in response to an external stimulus to find a mate for sexual reproduction and studies how cells then fuse together to form the diploid zygote.

We are pleased to welcome Pr Christoph Scheiermann as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Christoph Scheiermann is an associate professor at the Department of Pathology and Immunology of the Faculty of Medicine. His research focuses on circadian rhythms in the immune response and neural control of the immune system. His group develops novel therapeutic leads to target the immune system in a rhythmic manner such as in the case of vaccinations. For the aspect of neural control, they investigate how central as well as peripheral nervous system (CNS/PNS) responses influence immune cell behavior in peripheral tissues.

It is our pleasure to welcome Pre Ivana Gasic as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Ivana Gasic is an assistant professor at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Faculty of Science. Her lab challenges the central dogma postulating that regulation of gene expression and protein quantity is a unidirectional process. The goal of her team is to dissect the molecular mechanisms that govern tubulin protein quantity control using biochemical and structural approaches, transcriptomics, and genome-wide screening. To address the functional aspects of protein quantity control, they deploy fluorescent imaging of mammalian cultured cells.

We are pleased to welcome Pre Kimberly Kline as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Kimberly Kline is a full professor at the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine. She is interested in the pathogenesis of biofilm-associated infections. In her research she applies a variety of genetic and genomic approaches to interrogate both monomicrobial and polymicrobial Enterococcus faecalis biofilm pathogenesis, including transposon screens in vitro and in vivo using animal models and transposon-sequencing.

We are pleased to welcome Pre Valérie Schwitzgebel as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Valérie Schwitzgebel is an assistant professor at the Department of Paediatrics, Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the Faculty of Medicine, and an assistant physician at the Development and Growth Division of the Geneva University Hospitals where she leads the Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetes Unit. Her research focuses on the genetic basis of diabetes mellitus. Her laboratory investigates subtypes of diabetes mellitus by applying whole exome and genome sequencing in cohorts of children and adults; newly identified genes are then charactzerized using in vitro and in vivo models. Genetically instructed precision diagnosis of diabetes type 1 will further allow optimizing treatment to improve metabolic control and quality of life.

It is our pleasure to welcome Pre Pei-Hsuan (Xuan) Wu as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Pei-Hsuan (Xuan) Wu is an assistant professor at the Department of Genetic Medicine and Development of the Faculty of Medicine. She is interested in the paternal contribution of PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) to early mouse embryogenesis. Her lab aims to understand the mechanism underlying the intergenerational role of paternal piRNAs and gain insight into how fathers impact the offspring through epigenetic mechanisms.

It is our pleasure to welcome Pre Camilla Bellone as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Camilla Bellone is an associate professor at the Department of Basic Neurosciences of the Faculty of Medicine. She uses various in vivo and in vitro techniques to study the neuronal mechanisms underlying social behavior in physiological conditions, and genetic mouse models related to psychiatric diseases to investigate the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying social behavioral deficits.

It is our pleasure to welcome Pr Simone Becattini as a new faculty member of iGE3.

Simone Becattini is an assistant professor at the Department of Pathology and Immunology of the Faculty of Medicine. His main research topic is the gut microbiota. His laboratory is interested in understanding the intricate relationship existing between intestinal microbes and the host immune system, and in exploiting the underlying principles to fight infectious and inflammatory diseases.