2019
New in D-HEST: Prof. Dr. Andrea Alimonti
13 Dec 2019 - The ETH Board appointed a new professors in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology:
Professor Andrea Alimonti, currently Full Professor at the Università di Padova, Italy, and at the Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, as Full Professor of Experimental Oncology and Translational Cancer Medicine. Quote ETH News: "Andrea Alimonti's research, for which he was awarded with two ERC Grants, concentrates on the molecular mechanisms of tumour formation. His focus is on the influence of the tumour environment, the interaction of the various cells in tumour tissue and the influence of the immune system. By appointing Andrea Alimonti to a dual professorship with the Università della Svizzera italiana, ETH Zurich is filling a gap in the field of oncology and thus creating a link between clinical and basic research."
New professors at D-HEST: James Mitchell and G. V. Shivashankar
13 July 2019 - The ETH Board appointed two new professors at D-HEST:
Professor James Mitchell, currently Associate Professor at Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA, as Full Professor of Healthy Ageing. Quote ETH News: "James Mitchell explores specific aspects of biological ageing and uses scientific approaches to investigate how this process is influenced; he is also interested in age-related illnesses. His main focus is on preventing cancer, diabetes, obesity and other age-related illnesses by means of lifestyle changes, particularly dietary. The appointment of James Mitchell will strengthen interdepartmental links between the research fields of translational medicine, nutrition and health."
Professor G. V. Shivashankar, currently Professor and Deputy Director of the Mechanobiology Institute of the National University of Singapore, as Full Professor of Mechanogenomics. Quote ETH News: G. V. Shivashankar’s research in mechanobiology uses multidisciplinary approaches to investigate how the genome architecture is mechanically regulated, thus determining the behaviour and long-term fate of cells. His appointment will strengthen the connection between ETH Zurich and the PSI. Important interactions and synergies will also arise with colleagues in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition at Zurich University Hospital as his research findings are translated into clinical practice."
Roger Gassert appointed Full Professor
13 July 2019 - The ETH Board appointed Roger Gassert, currently Associate Professor at ETH Zurich, as Full Professor of Rehabilitation Engineering. Quote ETH News: "Roger Gassert conducts research at the interface between engineering, neuroscience and movement science. He and his team develop mechatronic systems to explore the neuromechanical generation of movement and haptic perception and to perform quantitative evaluation of the movement quality and rehabilitation progress of people with sensorimotor deficits. Roger Gassert uses this interdisciplinary approach to forge links between research-based neuroscience and movement science, and application-based engineering science, as well as with hospitals."