Christel GENOUD PhD, Pr, MER, Head of EMF / email / +41 21 692 52 48 / office 1219
- Responsible of the facility
- CEO of the Dubochet Center for Imaging
- Adjunct Professor at EPFL, Life Science, IBI
- From 2009 to 2020, co-head of Facility for Imaging and Microscopy at Friedrich Miescher Institute in Basel (a Novartis Research Foundation affiliated to the University of Basel) based on volume SEM techniques.
- During the period 2016-2020, co-head of the FMI cryo-EM facility shared with Novartis.
- PhD at UNIL in 2006 studying the plasticity of the mouse cortex by TEM serial sections
Jean DARASPE Msc, Expert scientist, deputy head / email / +41 21 692 50 61 / office 1217
- manager of the division « cryo » of the facility
- expert in cryo-CLEM and cryo-electron tomography
- Expert in TEM, FIBSEM, tomography
- Master’s degree in plant sciences at the University of Paris XI in 2005
- EM expert in the group of Dr. Jean-Marc Verbavatz at the CEA in Saclay, France.
- Research scientist at EMF since 2008.
Antonio MUCCIOLO HES engineer, / email / +41 21 692 50 69 / office 1214

- Responsible for SEM, cryo-SEM, environmental SEM and EDX
- expert in classical TEM sample prep and imaging
- Safety correspondent (COSEC)
- Engineer HES (cours du soir) in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland.
- EMF member since 2004.
Damien DE BELLIS MSc laboratory scientist, Plant expert / email / +41 21 692 46 68 / office 1214

- 40% affiliated to the group of N. Geldner for service in EM
- Responsible for all projects in plant science
- Expert in sample prep, imaging and image analysis for plant samples
- Training of users and workshops
- Msc in biology from the UNIL, Switzerland, in 2014
- Lab technician at EMF since 2014
- Lab scientist since 2023
Alexandra Schmitt MSc laboratory ¨technician, / email / +41 21 692 50 52/ office 1217

- expert in HPF and cryosubstitution
- Expert in TEM serial sections and tomography
- Training of users and workshops
- Msc in biology from the UNIGE, Switzerland, in 2024
- Lab technician at EMF since 2024
Nathalie CHAVANNES Secretary / email / +41 21 692 50 50 / office 1110

- Administrative assistant of the EMF at 40% since 2011.
- Responsible of ordering, issuing the bill every month
- Responsible for HR admin in collaboration with HR dept
From April 2024, Irina Kolotueva is laboratory scientist in the group of Prof Langlet, DSB UNIL