Prof. Christian S. Hardtke
• Writes papers and research grants, teaches plant biology, suggests experiments • Full Professor at the University of Lausanne since 2010 • Visiting Professor at Kumamoto University from 2018 to 2022 • Director of the Plant Molecular Biology Department from 2009 to 2017 • Associate Professor at the University of Lausanne from 2004 to 2009 • Assistant Professor at McGill University from 2001 to 2005 • Human Frontier Science Program post-doctoral fellow at Yale University from 1998 to 2000 • Post-doctoral associate at the University of Toronto in 1998 • Ph.D. (Dr.rer. nat.) from the University of Munich in 1997 •
Dr. Kunkun “Kelly” Li
• Obtained her Ph.D. in Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Wuerzburg • Works on phloem development in Arabidopsis thaliana root development • Postdoc at the University of Lausanne since 2022 •
Dr. Josué Saiz-Pérez
• Obtained his Ph.D. in Plant Development from the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha • Works on environmental inputs on CLE peptide perception • Postdoc at the University of Lausanne since 2025 •
Dr. Mark Bal
• Obtained his Ph.D. in Plant Development from the University of Oxford • Delves into the intricacies of sucrose transport in and out of the phloem • On an EDESIA Transition Fellowship at the University of Lausanne since 2025 •
Hang Zhang
• Developmental Biologist • Obtained his M.Sc. from Wuhan University • Started his Ph.D. as CSC fellowship scholar at the University of Lausanne in March 2021 • Studies peptide receptor action in root development •
Ruby Alderson
• Plant Biologist • Obtained her M.Sc. from the University of Bristol • Started her Ph.D. at the University of Lausanne in February 2025 • Studies extreme plants •
Elliott Cordier
• Plant Biologist • Obtained his M.Sc. from Université Paris-Saclay • Started his Ph.D. at the University of Lausanne in January 2026 • Studies phloem regulators •
Amelia Amiguet
•Our long term Lab Technician, at the University of Lausanne since 2008 •