This is a very prestigious fellowship, aimed at jump-starting professor careers. Eccellenza supports them in achieving their goal by allowing them to lead a generously funded research project as an assistant professor at a Swiss higher education institution.
Ileana Jelescu will be hosted by UNIL/CHUV to carry out her proposed research, In vivo microstructure mapping for clinical neuroimaging. She aims to transform an MRI device into a non-invasive in vivo microscope thanks to diffusion MRI, but also revolutionize the functional exploration of the human brain.