In SWISS100, I am focusing on biological markers of aging in centenarians.
Current Positions
- Professor of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine
- Elected Member of the Swiss Academy of Medical sciences and the American Society of Clinical investigation
Educational Background
- Medical School, University of Munich, Germany.
- Board certification for Internal Medicine (Bavarian Chamber of Physicians, Munich, Germany)
- Privat-Docent, University of Geneva, School of Medicine, Switzerland. Title of the thesis: “Mechanisms and pharmacology of receptor-mediated Ca2+ influx in neutrophil granulocytes and other non-excitable tissues”
Prior Experience
- Medical Resident: University Hospitals Munich and Geneva
- Infectious Diseases Fellow, University Hospitals Iowa, USA
- Associate Professor, University of Geneva
Research Focus
- NADPH oxidases, oxidative stress, and redox biology
- Biological mechanisms of ageing
- Stem cells and cell therapy
Additional Experiences/Mile Stones
- Scientific Counselor for the Swiss National Science Foundation 2002-2010
- Founder of several biotechnology Spin-off companies (Genkyotex, Transcure Bioservices, Antion Biosciences, Neurix, HPlus Therapeutics)
- Honorary Professor, Bejing Hospital, Bejing, China, 2000.
- Friendship award of the Chinese goverment, Bejing, China, 2003
- Ernst Klenk-Lecturer, University of Cologne, 2010
- Innovation Medal of the University of Geneva, 2016