EDBB Published theses

It is our pleasure to present the theses undertaken in the frame of the EPFL PhD Program in Biotechnology & Bioengineering.

2025

Programmable supramolecular nanoarchitectures for targeting biological patterns

A. Kononenko / M. M. C. Bastings (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Decoding single-cell heterogeneity and plasticity

W. Liu / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Advancing high-resolution microscopes to enable time-lapse nano-characterization of pathogenic micro-organisms in-vitro

E. Braun / J. McKinney; G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Computational Design of Protein Switches

S. M. Buckley / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Mapping the Operative Space for Polymer-Biostabilized DNA Origami

H. J. Rodríguez Franco / M. M. C. Bastings (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Soft microelectrode arrays for 3D in vitro brain models

E. Martinelli / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

PURE system optimization and exploration of self-regeneration for synthetic cell applications

R. Bava Ganesh / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Rational cytokine and receptor engineering for enhanced safety and efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

L. Bonati / L. Tang; B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Bioengineering of morphologically and functionally accurate in vitro intestinal models

J. J. Langer / M. Lütolf; K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Droplet microfluidic platforms for multiplexed library-against-library antibody screening

L. Kolmar / C. Merten (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Towards Conformational Targeting of Alpha-Synuclein Fibrils

A. S. S. Z. M. Sadek / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia; H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Gravitational and acoustic micromanipulation platforms for high-content histological analysis of organoids and spheroids

E. Vuille-Dit-Bille / M. S. Sakar; G. Weder (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Next-generation in vitro liver models through stem cell-derived organoids and bioengineering

B. S. Elçi / M. Lütolf; K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Multimodal Imaging Platform for Spatiotemporal Interrogation of Dynamics in Single Cells and Spheroids

S. Ansaryan / H. Altug (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Exploring the Role of Unstable L-Forms in the Survival of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Under Fosfomycin Exposure

F. Normandeau / J. McKinney; N. Dhar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Heartbeat on repeat: noncanonical KZFP and its transposable element targets shape cardiac cell specification

D. Milovanovic / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Experimental Characterization of an Adhesion GPCR Mechanotransduction

G. Gambardella / P. D. Barth; A. L. A. Persat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

Translational AI in Digital Health: Applications in Plant Disease Detection, Food Recognition, Postprandial Glycemic Response Forecasting and Musculoskeletal Modeling

S. P. Mohanty / M. Salathé (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2025. 

2024

The Slc25a47-Wars1 locus: characterization of its role in metabolic homeostasis and stress pathways

F. Pontanari / K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

ER+ breast cancer in 3D scaffold ex vivo for transcriptomics-based functional drug screening and personalized medicine

Y. Zhang / C. Brisken; C. Merten (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Dielectrophoretic Manipulation of Biological Species: Novel Microfluidic Approaches to Study Cell-Cell Interactions and the Role of Alpha-Synuclein in Neurodegeneration

T. J. Ryser / C. Guiducci; H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Exploring ion and analyte transport in beta-barrel forming biological nanopores

S. F. Mayer / M. Dal Peraro; A. Radenovic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Advancements in Nanomechanical Characterization and Biomolecular Imaging with Atomic force Microscopy

V. Cencen / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Single-cell analysis of the interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and macrophages

O. Rutschmann / J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Multi-motif scaffolding for de novo pathogen antigen mimetics by deep generative learning

K. M. Castro Gilabert / B. Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Bioengineering functional organoid models across scales

T. Hübscher / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Exploring the therapeutic potential of Huntingtin native state stabilization through targeting its interacting partners

E. Morro / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Engineering novel protein interactions with therapeutic potential using deep learning-guided surface design

A. Marchand / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Advancing Cell-Free Synthetic Biology: From sustained PURE protein synthesis to an isothermal one-pot DNA replication system

L. S. Grasemann / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Unraveling mitochondrial dynamics: exploring asymmetries and function through advanced microscopy

J. H. B. Winter / S. Manley (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Drug Screening in C. elegans to identify new pharmacological mitochondrial stress inducers

A. Lalou / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Targeting Cellular Senescence and NAD+ Metabolism Disruption in Early-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease

L. C. Chanvillard / J. Feige; K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Targeting TDP-43 Proteinopathies in Neurodegeneration by its Native-State Stabilization

L. Yang / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Quantitative characterization of the inorganic phosphate gene regulatory networks in S. cerevisiae and bottom up engineering an orthogonal gene network

S. Cheng / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Development and evaluation of a near-infrared photovoltaic implant for wireless neural stimulation

D. I. Medagoda / S. Lacour; D. Ghezzi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Unraveling behavior and cortical signals to guide the development of soft neuroprostheses for auditory restoration and spreading depolarization

E. C. M. Revol / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Resolving bacterial cell biology: from replisome dynamics to cell wall synthesis

C. Zhang / S. Manley (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Accessible and highly observable gastrointestinal organoid model systems for studying host-pathogen interactions

M. Hofer / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Engineering Split HaloTag for Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy

Y-H. Lin / K. Johnsson (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Characterization of the gut-bone marrow axis through bile acid signaling

A. Alonso Calleja / K. Schoonjans; O. M. Naveiras Torres-Quiroga (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Bioengineering human mini-intestines with in vivo-like complexity and function

O. Mitrofanova / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Time-Resolved Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy and Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

S. Mendes Leitão / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Countering T cell exhaustion and senescence for enhanced adoptive T cell therapies against solid tumors

Y. Zhao / L. Tang (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

The Effects of Spatial Organization and Fluid Flow on the Social Interactions in Microbial Communities

J. P. H. Wong / A. L. A. Persat; T. I. Battin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Engineering Innate and Adaptive Immunity for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy

M. Gao / L. Tang (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Nanotechnology enabled modulation of T cell immunity for cancer treatment

X. Hu / L. Tang (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Label-free plasmonic microarray for multiplexed analysis of cells and tumor organoids

Y-C. Liu / H. Altug (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Engineering Hydrogel-coated Neural Interfaces for Chronic Deep Brain Recording

N. S. A. Alwahab / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

How are cells instructed to form somite boundaries by the zebrafish segmentation clock?

O. F. Venzin / A. C. Oates (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Exploring the interplay of molecular pattern and valency for selective interactions at the bio-interface

K. Paloja / M. M. C. Bastings (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Cross-anatomical single-cell definition and characterization of human adipose progenitor niche

R. Ferrero / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Characterization of Cyclo His-Pro for the prevention and treatment of liver disease and muscular dystrophy

A. De Masi / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Identifying genetic and dietary modulators of metabolic disorders using systems genetics

X. Li / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Novel quantitative bioengineered tools to track human bone marrow niche cellular constituents in health and disease

R. Sarkis / B. Deplancke; O. M. Naveiras Torres-Quiroga (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Development of new volcano-shaped microelectrodes for single cell electrochemistry, electrophysiology and impedance studies

N. G. Maïno / P. Renaud; A. Bertsch (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Bacterial colonization in realistic environments: how mechanics impact biofilm formation in the wild and during infection

T. Rossy / A. L. A. Persat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Compliance-matching vascular grafts with personalization potential

G. Rovas / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Advancing atomic force microscopy through open source instrumentation

M. Kangül / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Tracking spatiotemporal localisation and interactions of the innate immune sensor STING

S. M. E. Rivara / A. Ablasser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

2022

Engineering T Cell Trafficking and Function for Enhanced Cancer Immunotherapy

Y. Xie / L. Tang (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Gut-Brain Ecosystem in a Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

A. L. Planchette / A. Radenovic; A. J. Macpherson (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Systematic analysis of biomolecular binding reactions using microfluidic systems

A. Shahein / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Fabrication and validation of an intraneural interface tailored for optic nerve stimulation

E. Borda / D. Ghezzi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Molecular Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Fate during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and Aging

S. Ancel / J. Feige; B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Understanding the mechanisms of non-thermal plasma treatments on seeds

A. Waskow / I. Furno (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Sensor-integrated ultraflexible endovascular devices

L. F. Pancaldi-Giubbini / M. S. Sakar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Dissecting the role of the asparagine synthesis in acute liver injury

Y. Sun / K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Towards automating de novo protein design for novel functionalities: controlling protein folds and protein-protein interactions

Z. Harteveld / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Dissecting the role of biliary epithelial cells during non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression

E. Yildiz / K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Development of a Transient Neural Interface for Minimally Invasive Recording and Stimulation

A. Fanelli / D. Ghezzi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Targeting molecular surfaces to engineer novel protein-based immunogens and inhibitors

S. Wehrle / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Identification of genes required for host-cell adhesion and antibiotic persistence of uropathogenic Escherichia coli via high-content screening

T. M. Simonet / J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Hunting for the wavefront: investigation of somite boundary positioning in zebrafish

A. Bercowsky Rama / A. C. Oates (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Rational design of protein switches: applications in synthetic biology and cancer immunotherapy

S. Shui / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

In vitro endoderm emergence and self-organisation in the absence of extraembryonic tissues and embryonic architecture

S. D. Vianello / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Methods for acute and long-term imaging of the ventral nerve cord in behaving adult Drosophila

L. J. Hermans / P. P. Ramdya; M. S. Sakar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

DNA-based biomaterials for nanoscale controlled modulation of immune cells

A. Comberlato / M. M. C. Bastings (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Engineering synthetic adhesins for biophysical investigation and rewiring of host-microbe interactions

X. J-Y. Pierrat / A. L. A. Persat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mechanosensing through label-free imaging of type IV pili

L. A-L. Talà / A. L. A. Persat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2021

On the exploration of novel methodological approaches for immunogen design: case studies in influenza and hepatitis C

A. Scheck / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Toward a mechanistic understanding of variable chromatin modules

G. Llimos Aubach / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

An autonomous microfluidic device for identification and analysis of individual clinically-relevant mammalian cells

F. L. C. R. Jammes / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Development and applications of hyperpolarized 13C and 1H MR spectroscopy of cerebral metabolism at ultra-high field

E. I. Flatt / R. Gruetter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Genetic, metabolic, and molecular insights into the diverse outcomes of diet-induced obesity in mouse

A. M. Bachmann / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Co-regulation of endothelial and myogenic cell fates through intercellular crosstalk in skeletal muscle

U. Lee / J. Feige; B. D. Cosgrove (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Microtissue models for studying the dynamics of host-pathogen interactions in the urinary bladder

K. Sharma / J. McKinney; N. Dhar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Engineering next generation organoids through guided stem cell self-organisation

M. Nikolaev / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Decoding of error-related potentials in continuous feedback protocols for personalized human computer interaction

F. Iwane / A. Billard; J. d. R. Millán Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Developing new tools to study and program cell fate at the single-cell level

M. Biocanin / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Microfluidics and cell-free synthetic biology in the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic platforms

G. Michielin / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Post-translational regulation of neuronal differentiation

J. S. Loomba / G. D’Angelo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Mechanical principles of engineering fibrous tissues with programmable shape

E. Mailand / M. S. Sakar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Single-cell lipidomics reveals a role for cell-to-cell sphingolipid heterogeneity in fibroblast activation

L. Capolupo / G. D’Angelo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Coordination between cell growth, division and chromosome replication cycles in mycobacteria

G. M. Vuaridel / J. McKinney; N. Dhar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Organisation and dynamics of mitochondria and their RNA.

T. H. R. Rey / S. Manley (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

KRAB zinc finger protein-mediated control of transposon-embedded regulatory sequences from human germline to early embryos

A. Iouranova / D. Trono; P. Turelli (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

In situ photopolymerizable hydrogels for intracranial aneurysms treatment

O. Poupart / D. Pioletti; C. Moser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Towards scalable and deterministic single cell gene expression profiling

J. J. Bues / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Towards engineering an artificial neural tube

J. Park / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Biophysical applications of correlative scanning probe and super-resolution microscopy

V. Navikas / A. Radenovic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Reprogramming G Protein-Coupled Receptor Structure, Function And Signaling By Computational Design

D. Kéri / P. D. Barth (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Circadian dynamics of RNA localisation in the mammalian liver

C. Y. S. Hurni / F. Naef (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Wireless soft microscale actuators and robotic devices to study mechanobiology

R. F. Penacho Parreira / M. S. Sakar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Non-invasive monitoring of key hemodynamical and cardiac parameters using physics-based modelling and artificial intelligence

V. Bikia / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Enhancing mitochondrial quality control to fight neuromuscular degeneration in aging and disease

M. Romani / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Towards an artificial cell: Development of a system which self-regenerates the protein components of the PURE system in microfluidic reactors

B. Lavickova / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

The genetic architecture of complex human traits at the dawn of genomic medicine

O. N. M. Naret / J. Fellay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

2020

Sensor and the Beast: Generalised Methods to Recognise Animal Behaviour and Quantify Energy Expenditure Using Inertial Sensors, and Applications

P. Chakravarty / K. Aminian (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Beneficial axis of the renin-angiotensin system: from applications to drug discovery

M. Bragina / N. Stergiopulos; M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Hemodynamics of ageing, ventricular-arterial coupling and noninvasive assessment of key hemodynamical and cardiac quantities

S. Z. Pagoulatou / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Characterization of Protein-Membrane Interfaces through a Synergistic Computational-Experimental Approach

A. Prunotto / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

In vitro modeling of early mouse development

M. U. Girgin / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Functional de novo Protein Design for Targeted Vaccines and Synthetic Biology Applications

C. Yang / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Bioengineering Methods to Improve in vitro Adoptive Cell Therapy based on Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

F. R. Rivest / M. Lütolf; L. L. Sohn (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Multidisciplinary Approach to Treat Erectile Dysfunction

M. N. Sturny / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Metabolic rescue of muscle and muscle stem cells in muscle disease

P. Luan / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

High-throughput microfluidic platforms for characterizing and engineering cell-free gene regulatory circuits

Z. N. Swank / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Quantitative approaches to unravel bone marrow adipocyte site-specificity and its implication in hematopoiesis

J. C. P. Tratwal / O. M. Naveiras Torres-Quiroga (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Gait analysis in children with cerebral palsy: bridging the gap between the laboratory and real life

L. Carcreff / K. Aminian; S. Armand (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Microfluidic devices for the study of cell-cell, cell-particle and particle-particle interactions

M. C. M. Duchamp / P. Renaud; A. Harari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Microfluidic iMITOMI platform to study the architecture of low-affinity transcription factor binding site clusters

I. Istomin / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Time-lapse high-resolution microscopy to study the morphogenesis of microorganisms

M. T. M. Hannebelle / G. Fantner; J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Development of novel methods and tools to decipher the huntingtin post-translation modifications code

A. Chiki / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

2019

Elucidating regulatory mechanisms shaping the transcriptome and proteome of the gut immune response in Drosophila melanogaster

M. V. Frochaux / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Modeling hematopoietic stem cell dynamics in bioengineered niches

S. Giger / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Application of anti-amyloid beta immunization using encapsulated cell technology in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

V. Laversenne / B. Schneider; P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Optical projection tomography for whole organ imaging

D. Nguyen / T. Lasser; D. N. A. Van De Ville (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Soft multimodal neural interfaces for unravelling sensory neurological circuits

F. P. G. Michoud / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Metabolic and microenvironmental strategies to accelerate hematopoietic recovery post-aplasia

V. Ledebur de Antas de Campos / O. M. Naveiras Torres-Quiroga (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2D nanopores: fabrication, energy harvesting and field-effect sensing

M. Graf / A. Radenovic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Engineering Dynamic Hydrogels For In Vitro Organoid Culture

D. L. P. Blondel / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Anti-angiogenic immunotherapy for lung cancer

E. Kadioglu / M. De Palma (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Integrated microfluidic tools for the characterization of protein/DNA interactions in vitro and in vivo

R. Dainese / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Tissue-specific circadian transcriptional regulation

J. Yeung / F. Naef (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Bioengineering human bone marrow models to elucidate the triggers of the stem cell niche

Q. Vallmajó Martín / M. Lütolf; M. Ehrbar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds made from Decellularized Cartilage

J. Antons / D. Pioletti; L. A. Laurent-Applegate (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Single-cell studies of Mycobacterium smegmatis cell cycle using time-lapse fluorescence microscopy

J. X. Y. Ven / J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Bioengineering the Human Muscle Stem-Cell Niche for Therapeutic Applications

O. Mashinchian / J. Feige; M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Structural and functional characterisation of the KRAB-domain associated protein 1

G. Fonti / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

The role of OCT4 and SOX2 in regulating chromatin accessibility and cell fate across the cell cycle in embryonic stem cells

T. E. Friman / D. M. Suter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Characterization of Coenzyme Q Biosynthesis Proteins through Integrative Modeling at the Protein-Membrane Interface

D. Aydin / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Label-free plasmonic biosensors for real-time live cell analysis

X. Li / H. Altug (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Microchannel-based technologies for nerve interfacing

S. Gribi / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Expanding beyond the natural protein repertoire to engineer targeted vaccines and diagnostics

F. Sesterhenn / B. E. Ferreira De Sousa Correia (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

The onset of cardiovascular disease in mice: an image-based, computational-experimental approach

L. Aslanidou / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2018

Single-cell division and killing dynamics of bacteria exposed to isocratic and time-dependent concentrations of antibiotic

K. E. Schneider / J. McKinney; N. Dhar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

What is the role of fish intestine as environment-organism barrier? Mechanistic investigations using fish intestinal cells on a chip

C. Drieschner / P. Renaud; K. Schirmer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Mid-Infrared plasmonic nanoantennas for ultrasensitive detection of proteins and their secondary structure

D. Etezadi / H. Altug (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

New roles of the lymphatic endothelium in modulating adaptive immunity: implications for immune tolerance and cancer immunotherapy

L. C. F. Potin / M. Swartz; D. Hanahan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Computational and Statistical analyses of Molecular Evolution and Demography using Large-scale Sequencing Data

A. Kapopoulou / B. Deplancke; J. D. Jensen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Ultra high magnetic field for glial contribution into brain metabolism studied by MR spectroscopy and CEST methods for molecular imaging of glycogen

E. M. C. Vinckenbosch / R. Gruetter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Novel tools to dissect stem cell metabolism at single cell level

G. Nikitin / M. Lütolf; A. Meibom (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Development of microfluidic tools and methods for the biochemical characterization of scFv and Cas9 affinity reagents and their applications in molecular detection

E. E. Petrova / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Mitochondrial stress signalling and its impacts on physiology

A. J. L. Mottis / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Constrained optimization applied to multiscale integrative modeling

G. E. Tamo / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

EPFL, 2018. 

In vitro fate mapping of stem cell development at the single cell level

V. Trachsel / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Circadian clock- and feeding-dependent regulation of translation initiation and elongation in the liver

C. A. Gobet / F. Naef; K. Sakamoto (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Electronic dura mater soft, multimodal neural interfaces : technology, integration and implementation to surface implants

A. E. Hirsch / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Quantitative single cell dynamics of signaling and transcriptional response in mammalian cells

O. Tidin / D. M. Suter; F. Naef (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Quantitative analysis of SOX2 and OCT4 expression in pluripotency and differentiation

D. Strebinger / D. M. Suter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Advancing immunotherapy for HPV-related cancers: Improving therapeutic vaccination approaches and understanding the immunosuppressive role of myeloid cells

G. Galliverti / M. Swartz; D. Hanahan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

The phenotypic impact of naturally occurring genetic and molecular mitochondrial variation in a Drosophila Genetic Reference Population

R. P. J. Bevers / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Quantitative analysis of gene expression and transcriptional memory in mouse embryonic stem cells

A. Mandic / D. M. Suter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Likelihood-free Inference of Population Genetic Parameters from Time-Sampled Genetic Data

H. Shim / F. G. van der Goot Grunberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

More Medicines for Tuberculosis: Fuelling Drug Discovery against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

S-Y. C. Foo / S. Cole (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Modeling and analysis of parts and devices of genetic regulation

Y. Berset / V. Hatzimanikatis; J. R. van der Meer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Introducing tolerance to foreign and partly foreign proteins by erythrocyte binding and artificial glycosylations

K. L. Brünggel / M. Lütolf; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

EPFL, 2018. 

Genetic determinants of healthy human immune variance: from humoral response to microbiome diversity

P. Scepanovic / J. Fellay; B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

2017

Selective electrical and optical neuromodulation of the central nervous system with conformable microfabricated implants

A. A. Guex / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Gene regulatory dynamics underlying brown fat cell differentiation

R. N. Pradhan / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Novel systems biology approaches for design and analysis of palmitoylation networks reveal its regulatory effects on protein stability, activity and localization

T. Dallavilla / V. Hatzimanikatis; F. G. van der Goot Grunberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Fighting preterm birth with novel surgical tools and biomaterials engineering

Y. R. Devaud / M. Lütolf; M. Ehrbar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

AAV based gene therapy for rare diseases : targeting astrocytes for functional recovery in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

C. C. Rochat / P. Aebischer; B. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Deciphering the subcapsular epithelial cells in human fetal and postnatal thymus

D. S. E. Hemon / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Group Decisions Influence Emergence and Regulation of Leaders during Collective Migration of Epithelial Cells

M. Vishwakarma / J. A. Hubbell; J. Spatz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Elucidating the role of lymphatic vessels within the tumor microenvironment of breast cancer

I. M. van Mier / M. Swartz; M. De Palma (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

In vitro modeling of complex microenvironmental regulation of stem cells

Y. Tabata / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Advanced technologies to control stem-cell based organogenesis

N. Brandenberg / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Role of ACMSD in regulation of NAD+ metabolism and mitochondrial function

E. Katsyuba / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

A Microfluidic Platform Enables Large-Scale Single-Cell Screening to Identify Genes Involved in Bacterial Persistence

A. Verpoorte / J. McKinney; S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Inferring the age and strength of mutations evolving under positive selection

N. L. Ormond / J. D. Jensen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Nanocapillaries combined with optical tweezers as a single molecule technique for studying DNA-protein complexes

R. Bulushev / A. Radenovic (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Cell lineage tracing in human tissues using somatic mitochondrial mutations

P. Refinetti / S. Morgenthaler; P. O. Ekstrom (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

The role of the polyglutamine and N-terminal domains in regulating the aggregation and structural properties of Huntingtin Exon 1

S. Vieweg / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Evaluation of oxidation-sensitive polymersomes as vaccine nanocarriers to enhance humoral responses against arenavirus envelope glycoproteins

C. Galan Navarro / M. Dal Peraro; M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

The therapeutic role of NAD+ modulation in fatty liver disease

K. L. Gariani / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Computational methods and modeling of cellular function for the optimization of protein production and the study of cellular disease states

J. R. Pinto Vieira / V. Hatzimanikatis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

A Microfluidic Brain Interface for In Vivo Recording of Neurochemical Activity

G. C. Y. Petitpierre / P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Human and eco-toxicological impacts of organometallic halide perovskites

R. I. Benmessaoud / L. Forró; H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Regulation of Endoplasmic Reticulum Architecture by Protein S-Palmitoylation

P. A. Sandoz / F. G. van der Goot Grunberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Investigating the Biological Mechanisms underlying the Initiation of Autoimmunity against Beta Cell Antigens in Type 1 Diabetes

C. Cianciaruso / J. A. Hubbell; S. Baekkeskov Hanahan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Exploring the potency of normal and pathological human thymic epithelial cells

T. M. C. Arlabosse / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Microfluidic platforms for high-throughput mammalian cell printing, transfection, and dosage-dependent studies

K. P. Woodruff / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Lipid membrane characterization with second harmonic scattering : surface potentials, ionization, membrane asymmetry and hydration

C. U. Lütgebaucks / S. Roke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Microfluidic and Electrokinetic Manipulation of Single Cells

S. Kilchenmann / C. Guiducci (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

2016

Mechanisms of tolerance induction by erythrocyte-targeted antigens

A. J. Grimm / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Stem cell niche engineering through photopatterning and microfluidics

L. Kolb / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Metabolic control of muscle and muscle stem cell function

H. Zhang / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Microdevices for Locomotion in Complex Biological Fluids

T. Qiu / J. A. Hubbell; P. Fischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Tunable and cell-responsive 3D poly(ethylene glycol) microenvironments for the development of tissue models

S. E. Metzger / J. A. Hubbell; M. Ehrbar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Role of microRNAs in tumor-associated macrophages

C. M. Baer / M. De Palma (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Bioengineering approaches in immunotherapy : from basic to translational applications

M. Damo / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Therapeutic Proteins Engineered for Super-Affinity to the Extracellular Matrix in Regenerative Medicine

P. S. M. Briquez / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Mechanical and Functional Study of Cell Physiology at the Nanoscale

P. D. Odermatt / G. Fantner (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

In vivo mechanical loading combined with cell therapy in a bone tissue engineering scaffold

T. C. Hausherr / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Allosteric regulation and targeting of Abl SH2-kinase interface and other cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases

A. J. Lamontanara / O. Hantschel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Engineering the Extra Domain A of fibronectin as a vaccine adjuvant and study of its role in tissue regeneration

Z. Julier / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Instrumented shoes for daily activity monitoring in healthy and at risk populations

C. Moufawad El Achkar / K. Aminian (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Novel interventions to recover the regenerative capacity of aged skeletal muscle by targeting the interactions in the stem cell niche

L. Lukjanenko / J. Feige; J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

BCI based on Neural Correlates of Anticipatory Behavior during Driving

Z. Khaliliardali / J. d. R. Millán Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Nanoscopy in nonlinear scanning fluorescence imaging systems

G. P. J. Laporte / D. Psaltis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Integrating Gene Synthesis and MITOMI for Rapid Protein Engineering

M. C. Blackburn / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Protrusion-retraction switches and traction forces in spontaneous cell polarization

A. C. Bornert / A. Verkhovsky (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Quantitative Single-Cell Analysis of Host-Pathogen Interactions

M. J-H. Delincé / J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Protein engineering approaches for direct antigen targeting in CD8+ T cell inducing vaccines

V. Panagiotou / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Engineering nanoparticle-based vaccines: Implications for the quality of humoral and cellular immunity

M. Rincón-Restrepo / M. Swartz; S. Hirosue (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

From the early steps of whisker formation to its evolutionary disappearance: the (curious) case of Prdm1 and its regulation

P. G. Manti / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Mitochondrial unfolded protein response, its molecular mechanism and physiological impact

V. Jovaisaite / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Microwell and impedance-based approaches to isolate single cells for life sciences

G. Muller / Y. Barrandon; P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Engineering Lymphangiogenesis : Implications for Cancer Immunotherapy and Beyond

M. A. Fankhauser / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

New immunomodulatory roles of lymphatic endothelium and implications for immunotherapy

E. Vokali / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Unraveling the KRAB/KAP1 control of transposable elements in pluripotent and somatic cells

G. Ecco / D. Trono; P. Turelli (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Deciphering the Role of LRH-1 in Liver Intermediary Metabolism and Cancer

P. Xu / K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Towards brain-on-a-chip : microfluidic and microelectrode array platforms for morphological and electrophysiological observations on the propagation of Alzheimer’s disease

Y. Ren / P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Host and pathogen genomics of severe pediatric infections

S. Asgari / J. Fellay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

2015

Analytical Methods, Correlative Microscopy and Software Tools for Quantitative Single Molecule Localization Microscopy

A. Shivanandan / A. Radenovic; I. Sbalzarini (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Recapitulating De Novo Alpha-Synuclein Fibrillization in a Novel Neuronal Model of Parkinson’s Disease

M-B. Fares / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Bioengineering approaches to emulate the stem cell niche

S. Höhnel / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Deciphering Metabolic Regulation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Fate

M. Girotra / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Connectivity Analysis of Brain States and Applications in Brain-Computer Interfaces

H. Zhang / J. d. R. Millán Ruiz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Interactions of Peripheral Nerve Cells with Soft Micropillar Interfaces

C. X. Paulou / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Transposable elements and their KRAB/KAP1 controllers broadly regulate transcription in adult human cells

F. Marzetta / D. Trono; P. Turelli (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Tissue engineering for prenatal applications

A-S. J. Kiveliö / J. A. Hubbell; M. Ehrbar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Bio-engineered collagen-fibrin scaffolds for enhancing urological tissue regeneration

E. Vardar / J. A. Hubbell; P. Frey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Reconstruction and systems analysis of metabolism in apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium falciparum

S. Tymoshenko / V. Hatzimanikatis; D. Soldati-Favre (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Microfluidic engineering of artificial stem cell niches

S. Allazetta / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Superresolution Reconstruction for Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Exploiting Low-Rank Spatio-Spectral Structure

J. A. Kasten / D. Van De Ville; F. Lazeyras (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Study of transposon-mediated cell pool and cell line generation in CHO cells

S. Balasubramanian / F. M. Wurm; D. Hacker (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Quantitative single-cell analysis of S. cerevisiae using a microfluidic live-cell imaging platform

J. Becker / F. Naef; S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Functional Perturbation of the Gab2 Multiprotein Complex by High-affinity SH2-binding Monobodies in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

E. B. Gencer Akçok / O. Hantschel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Implementation and Characterization of Dynamic Genetic Networks in Vitro

H. M. Niederholtmeyer / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Quantification of low molecular weight drugs : from the selection of nucleic acid-based capture molecules to the characterization in patient samples

A. Ferretti / C. Guiducci (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Modeling and Engineering Proteins Thermostability

H. Pezeshgi Modarres / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

2014

Genetic analysis of the decaprenyl-phospho-D-arabinofuranose pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

G. S. Kolly / S. Cole (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

The Engineering of a Scalable Disposable Orbitally Shaken Bioreactor System for Animal Cell Cultivation and Therapeutic Protein Production

D. T. Monteil Jr / F. M. Wurm; D. Hacker (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Engineering adjuvants for prophylactic and therapeutic subunit vaccines

A. de Titta / M. Swartz; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Thermal gradients on a chip for the local stimulation of biological systems

S. Delasoie-Baranek / P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

New Tools for Hydrogel-Based 3D Bioprinting

A. Negro / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Label-free Analytics by Transmission Localized-SPR and its Application to Small Molecules Monitoring in Serum

G. Cappi / C. Guiducci; L. Benini (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Modeling of transcription mechanisms in mammals from kinetic measurements in single cells

B. Zoller / F. Naef (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

An integrative genomics approach toward deciphering the regulatory logic of phase-specific circadian transcription in the mouse liver

I. Krier / B. Deplancke; J. Rougemont (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Novel non-invasive techniques for hemodynamic monitoring

O. Vardoulis / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Active Transport Mechanisms by Lymphatic Endothelium and their Modulation by Inflammatory Mediators

V. Triacca / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Automated long-term single cell analysis of Schizosaccharomyces pombe on a microfluidic microchemostat array

J-B. Nobs / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Subject-specific computational fluid dynamics modelling and measurement of cerebrospinal fluid motion in the cervical spine

T. Yiallourou / N. Stergiopulos; B. A. Martin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

A New Noninvasively Adjustable Glaucoma Drainage Device

A. Villamarin / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Engineering lymphangiogenesis : methods, characterization and functional consequences

E. Güç / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Dissecting the DNA binding principles of transcription factor monomers and heterodimers

A. Isakova / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

A Systems Approach to Identify Genetic and Environmental Regulators of Metabolism

E. G. Williams / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Experimental and theoretical studies on the effects of smooth muscle on the mechanical response and remodeling of arteries

A. Agianniotis / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Engineering the lymphatic microenvironment for investigating tumor invasion, immune cell traficking and parasite infection under relevant biomechanical conditions

M. Pisano / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Structure-function analysis of the EspR virulence regulator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

B. Blasco / S. Cole (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Dynamic brain networks explored by structure-revealing methods

N. Leonardi / D. Van De Ville (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Development of a Bisphosphonate Delivering Hydrogel for the Augmentation of Impaired Peri-Implant Bone

U. Kettenberger / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Pharmacological and biochemical assessment of γ-secretase-mediated APP processing involved in Alzheimer’s disease

M. Dimitrov / P. Fraering (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

The Effectual Hitchhiker : Mechanisms and Consequences of Interactions Between Endosymbiotic Spiroplasma and Host Drosophila

J. K. Herren / B. Lemaître (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

A systems approach to elucidate the genetic architecture of molecular phenotypes

S. M. Waszak / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Direct Somatic Cell Reprogramming in Synthetic 3D Microenvironments

Y. Okawa / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Development of plasmid-based expression technology for rapid and sustained production of recombinant proteins in insect cells

X. Shen / F. M. Wurm; D. Hacker (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Reversible attachment of Cell-Penetrating Peptides for the efficient delivery of α-synuclein to HeLa cells and primary cortical neurons

C. Desobry / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

The regulatory circuit of natural competence for transformation in the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae

M. Lo Scrudato / M. Blokesch (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

In vitro Fate Mapping of Single Hematopoietic Stem Cells

A. Roch / M. Lütolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

From Genes to Organisms : Bioinformatics System Models and Software

T. Schaffter / D. Floreano; M. Affolter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Tissue Engineering Bone by Matrix-Assisted MSC Recruitment

P. S. Lienemann / M. Lütolf; M. Ehrbar (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

2013

Development of Novel Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines and Immunotherapies : Tuberculosis, Lung Metastasis and Allergy as Models

M. Ballester / M. Swartz; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Multiscale simulations of protein dynamics

E. Spiga / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Flexible Micro/Nanofabricated Systems for Medical Devices and Implants

W. Hasenkamp Carreira / P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

The Use of Valproic Acid in Transient Gene Expression with HEK-293E Cells

D. Kiseljak / F. M. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Dissipation as variable in cartilage mechanobiology

P. Abdel-Sayed / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

A Simple High Yielding Transient Gene Expression System for CHO Cells

Y. Rajendra / F. M. Wurm; D. Hacker (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Temperature impacts human epidermal stem cell behaviour through thermoTRPs and mTOR signalling

J. A. Mosig Rodriguez / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Generating microarrays for protein interaction studies using microfluidic devices

S. Rockel / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Metabolic modeling and experimental studies on carbon and energy metabolism of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

M. E. Özdemir / J. McKinney; V. Hatzimanikatis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Molecular Modeling of Membrane Embedded Proteins

T. Lemmin / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Development and application of experimental tools to elucidate the gene regulatory network underlying adipogenesis

C. Delattre-Gubelmann / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Epiphyseal Chondro-Progenitor Cell Therapy For Articular Cartilage Regeneration

S. E. Darwiche / D. Pioletti; L. A. Laurent-Applegate (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Systems Biology of 3D Stem Cell-Niche Interactions

A. Ranga / M. Lutolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Structure and function of proteins involved in attachment and piercing of the bacterial cell envelope

L. Sycheva / P. Leiman (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Targeting and Modulating Tumor-Associated Sites with Novel Nanoparticle-Based Immunotherapies

L. Jeanbart / M. Swartz; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Engineering nanoparticle vaccines : design principles for lymphatic targeting

S. Raghunathan / M. Swartz; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Computational Studies on Cellular Bioenergetics

K. C. Soh / V. Hatzimanikatis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Role of the bile acid membrane receptor TGR5 in macrophages and metabolism

M. Nomura / J. Auwerx; K. Schoonjans (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Identification of genetic determinants and pharmacological modulators of mitochondrial function

P. Andreux / J. Auwerx (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Discovery and functional characterisation of structural genomic variation in a natural population

A. Massouras / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Control of calcification in a biphasic osteochondral construct and enhancing interface integration

J. Hollenstein / D. Pioletti; R. L-Y. Sah (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Systematic Analysis of Yeast Gene Expression by Synthetic Promoter Libraries

A. S. Rajkumar / S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

A microfluidic live-cell imaging platform to study large collections of microbial genotypes

N. Dénervaud / S. Maerkl; F. Naef (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

The Phosphate Specific Transport (Pst) System in Fast- and Slow-Growing Mycobacteria

C. De Piano / J. McKinney (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2012

Molecular and Functional Characterization of Clonogenic Human Thymic Epithelial Cells

M. Maggioni / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Toxicity study of nanostructures

L. Horváth / L. Forró; B. Schwaller (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

KRAB/KAP1 Regulation of Embryonic Stem Cell Pluripotent Self-renewal

A. Corsinotti / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Multidisciplinary Analysis of the Metabolic Shift to Lactate Consumption in CHO Cell Culture

F. Zagari / F. Wurm; M. Jordan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Single-Cell Analysis of Mycobacterial Persistence Using Microfabricated Tools

M. Elitas / J. McKinney; S. Maerkl (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Molecular Modeling of Bacterial Nanomachineries

M. T. Degiacomi / M. Dal Peraro (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Immune Engineering Via Differential Antigen Carriers and Co-Stimulatory Molecules

J. Eby / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Elucidating the role of post-translational modifications of alpha-synuclein using semisynthesis : phosphorylation at Tyrosine 125 and monoubiquitination at Lysine 6

M. Hejjaoui / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Therapeutic Immunomodulation of the Lymphoid-like Tumor Environment Using Nanoparticulate Formulations

I. Kourtis / M. Swartz; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Structural Studies and Protein Engineering of Human O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase

B. Mollwitz / K. Johnsson (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Microtechnologies to Map the Fate of Single Stem Cells and their Progeny

S. Kobel / M. Lutolf; P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Genomics and transcriptomics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

S. Uplekar / S. Cole; J. Rougemont (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Photopatterning of Synthetic Hydrogels

K. Mosiewicz / M. Lutolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Improving Immunogenicity of Subunit Vaccines Using Nanocarrier Systems

A. Stano / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Hydrogel Microfluidics to Control Stem Cell Fate

S. Cosson / M. Lutolf (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Early Fate Choice Determines in vivo Engraftment and in vitro Behavior of Epidermal Stem Cells

F. Gorostidi / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Culture and Characterization of Human and Porcine Urothelial Progenitor Cells

H. M. Larsson / J. A. Hubbell; P. Frey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Dissecting Gene Regulatory Networks Using Targeted Quantitative Proteomics

J. Simicevic / B. Deplancke (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Nanopore sensing of single molecules application to RNAP-DNA complexes, fabrication of graphene-nanopore devices and translocation algorithm analysis

C. Raillon / A. Radenovic; N. Hernandez (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

2011

The Role of LEKTI in the Fate Determination of Keratinocyte Stem Cells

A. W. Amici / Y. Barrandon (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Biofunctional Scaffold Design for Soft Tissue Regeneration

K. Lorentz / J. A. Hubbell; P. Frey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Identification and Functional Response of “Interstitial Cells of Cajal”-like Cells from Rat Mesenteric Artery

A. Formey de Saint Louvent / J-J. Meister; J-L. Bény (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Folding and Structure of the Pore Forming Toxin Aerolysin

M. I. Iacovache / F. G. v. d. Goot Grunberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Pressure and Flow Wave Propagation in Patient-Specific Models of the Arterial Tree

P. Reymond / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Assessment of Body Motion and Muscle Weakness : Outcome Evaluation in Frail Elderly and DMD Subjects

R. L. Ganea / K. Aminian (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Engineering of Signaling Microenvironments with Fibronectin Domains to Enhance Tissue Regeneration

M. Martino / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Studies on KRAB/KAP1-Mediated Transcriptional Repression

A. C. Groner / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

New/Surface-Modified Biocompatible Polymer for ICD Lead Insulation

R. B. Pisarek / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

OrbShake Bioreactors for Mammalian Cell Cultures : Engineering and Scale-up

S. Tissot / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

In Vivo Studies on the Control of Gene Expression and Protein Degradation

K. Bojkowska / K. Johnsson; D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Hyaline Fibromatosis Syndrome

J. Deuquet Ariosa / F. G. v. d. Goot Grunberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Cellular Responses to Bacterial Pore-Forming Toxins

R. M. Gonzalez / F. G. v. d. Goot Grunberg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Hydrogels for Urinary Tract Tissue Engineering

L. A. Micol / J. A. Hubbell; P. Frey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Force Transmission in Migrating Cells

M. Fournier / A. Verkhovski (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

On the Precision of Circadian Oscillators

T. D’Eysmond / F. Naef (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

In vitro lymphatic endothelial morphogenesis : molecular vs. biophysical regulation

C. Yong Pullin / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Engineering Erythrocyte Affinity for Improved Pharmacokinetics and Immune Tolerogenesis

S. Kontos / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

2010

Small Molecule Based Approaches to Inhibit Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Activities and Elucidate its Role in Health and Disease

H. Ouertatani-Sakouhi / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Dendritic cell chemotaxis in 3D : new tools and insights

U. Haessler / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Innate Barriers to Genome Invasion : how TRIM5a Restricts Retroelements

P. Maillard / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Biophysical Regulation of Lymphatic Vessel Function : Flow as a Mediator of Immune Cell and Fluid Transport

D. Miteva / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Elucidating the Role of Quaternary Structure in Modulating Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Functions

F. El Turk / H. Lashuel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Ambulatory Assessment of Foot Kinematics and Kinetics : Outcome Evaluation of Ankle Osteoarthritis Treatments

H. Rouhani / K. Aminian (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Rat bladder muscle regeneration induced by local delivery of an engineered insulin-like growth factor 1 in fibrin gels

L. Yang / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

The Interplay between Cytidine Deaminases, HIV and Domesticated Genetic Parasites

Y. Bulliard / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Arterial remodeling using a constituent-based approach

A. Tsamis / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Transient Gene Expression in HEK-293E Cells for Recombinant Protein Production : Process Characterization towards GMP Approval

S. Nallet / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Identification of genetic insulator elements to increase the safety of viral gene therapy vectors

A. Gaussin / J. A. Hubbell; N. Mermod (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Biomechanics of Vascular Wall : the Role of Structural Organization of Elastin and Collagen

R. Saitta-Rezakhaniha / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Lentiviral Vector-Mediated Gene Delivery for the Generation of Chinese Hamster Ovary Cell Lines with Improved Productivity and Stability

A. Oberbek / F. Wurm; D. Hacker (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Genomic Context and KRAB/KAP1-mediated Transcriptional Repression

S. Meylan / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

2009

Orbitally shaken bioreactors for mammalian cell culture : engineering characterization and bioprocess scale-up

X. Zhang / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Peptide ligands for targeting and retention of nanoparticles and protein therapeutics in articular cartilage

D. A. Rothenfluh / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Tissue engineering of the bladder : exploiting a 3D hydrogel for modulation of the smooth muscle cell phenotype

C. Adelöw / J. A. Hubbell; P. Frey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

The tissue reaction to neuroprostheses

A. Mercanzini / P. Renaud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Investigation of novel calcium-related events as suspected contributors to neurodegeneration

N. Rudinskiy / R. Luthi-Carter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Studies on lentiviral-mediated transgenesis

M-O. Sauvain / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

The interplay between the VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 axis and CCL21/CCR7 axis in tumor cell invasion

A. Issa / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

The role of TIF1 gamma during adult murine hematopoiesis

K. Shakhbazov / F. Radtke; A. Trumpp (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Protein-binding microarray technology and ChIP-sequencing for the identification of novel targets of the human tumor suppressor AP2[alpha]

J. Kerschgens / J. A. Hubbell; N. Mermod (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Fetal cells for intervertebral disc regeneration

A. Quintin / D. Pioletti; L. A. Laurent-Applegate (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Transient recombinant protein expression in mammalian cells : the role of mRNA level and stability

S. Wulhfard / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Differential effects of reduced cyclic stretch and perturbed shear stress within the arterial wall

T. Thacher / N. Stergiopulos; R. F. d. Silva (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Immunoisolated cell implants for intracerebral delivery of anti-Aß single chain Fv antibodies in the APP23 Alzheimer’s mouse model

O. Marroquin Belaunzaran / P. Aebischer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Stem cell-based cardiovascular tissue engineering

T. Krähenbühl / J. A. Hubbell; R. S. Langer (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Studies on scaffold design for tissue engineering applications : contribution of synthetic, natural and recombinant materials

E-M. Engelhardt / F. Wurm; P. Frey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

2008

Molecular and mechanical regulators of lymphatic biology

J. M. Rutkowski / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Polymeric carriers for therapeutic agents : drug and gene delivery systems by reversible addition-fragmentation transfer (RAFT) polymerization

Y. S. Jo / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Development of an in vitro microenvironment for maturing oocytes

J. E. Ihm / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Vascular physiology : effects of vascular smooth muscle alteration on arterial wall biomechanics

S. Roy / N. Stergiopulos (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Development of high-titer transient gene expression processes for manufacturing recombinant proteins

G. Backliwal / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Tissue engineering complex and mechanically active microenvironments for studies in asthma and cancer

A. A. Tomei / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Accelerating the development time of recombinant mammalian cell lines producing high titers of protein therapeutics

S. Chenuet / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Mechanical orchestration of tissue remodeling

P-J. Wipff / B. Hinz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Effects of base-pair sequence, nicks and gaps on DNA minicircle shapes : analysis and experiment

A. Amzallag / J. H. Maddocks (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Novel applications of poly(ethylene glycol)-bl-poly(propylene sulfide) block copolymers

C. O’Neil / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Role and mechanism of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in gustatory and chemesthetic sensations associated with dietary molecules

C. Riera / H. Vogel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Exploiting immunofunctional nanoparticles as vaccines and synthetic pathogens

S. T. Reddy / M. Swartz; J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Prevention of micromotion-related periprosthetic bone loss using local release of bisphosphonate : theoretical developments and experimental validations

V. Stadelmann / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

A novel cell culture approach for tissue engineering based on surface expansion

H. Majd / B. Hinz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

2007

Effects of dynamic environments on extracellular morphogen gradients

M. E. Fleury / M. Swartz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Bioreactor processes based on disposable materials for the production of recombinant proteins from mammalian cells

M. Stettler / F. Wurm (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

Polynucleotide cytidine deaminases, innate immunity and hepatitis B infection

S. Jost / D. Trono (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007. 

2005

Development of a novel drug delivery system based on polymeric, thermoresponsive, hydrogel nanoparticles

D. Misirlis / J. A. Hubbell (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2005.