Members

Suliana Manley
Full professor
PhD, physics, Harvard University 2004
Office: BSP427
[email protected]
I am the luckiest person to get to work with this amazing team!
   
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD, biophotonics, Université Laval 2026
My research focuses on developing smart microscopy pipelines and open-source computational tools to investigate mitochondrial dynamics at scale.
   
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD, biological science, University of Cambridge LMB 2021
I am passionate about understanding cell death processes and mitochondrial function. I investigate how mitochondria are remodeled during cell death and how they act as dynamic signaling platforms that influence cellular fate, including survival, death and inflammation.
   
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD, biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry 2025
I study how mitochondria interact with other organelles by combining live cell imaging and correlative electron microscopy.
   
Doctoral student
MPhil, chemistry, University of Cambridge 2022
I’m a chemist with a strong interest in advancing our understanding of biological systems through super-resolution microscopy methods. Currently, my research involves exploring surface modifications that enable label-free DNA-PAINT techniques using Interferometric Scattering Microscopy (iSCAT).
   
Doctoral student
MSc, physics, University of Trento 2024
Office: BSP428
[email protected]
Driven by a passion for insights into complex biological systems, I aim to develop innovative imaging methods. I am using smart microscopy strategies to adapt imaging parameters and modalities on-the-fly, allowing a better understanding of mitochondrial dynamics. Additionally, I work on a label-free super-resolution microscopy approach combining mass photometry and DNA-PAINT techniques.
   
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD, cross-disciplinary biomedical sciences, Johns Hopkins University 2026
Office: BSP424
[email protected]
I am excited by how molecules behave in time and space, and how their characteristic parameters support their biological functions. Specifically, here I focus on mitochondrial nucleoids and mRNA granules.
   
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD, mitochondrial biology & medical science, University of Cambridge 2025
Office: BSP428
[email protected]
I am driven by a deep fascination with how mitochondrial structure and dynamics influence cellular function, with a particular focus on cristae architecture, bioenergetics, and mtDNA organization. My work combines live-cell super-resolution imaging with quantitative analysis to uncover how mitochondrial form and function are coupled across space and time. Ultimately, I aim to reveal fundamental principles governing mitochondrial behavior in health and disease.
   
Doctoral student
MSc, physics, University of Buenos Aires 2022
Office: BSP428
[email protected]
I am passionate about improving the quantitative understanding of living systems. My research is focused on the development of smart microscopy techniques and image analysis tools to study cellular dynamics.
   
Postdoctoral fellow
PhD, biology, EMBL & University of Heidelberg 2020
Office: BSP429.1
I am combining in situ cryo-electron tomography with super-resolution light microscopy and live-cell imaging. My ultimate goal is to visualize cellular architecture and organelle dynamics at high-resolution, live and in color.
   
Qian Wang
Administrative assistant
Office: BSP426
Phone: +41 21 693 46 19
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Laboratory technician
PhD, biology, EPFL 2011
Office: BSP423
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Engineer
PhD, optics, University of Central Florida CREOL 2013
Office: BSP425
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