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Paloma Navarro Negredo appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Published:11.07.25 — The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. Dr Paloma Navarro Negredo, currently Postdoctoral Researcher at Stanford University, USA, has been appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Life Sciences in the School of Life Sciences.

Li Tang wins RSC Biomaterials Science Lectureship

Published:07.07.25 — Li Tang, head of the Laboratory of Biomaterials for Immunoengineering in the School of Engineering, has received the 2025 Biomaterials Science Lectureship from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Elisa Oricchio and Andrew Oates elected EMBO Members

Published:01.07.25 — The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has elected 69 new life scientists to membership, joining more than 2100 of the best researchers in Europe and the world. Among the new members is Professors Elisa Oricchio and Andrew Oates at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences.

A recycling mechanism that helps cells fight aging

Published:01.07.25 — An international team led by EPFL has discovered a powerful anti-aging pathway in roundworms, revealing how boosting the cell’s lysosomes can help clear waste and promote healthy aging. The findings open new directions for therapies against age-related diseases.

New genes, old job: the cell cycle evolves

Published:24.06.25 — Scientists at EPFL have discovered that recently evolved genes play a key role in how our cells divide, revealing that even the most fundamental processes of life continue to evolve.