School of Life Sciences

Paloma Navarro Negredo. Credit: EPFL

Paloma Navarro Negredo appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor

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EPFL

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

07.07.25NewsEPFL community

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

01.07.25NewsEPFL

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.

The School of Life Sciences fosters education, research and innovation at the interface of engineering and biology to advance the understanding of the living world and solve biomedical problems.

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We offer a Bachelor and Master program in Life Sciences Engineering, a Master program in Neuro-X, as well as four Doctoral programs.

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Upcoming events

Voir Est Savoir – Zoom in. Look Closer. Wonder More.

23.09.202510.10.2025

Location: Hall SV
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The Future of Health Grant is now accepting applications for its Fall 2025 cohort

01.07.202531.07.2025

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National Prize for Open Research Data: Call open

09.07.202531.07.2025

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Discovery Grant Program

07.07.202519.08.2025

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Translational Research Program

07.07.202516.10.2025

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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Career Development Program | Research Funding

07.07.202517.10.2025

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U.S. CDMRP – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP)

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SNSF Postdoc.Mobility call ¦ Career funding

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U.S. CDMRP – Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP)

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Programmable supramolecular nanoarchitectures for targeting biological patterns

Speaker: Artem KONONENKO
Location: MXF 1 & Online
Category: Thesis defenses
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Four questions to Andy Oates

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