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Two appointments at the School of Life Sciences

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The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. Among them, are Professors Markus Jeschek and Raphael Gottardo at the School of Life Sciences.

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Stimulating hypothalamus restores walking in paralyzed patients

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The discovery that an unexpected brain region is crucial for walking recovery in mice with spinal cord injuries has led a deep brain stimulation therapy in humans. The approach restored enough leg control in two individuals with partial spinal injuries to walk unaided and even climb stairs.

Brain stimulation effectiveness tied to learning ability, not age

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A study from EPFL reveals that the effectiveness of brain stimulation on motor skills is determined by an individual's learning ability rather than age, highlighting the need for a more personalized approach to neurorehabilitation.

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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.

Education

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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Research

Our 58 research groups in 5 institutes operate at the interface of biology, basic sciences, computer sciences and engineering.

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Innovation

We cultivate a climate of exploration and translation of knowledge and technologies to a sustainable benefit of humankind.

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Faculty Position in Neuromodulation

The Schools of Engineering (STI), Life Sciences (SV) and Computer and Communication Sciences (IC) at EPFL invite applications for a tenure-track assistant faculty position to hold the Medtronic chair in Neuromodulation within the Neuro X Institute.

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Upcoming events

Honorary Lecture | Prof. Denis Duboule | Et ce fut tout

27-01-202527-01-2025

With: Professor Denis Duboule
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture

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Lemanic Life Sciences Hackathon 2025

23-04-202525-04-2025

Place and room: SV 1204
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Prof. John Briggs

EPFL BioE Talks SERIES "Enveloped Viruses and Coated Vesicles: New Insights From Cryo-Electron Microscopy"

09-12-202409-12-2024

With: Prof. John Briggs, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried/Munich (DE)
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://go.epfl.ch/EPFLBioETalks
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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How phagocytic cells kill bacteria

09-12-202409-12-2024

With: Prof. Pierre Cosson, Department of cell physiology and metabolism. University of Geneva.
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/66422058690
Category: Conferences – Seminars

The SwissTech Village Chalet

11-11-202420-12-2024

Place and room: Place du SwissTech Village
Online: https://www.chaletswisstech.ch/
Category: Cultural events

Chalet du SwissTech Village

11-11-202420-12-2024

Place and room: Esplanade du SwissTech Village
Online: https://www.chaletswisstech.ch/
Category: Cultural events

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Seizure detection challenge

01-12-202416-02-2025

Online: https://epilepsybenchmarks.com/challenge
Category: Miscellaneous

Single-cell and Spatial Metabolomics Online Day

10-12-202410-12-2024

With: Theodore Alexandrov (UCSD) Jonathan Sweedler (UIUC) Peter Nemes (UMD) Marlen Knobloch (UNIL) Elizabeth Neumann (UW) Melanie Bailey (UoS) Ruixuan Gao (HUST) Jian Shu (MIT) Ryan Kelly (BYU) Manuel Liebeke (MPI) Carsten Hopf (UMM) Lauren Saunders (UH)
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Fluctuation-Induced Couplings at the Solid-Liquid Interface

Fluctuation-Induced Couplings at the Solid-Liquid Interface

11-12-202411-12-2024

With: Baptiste Coquinot, Ph.D., Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Vienna-Klosterneuburg (AT)
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/65073435972
Category: Conferences – Seminars

BMI Distinguished Seminar // Rudolf Jaenisch: Rett syndrome, MECP2 and therapeutic strategies

11-12-202411-12-2024

With: Rudolf Jaenisch, MIT, Cambridge, USA
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/64813563657
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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Highlights

360° Virtual Visit

Discover the splendid labs and facilities of the Schools of Life Sciences (SV) and Engineering Sciences and Technology (STI)

Four questions to Andy Oates

“Being in a technical school gives us many opportunities”. Watch our interview with the dean of the School of Life Sciences, Andy Oates

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