School of Life Sciences

3D illustration of Clostridium scindens in the intestine. Credit: K. Schoonjans (EPFL)

Gut bacteria heal the colon

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EPFL scientists have uncovered how a gut bacterium, Clostridium scindens, aids in healing intestinal injuries by restoring bile acid balance. Their findings could pave the way for new treatments for ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

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Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis

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Scientists at .Neurorestore (EPFL/CHUV/UNIL) have developed an approach that combines rehabilitation robotics with spinal cord stimulation to restore movement in people with spinal cord injuries. The technology enhances rehabilitation and enables activities like cycling and walking outdoors.

Douglas Hanahan receives Pezcoller-AACR Award

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EPFL professor and Ludwig Cancer Research Scholar Douglas Hanahan has won the Pezcoller-AACR award for his groundbreaking contributions to cancer biology.

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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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Upcoming events

Faculty Seminar Elisa Oricchio: Integrating multiple dimensions to understand tumor evolution and design new therapies

04-04-202504-04-2025

With: Prof Elisa Oricchio
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/61944586526
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Life Sciences Seminar: Nancy Kanwisher

04-04-202504-04-2025

With: Nancy Kanwisher
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars

SV Band Live Concert 2025

04-04-202504-04-2025

Place and room: PO 01
Category: Cultural events

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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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SUPER SANDWICH SEMINAR

20-03-202520-03-2025

With: Ute Koch  – Radtke Lab; Olimpia Bompadre, Trono Lab; Izac Findlay, Waszak Lab
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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

20-03-202520-03-2025

With: Danica MILOVANOVIC
Place and room: SV 1717
Category: Thesis defenses

Honorary Lecture – Prof. Christof Holliger

20-03-202520-03-2025

With: Prof. Christof Holliger
Place and room: CE 1 6
Category: Inaugural lectures – Honorary Lecture

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Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) – Collaborative Research Network (CRN)

20-03-202520-03-2025

Category: Call for proposal

Call for projects: CROSS 2026 (Collaborative Research on Science and Society)

11-03-202517-06-2025

Category: Call for proposal

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Special BMI Seminar // Silvia Arber & Kathy Nagel

21-03-202521-03-2025

With: Silvia Arber, Biozentrum and Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland & Kathy Nagel: Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology NYU School of Medicine, USA
Place and room: SV 1717
Online: https://epfl.zoom.us/j/64813563657
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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