Our team

 
 
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lüpold

Prof. Dr. Stefan Lüpold

Principal Investigator
   
2024-present Assistant Professor, University of Zurich
2018-2023 SNSF Professor, University of Zurich
2015-2017 Ambizione Fellow, University of Zurich
2015 Independent Research Fellow, University of Manchester, UK
2010-2015 Postdoc, Syracuse University, USA
2009 Postdoc, University of Sheffield, UK
2005-2009 PhD, University of Sheffield, UK
2002-2003 MSc, University of Zurich
Dr. Tom Ratz

Dr. Tom Ratz

SNSF Ambizione Fellow
   
2024-present Group Leader, University of Zurich
2022-2023 Research Fellow, LMU Munich, Germany
2021 Postdoc, University of Québec at Montréal (UQAM), Canada
2016-2020 PhD, University of Edinburgh, UK
2015-2016 MSc, University of Rennes, France
2013-2015 MSc, University of Tours, France
   
   
Benjamin Eggs

Dr. Benjamin Eggs

Technical assistant
   
2023-present Technical assistant, University of Zurich
2023 Research assistant, University of Tübingen, Germany
2020-2022 Technical assistant, University of Tübingen, Germany
2015-2024 PhD, University of Tübingen, Germany
2013-2015 MSc, University of Bern
2009-2013 BSc, University of Bern
 
Dr. Sonja Sbilordo

Dr. Sonja Sbilordo

Technical assistant
   
2014-present Technical assistant, University of Zurich
2009-2013 Laboratory technician / research associate, ETH Zurich
2003-2010 PhD, University of Zurich
2002-2008 Research assistant, Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich
2001 Diploma thesis in Zoology, University of Zurich
1994-2001 Study in Biology, University of Zurich
Marta Cortés Mediavilla

Marta Cortés Mediavilla

Research assistant
   
2024-present Research assistant, University of Zurich
2023-2024 Internship student, University of Zurich
2022-2023 MSc, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
2021-2024 MSc, UOC & Universitat Pompeu i Fabra, Spain
2017-2021 BSc, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Alessio De Nardo

Dr. Alessio De Nardo

Postdoctoral researcher
   
2025-present Postdoc, University of Zurich
2020-2024 PhD, University of Zurich
2019-2020 Lab assistant, University of Zurich
2018-2019 MSc, University of Zurich
2015-2018 BSc, University of Zurich
Abhishek Meena

Dr. Abhishek Meena

Postdoctoral researcher
   
2024-present Postdoc, University of Zurich
2020-2024 PhD, University of Zurich
2015-2020 Integrated BS-MS, IISER Mohali, India
Gayatri Raina

Gayatri Raina

PhD student (main supervisor: Dr. Tom Ratz)
   
2024-present PhD student, University of Zurich
2019-2024 Integrated BS-MS in Biology with Minor in Science Education, IISER Mohali, India

Ying Jiang

Ying Jiang

Visiting PhD student
   
2024-present Visiting PhD student, University of Zurich
2022-present PhD student, Beijing Forestry University, China
2019-2022 MSc, China West Normal University, China
2014-2018 BSc, China West Normal University, China
Pedro Lopes Aguiar

Pedro Lopes Aguiar

Visiting PhD student
   
2024-present Visiting PhD student, University of Zurich
2023-present PhD student, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
2020-2022 MSc, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
2012-2019 BSc, UniAcademia, Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Marina Rätz

Marina Rätz

MSc student
   
2024-present MSc student, University of Zurich, co-supervised by Dr. Jakob Brodersen, EAWAG
2019-2023 BSc, University of Zurich
Alicia Onomor

Alicia Onomor

MSc student
   
2024-present MSc student, University of Zurich
2020-2023 BSc, University of Geneva
   
Alexis Aellen

Alexis Aellen

MSc student
   
2022-present MSc in Biology, Ecology and Evolution, ETH Zurich
2019-2022 BSc in Biology, University of Geneva