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 Group Leader
   
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

Lab manager
   
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
Dr. Tom Ratz

Judith Baumgartner

Administrative assistant
   
2020-present Administrative assistant at the University of Zurich
2010-2019 Working in the translation industry, both as a freelancer and as a project manager in an international translation agency
2009 Diploma in Translation, University of Heidelberg, Germany
 
 
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
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

   
   
Helen Law

Helen Law

PhD student
   
2025- PhD student, University of Zurich
2022-2024 MSc, Purdue University, USA
2015-2019 BSc, University of Tennessee - Knoxville, USA
Leonidas Skopeteas

Leonidas Skopeteas

PhD student
   
2025- PhD student, University of Zurich
2020-2024 MSc, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
2017-2020 BSc, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Luca Frassetti

BSc student

Luciano Bossi

BSc student