Members

Principal Investigator

Prof. Sebastian Maerkl
PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Option, Caltech, Pasadena, USA
Associate Professor
Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering
(Curriculum vitae)
(Google Scholar Profile)
(Research Gate Profile)
(ORCiD)

Contact:
Tel: +41 (0)21 693 7835
E-Mail: sebastian.maerkl at epfl.ch
E-Mail: sebastian.maerkl at gmail.com
EPFL Office: BM 2111

Administration

Martine Truan
Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1161
E-Mail: martine.truan at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 1136

Post-doctoral researchers

Dr. Francesco Piraino
Post-doctoral researcher: Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
PhD: Politecnico di Milan
LBNC Member since 2013

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: francesco.piraino at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2131

Dr. Nadanai Laohakunakorn
PhD: Trinity College, University of Cambridge
LBNC Member since October 2015

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: nadanai.laohakunakorn at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2137

Graduate Students

Kristina Woodruff
B.Sc., M.Sc., Biochemistry, UCLA
LBNC Member since August 2012

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: kristina.woodruff at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2137

Francesca Volpetti
B.Sc., M.Sc., Università degli studi di Roma "Sapienza"
LBNC Member since September 2012

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: francesca.volpetti at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2131

Ekaterina Petrova
M.Sc., Biomedicine, Karolinska Institute
LBNC Member since April 2013

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: ekaterina.petrova at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2131

Zoe Swank
M.Sc., University Basel
B.S., UC Santa Barbara
LBNC Member since March 2015

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: zoe.swank at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2131

Ivan Istomin
B.S., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
LBNC Member since September 2015

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: ivan.istomin at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2137

Barbora Lavickova
M.S., KU Leuven
LBNC Member since September 2016

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: barbora.lavickova at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2137

Gregoire Michielin
M.S., EPFL
USMLE
LBNC Member since November 2016

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: gregoire.michielin at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2137

Fabien Jammes
M.S., EPFL
LBNC Member since March 2017

Tel: +41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: fabien.jammes at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: BM 2137

Co-advised Graduate Students

Simone Giaveri
B.Sc., M.Sc., Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, Politecnico di Milano
LBNC Member since June 2016
Stellacci Lab, EPFL

Tel: +41 21 69 31009/+41 (0)21 693 1169
E-Mail: simone.giaveri at epfl.ch
EPFL Office: MXH130-BM 2137

Masters Students (Thesis)

Masters Students (Semester Project)

Undergraduate Students

Interns

Ahmed Saadawi
B.S. Zoology and Chemistry, Fayoum University
LBNC Member: May 2017 -