Our team

 
 
Prof. Dr. Stefan Lüpold

Prof. Dr. Stefan Lüpold

Principal Investigator
   
2018-present SNSF Professor, University of Zurich
2015-2017 Group Leader, 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- 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

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 Doctoral student, University of Tübingen, Germany
2013-2015 MSc student, University of Bern
2009-2013 BSc student, 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
Komal Maggu

Dr. Komal Maggu

Postdoctoral researcher
   
2022-present Postdoc, University of Zurich
2013-2021 PhD, IISER Mohali, India
2011-2013 MSc, Kurukshetra University, India
2006-2012 BSc, Dayanand College, India
Alessio De Nardo

Alessio De Nardo

PhD student
   
2020-present PhD student, University of Zurich
2019-2020 Lab assistant, University of Zurich
2018-2019 MSc, University of Zurich
2015-2018 BSc, University of Zurich
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
Viktor Kovalov

Viktor Kovalov

PhD student
   
2020-present PhD student, University of Zurich
2018-2020 MSc, Jagiellonian University, Poland
2016-2018 Research Assistant, Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center
2012-2016 BSc, Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
Abhishek Meena

Abhishek Meena

PhD student
   
2020-present PhD student, University of Zurich
2015-2020 Integrated BS-MS, IISER Mohali, India
 
Marina Rätz

Marina Rätz

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