An appointment and a promotion at the School of Life Sciences
Lindsey Salay and Matteo Dal Peraro © 2026 EPFL
The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. In the School of Life Sciences, Dr Lindsey Salay is appointed Tenure Track Assistant Professor, and Professor Matteo Dal Peraro is promoted to Full Professor.
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Dr Lindsey Salay, currently Postdoctoral Researcher at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Life Sciences in the School of Life Sciences (SV)
Lindsey Salay's research in the field of systemic neuroscience investigates how the brain transforms sensory experiences into internal states that control adaptive behaviour. She also studies how neural circuits integrate internal drives with social and sensory signals to trigger innate behaviours. Her work has resulted in important findings about the neural mechanisms that link perception, emotion, motivation and action. With her multidisciplinary and quantitative research approach, she is an ideal complement to EPFL’s neuroscience programme and its existing research groups.
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Professor Matteo Dal Peraro, currently Associate Professor at EPFL, as Full Professor of Life Sciences in the School of Life Sciences (SV)
Matteo Dal Peraro’s research involves molecular simulation and integrative modelling. He combines molecular simulations, experimental approaches and artificial intelligence in order to understand biomolecular mechanisms. His work has helped to clarify the mechanisms of membrane proteins and to investigate disease-associated proteins and complexes. In the future he intends his teaching to have a stronger focus on physical aspects and the use of artificial intelligence. Matteo Dal Peraro is an outstanding researcher and dedicated lecturer, whose research programme is an ideal fit with the orientation of the new molecular design centre at EPFL.