Appointment of EPFL women professors

Dr Angela Steinauer, currently Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Chemical Biology in the School of Basic Sciences (SB)
Angela Steinauer’s research interests bring together chemical synthesis, protein engineering and biological chemistry. She belongs to a new generation of researchers benefiting from a very varied and multidisciplinary education. Angela Steinauer has achieved impressive results in the field of protein development and directed evolution. In addition, she has performed pioneering work on the development of protein cages. Her current research programme grapples with the challenge of designing non-viral vectors for RNA-based therapies.

Promotions at EPFL

Professor Suliana Manley, currently Associate Professor at EPFL, as Full Professor of Physics in the School of Basic Sciences (SB)
Suliana Manley’s research has a focus on the development of high-resolution optical instruments and their application in studying the organisation and dynamics of proteins. As a pioneer in her field who works closely with the best-known biologists, she took only a few years to become recognised as a leader in her area of research. She received an ERC Starting Grant in 2009 and an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2019.Suliana Manley will make a decisive contribution to super-resolution microscopy at EPFL.