Appointment of two professors at SV
Giovanni D'Angelo and Olivier Michielin. Credit: EPFL
The Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology has announced the appointment of professors at EPFL. Among them are Professors GIovanni D'Angelo and Olivier Michielin at the School of Life Sciences.
Professor Giovanni D’Angelo, currently Tenure Track Assistant Professor at EPFL, as Associate Professor of Life Sciences in the School of Life Sciences (SV)
Giovanni D’Angelo investigates the cell biology of lipids and lipid-like substances in cells. His innovative research has a particular focus on specific signatures of cellular lipid compositions: cell lipotypes. The resulting findings about lipid-defined metabolic states have far-reaching implications for research into diseases. His work in this previously little investigated field was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. Giovanni D’Angelo has not only achieved international recognition but also plays a full part in teaching and institutional activities at EPFL.
Professor Olivier Michielin, currently Full Professor at the University of Geneva and Head of the Department of Oncology as well as Head of the Precision Oncology Service at the Geneva University Hospitals, as Adjunct Professor in the School of Life Sciences at EPFL (SV)
Olivier Michielin is a globally acclaimed scientist, both for his clinical expertise in the treatment of melanoma and for his solid scientific profile in personalised oncology. He introduced the use of the latest in silico big data analysis to clinical studies of melanoma cells, achieving groundbreaking results.