Four EPFL Professors Among Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers
Andrea Ablasser, Matthias Lutolf, Johan Auwerx, and Gioele La Manno. Credit: EPFL
Andrea Ablasser, Johan Auwerx, Gioele La Manno and Matthias Lutolf, four professors at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences, have been included in the prestigious list of most Highly Cited Researchers in 2024.
The Highly Cited Researchers ranking is published each year by Clarivate to recognize scientists who have “authored multiple Highly Cited Papers™ which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science™ over the past decade.” Highly Cited Researchers™ account for just 1 in 1000 of the world’s scientists and social scientists.
This year, four professors at EPFL’s School of Life Sciences, Andrea Ablasser, Johan Auwerx, Gioele La Manno, and Matthias Lutolf, have been included in the prestigious list.
Andrea Ablasser
Professor Ablasser is recognized for her pioneering work in innate immunity. Her research focuses on the identification of factors involved in the intracellular recognition of pathogen-derived molecular patterns and on the elucidation of the consecutive signaling events. She also aims towards a better understanding of the physiological functions of these pathways both in the context of pathogen infection and during non-infectious, physiological processes.
Lab: https://ablasserlab.epfl.ch
Johan Auwerx
Professor Auwerx is renowned for his studies on the genetic and molecular mechanisms regulating metabolism. His research uses systems approaches to map the signaling networks that govern mitochondrial function and as such regulate organismal metabolism. His work in the fields of cellular metabolism has contributed to a better understanding of the regulation of mitochondrial function by signaling pathways in health, disease, and aging.
Lab: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/auwerx-lab/
Gioele La Manno
Professor Gioele La Manno is celebrated for his innovative work in single-cell transcriptomics and brain development. His research leverages cutting-edge computational and experimental tools to explore the molecular basis of cellular diversity in the nervous system and the dynamics of stem cell differentiation. He is a Tenure Track Assistant professor at the BMI and, at 34 years old, one of youngest researchers on the highly Cited list.
Lab: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/nsbl
Matthias Lutolf
Matthias Lutolf is a trailblazer in the field of bioengineering. His research focuses on developing bioinspired materials and organoid technologies to unravel the complex interplay between stem cells and their microenvironments and emulate human biololgy, with applications in disease modeling, early drug development and precision medicine. He is also the founding director of Roche’s Institute of Human Biology (IHB) in Basel, where he heads the translational bioengineering department.
Lab: https://institutehumanbiology.com/about-the-ihb/bioengineering/
The four are joined by nine other EPFL researchers also included in the 2024 Highly Cited list: Christophe Ballif, Michael Grätzel, Xile Hu, Andras Kis, Tobias J. Kippenberg, Athanasios Nenes, Mohammad Nazeeruddin, Henning Stahlberg,and Shaik Mohammed Zakeeruddin.