About Me

I am a scientist working in Computational Biology. After studying my basis year in Physics at ETH Zürich (Switzerland), I continued in Computational Science and Engineering ("Rechnergestützte Wissenschaften") also at ETH Zürich.

I then followed up with a PhD in Neuroinformatics, where I studied how neural networks grow and self-organise.

Currently I lead an interdisciplinary research team at Newcastle University in the UK.

EDUCATION

2009 - 2013

ETH Zürich

PhD in Computational Neuroscience

2004 - 2008

ETH Zürich

BSc and MSc in Computational Science and Engineering, with basis year in Physics

2013 - 2016

Newcastle University

Postdoc in Computational Neuroscience

Since 2016

Newcastle University

Independent Research Fellow (funded by MRC, BBSRC and EPSRC) and Team Leader

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Computational Neuroscience

Modelling and analysis of neural tissue during development and degeneration

Machine Learning and AI

Using neurally inspired algorithms to predict and diagnose

Cryopreservation

Usage of mathematical and computational tools to optimise cryopreservation protocols

Cancer Research

Using computational analysis and modelling to study the origins and growth of cancer