Research Team

The Tissue Biology Research Unit is lead by Prof. Ueli Möhrlen and PD Dr. Thomas Biederemann based on the philosophy that many unsolved clinical problems are best addressed if clinicians and basic scientists unite and agree upon a common mission that is fueled by a common spirit.


Prof. Ueli Möhrlen, MD

Director Pediatric Surgery

+41 (0)44 266 74 07
ueli.moehrlen@kispi.uzh.ch

PD Thomas Biedermann, PhD

Head Tissue Biology Research Unit

+41 (0)44 249 72 68
thomas.biedermann@kispi.uzh.ch

PD Agnes Klar, PhD

Group Leader

+41 (0)44 249 73 84
agnes.klar@kispi.uzh.ch

Luca Pontiggia, PhD

Research Associate

+41 (0)44 249 73 82
luca.pontiggia@kispi.uzh.ch

Katarzyna Micka, PhD

Katarzyna Michalak

Postdoctoral Fellow

+41 (0)44 249 73 77
katarzyna.micka@kispi.uzh.ch

Joelle Giroud, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

+41 (0)44 249 73 64
joelle.giroud@kispi.uzh.ch

Muhammad Zohaib Iqbal, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 61
muhammad.iqbal@kispi.uzh.ch

Mahrukh Riaz, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 85
mahrukh.riaz@kispi.uzh.ch

Fabiana Ziliani, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 89
fabiana.ziliani@kispi.uzh.ch

Nathalie Senn, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 634 89 16
nathalie.senn@kispi.uzh.ch

Lisa Gugler, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 66
lisa.gugler@kispi.uzh.ch

Roth Devi Long, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 70
devi.longroth@kispi.uzh.ch

Amina Ben Nejma, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 72 03

amina.bennejma@kispi.uzh.ch

Muja Emilie Ye, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 68
muja.ye@kispi.uzh.ch

Nicole Vienny, MSc

PhD Student

+41 (0)44 249 73 67
nicole.vienny@kispi.uzh.ch

Andrijana Danilova, MSc

Research Associate

+41 (0)44 249 72 89
andrijana.danilova@kispi.uzh.ch

Diogo Pinheiro Zimmermann, BSc

Anna Leah Thoma, BSc

Master Student


anna.thoma@kispi.uzh.ch

Sophie Hessler, BSc

Felix Paas, BSc

Master Student


felix.paas@kispi.uzh.ch

Valeria Burger, BSc

Sara Isabella Saggese Compri, BSc


Jacqueline Benz

Enikö Gönczi, MSc

Senior Production Specialist

+41 (0)44 249 76 51
enikoe.goenczi@kispi.uzh.ch

Claudia Liliana Rosas Giles, MSc

Production Specialist

+41 (0)44 249 74 93
claudia.rosas@kispi.uzh.ch