Global Health Institute

Researchers at the Global Health Institute develop and apply new technologies to investigate human health and infectious diseases spanning from basic to translational sciences.

Phagocytosis of bacteria by a Drosophila macrophage

OUR RESEARCH GROUPS

Innate DNA sensor cGAS assembling on chromatin inside the nucleus | © EPFL Ablasser lab

Virology and structural immunology

Antanasijevic lab

Bacterial Pathoecology and Evolution

Blokesch lab

Lipid Cell Biology – Single Cell Lipidomics

D’Angelo lab

Adipose Biology, Single Cell, Geno-phenotype

Deplancke lab

Age, sex, and specific human genetic variants are the key factors behind differences between immune responses among healthy humans - © iStock

Genomics of Infection and Immunity

Fellay lab

Systems and Molecular Microbiology

Goemans lab

Infection of green glucosal bacteria in Drosophila

Drosophila Immunity and Symbiosis

Lemaitre lab

Microbiology and Microtechnology

McKinney lab

Microbiome Immunity and Ecology

Paoli lab

Cellular and Multicellular Mechanics

Persat lab

Epigenetics of the Endovirome, from Human Speciation to Precision Medicine

Trono lab

Immunofluorescence image showing the endoplasmic reticulum proteins CLIMP63 (Green), TMEM214 (blue), miicrotubules (Red) and the nucleus (grey) The higher level of i association between ER and Microtubules is triggered by overexpressing TMEM214 | © EPFL Van der Goot Lab

Molecular Signaling and Rare Diseases

van der Goot lab

Camille Goemans, Mackenzie Mathis, and Maria Brbić. Credit: EPFL

Three EPFL researchers awarded SNSF Starting Grants in life sciences

Published:20.11.24 — Three EPFL professors, Camille Goemans, Mackenzie Mathis, and Maria Brbić, have been awarded prestigious SNSF Starting Grants for their innovative research projects tackling critical scientific and societal challenges.

A biofilm formed by two Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains (chronic-like in green, acute-like in orange) growing inside the airway epithelium (magenta). Credit: Lucas Meirelles (EPFL)

A lung pathogen's dilemma: infect or resist antibiotics?

Published:28.10.24 — A new study by EPFL reveals that the notorious bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa must balance between effectively colonizing human airways and developing antibiotic tolerance to survive.

Camille Goemans in her lab. Credit: Titouan Veuillet (EPFL)

“Having a career in academia is the coolest thing ever”

Published:25.10.24 — Camille Goemans is a microbiologist whose research focuses on the impact of antibiotics on diverse bacteria, particularly those residing in the human gut microbiota.

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