2021
Professor Laura Nyström promoted as Full Professor at D-HEST
9 Dec 2021 - The ETH Board has promoted Professor Laura Nyström, currently Associate Professor at ETH Zurich, as Full Professor of Food Biochemistry in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology. Quote ETH News: "Laura Nyström is an internationally recognised researcher who studies the world food system. Her research focuses on dietary fibres and the associated phytochemicals in (wholegrain) cereal grains and other plant materials. She is highly regarded as a university lecturer and has won a number of prizes for her research, including an ERC Starting Grant in 2015. Since 2020 Laura Nyström has been Deputy Head of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology."
New professor at D-HEST: Catherine Jutzeler
9 Dec 2021 - The ETH Board appointed a new professor at D-HEST:
Dr Catherine Jutzeler, currently Group Leader at ETH Zurich in Basel, as Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science in the Department of Health Sciences and Technology. Quote ETH News: "Catherine Jutzeler’s research involves data-based methods in precision medicine. She applies population-based statistical models and machine learning to investigate and evaluate new biomarkers for neurological diseases. In 2020 she was awarded both an SNSF Spark Grant and an SNSF Ambizione Grant to enable her to set up her own research group. Catherine Jutzeler’s appointment ideally complements the holistic vision of the healthcare chain at ETH Zurich."
Video recording of Catherine Jutzeler's inaugural lecture on 29 November 2023