Education
Patrick Aebischer was trained as an Doctor of Medicine (1980) and a neuroscientist (Doctor Medical, 1983) at the University of Geneva and University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Patrick Aebischer was trained as an Doctor of Medicine (1980) and a neuroscientist (Doctor Medical, 1983) at the University of Geneva and University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
He is also a professor in neuroscience and head of the Neurodegenerative Disease Laboratory at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Education Academic career From 1984 to 1992, he worked at Brown University in Providence (Rhode Island, United States), as Research Scientist, Assistant and then Associate Professor of Medical Sciences. In 1991, he became the chairman of the Section of Artificial Organs, Biomaterials and Cellular Technology of the Division of Biology and Medicine of Brown University. In autumn 1992, he returned to Switzerland as a professor and director of the Surgical Research Division and Gene Therapy Center at the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) in Lausanne.
In 1999, Patrick Aebischer was nominated President of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, by the Swiss Federal Council.
He took office as President on March 2000 and was reelected to this position in 2004 and 2008. He has decided to leave this position at the end of 2016.
Since 1 January 2017, the president of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne will be Martin Vetterli. His current research focuses on the development of cell and gene transfer approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Activities at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Since his arrival as president of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Patrick Aebischer has made the following changes to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne: Integration of the "hard science" sections (mathematics, physics, chemistry) from the neighbouring University of Lausanne.
Reorganisation of the university into five faculties ("schools"), each managing its own budget. Creation of the School of Life Sciences Creation of a Doctoral School Creation of a College for Management of Technology and Finance Development of an "Innovation Square" on the campus to favour industry partnerships. (alter integrated in the Swiss Innovation Park) Development of the campus by initiating the construction of the Rolex Learning Center (2010), lodging for students (2010 and 2013), a hotel for academic guests (2010) and the Swiss Technical Convention Center (2013).
In companies He sits at the boards of Nestle Health Science (since 2011) and Lonza Group (since 2008).
Personal The parents of Patrick Aebischer are artists Emile Aebischer, known as Yoki, and Joan, born O"Boyle.