Ernst Hadorn Selection Symposium
The Ernst Hadorn Foundation Prize supports research at the University of Zurich by awarding prestigious transitional fellowships that help exceptionally meritorious senior postdocs transition towards scientific independence.
The total amount granted is up to 300,000 Swiss francs over a period of up to three years.
Shortlisted applicants will be ranked, and the best applicants will be invited to present their current research program and future plans in a short talk during the selection symposium.
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ProgramTuesday, October 13, 2026
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Adriano Aguzzi President of the Board |
| 14:05 – 14:25 | From immune profiling to functional genomics: defining disease-associated immune-cell states and their regulatory networks | Fernando Pablo Canale |
| 14:25 – 14:45 | How disordered fusion oncoproteins ‘switch on’ cancer-driving genes | Aritra Chowdhury |
| 14:45 – 15:05 | Decoding multiscale brain–heart communication and its systemic drivers in health and disease | Irmak Gezginer |
| 15:05 – 15:25 | StemCORE: Targeting stemness control in colorectal cancer | Ermanno Malagola |
| 15:25 – 15:45 | Cellular heterogeneity in cancer evolution | Andreas Panagopoulos |
| 15:45 – 16:05 | Advancing RNA-Guided Bridge Recombinases for Next-Generation In Vivo Genome Editing | Oana Pelea |
| 16:05 – 16:25 | Deciphering the cellular mechanisms that modulate TDP-43 seeding and aggregate propagation | Federico Uliana |
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Closing Remarks |
Adriano Aguzzi President of the Board |
Venue: Careum Auditorium · Pestalozzistrasse 11 · 8032 Zurich