Research Groups

IBZ Professors and Group Leaders:

Theoretical Biology group

Theoretical Biology

Prof. Sebastian Bonhoeffer
Dr. Sonja Lehtinen (SNF Prima)

Global Ecosystem Ecology group

Global Ecosystem Ecology

Prof. Tom Crowther
Dr. Lalasia Bialic-Murphy

Pathogen Ecology group

Pathogen Ecology

Prof. Alex Hall
Dr. Carolin Wendling (Ambizione)

Plant Ecology

Prof. Janneke Hille Ris Lambers
Dr. Jake Alexander | Website

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology group

external pageBiodiversity and Conservation Biology

Prof. Rolf Holderegger
Dr. Ariel Bergamini
Dr. Kurt Bollmann
Prof. Dr. Catherine Graham
Dr. Markus Holzner
Dr. Martina Peter
Prof. Dr. Christoph Scheidegger

Aquatic Ecology group

Aquatic Ecology

Prof. Jukka Jokela

Biological Control group

Biological Control

Prof. Monika Maurhofer

Plant Pathology group

Plant Pathology

Prof. Bruce McDonald
Dr. Cécile Lorrain
Dr. Alice Feurtey

Plant-Insects Interactions group

Plant-Insect Interactions

Prof. Mark Mescher

Theoretical Immunology & Microbiology group

Theoretical Immunology and Microbiology

Prof. Roland Regoes

Evolutionary Biology group

Evolutionary Biology

Prof. Greg Velicer
Dr. Macarena Toll Riera (SNF Prima) ⎜ Website

Biological Control group

external pageEvolutionary Ecology

Prof. Christoph Vorburger

Plant Ecological Genetics group

Plant Ecological Genetics

Prof. Alex Widmer
Dr. Diana Santelia (Senior Scientist)

Research Centres

Genetic Diversity Centre (GDC)

Former Professors

Prof. Ottmar Holdenrieder / Dr. Thomas Sieber – Forest Pathology and Dendrology
Prof. Adrian Leuchtmann – Biosystematik
Prof. Jonathan Levine – external pagePlant Ecology
Prof. Paul Schmid-Hempel – Experimental Ecology
Prof. Yuko Ulrich – Experimental Epidemiology
Prof. Joshua Payne - Computational Ecology