As Head of the Bioinformatics Competence Center at EPFL, Christian Iseli leads a joint research facility with the University of Lausanne. Holding a PhD from EPFL, he is an expert in bioinformatics, genomics, and big data analysis, providing customized data support for life sciences and clinical researchers.
His PhD from EPFL focused on creating a high-performance reconfigurable processor using FPGAs, highlighting his foundational expertise in hardware and software systems architecture.
Christian Iseli
Head of Bioinformatics Competence Center at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
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Topics They Care About
Bioinformatics & Genomics
He leads a competence center focused on genomics, computational biology, and customized big data analysis to support life science and clinical researchers.
Bacterial Evolution
His recent publications explore how DNA modifications and epigenomes impact horizontal gene transfer in multi-drug resistant pathogens like Acinetobacter baumannii.
Research Data Analysis
His center develops analysis pipelines and web tools to process, visualize, and interpret complex multi-omics research data, enabling scientific discovery.
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Work History
3-2020
Head of Bioinformatics Competence Center at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
9-2019 - 3-2020
Co Head at University of Lausanne
1-2011 - 8-2019
Senior Scientist at Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
1998 - 8-2019
member at Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
1997 - 12-2010
Assistant Investigator at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
1996 - 1997
Syetem manager at Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC)
Education
1983 - 1988
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from EPFL
1985 - 1986
Education details unavailable from Carnegie Mellon University
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Location : Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : Head of Bioinformatics Competence Center at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
