Senior staff members
Prof. Dr. med. Henner Hanssen
Head of Department, Preventive Sports Medicine and Systems Physiology Acting Departmental Head
"I’m the only one in the team who wears a full-face mountain bike helmet in his free time."
Dr. Denis Infanger
Statistician / Research Associate
“I’m the only one who can explain Simpson’s paradox at a party.”
PD Dr. Julia Kroepfl
Head of Molecular Biology Laboratory / Visiting Researcher / Research Associate
“I’m the only one on the team living by Lake Zurich - and I love joining the official lake crossings each year.”
DPhil Holger Burchert
Research Assistant / PostDoc
"I am the only one in the team who also has a degree in history."
PhD Students
Eva Fleischlin
MSc PhD Candidate
Research Assistant and Administration: HIT Glaucoma Project
"I am the only one on the team who thinks a good week includes at least one handstand."
Dr. med. Vera Bissig
PhD Candidate / Resident Physician
Research Assistant and Administration: Now! Project
“I‘m the only one on the team who runs up and down mountains for fun.”
Fabienne Bruggisser
MSc PhD Candidate
Research Assistant and Administration: EPOCH Project
"I’m the only one on the team currently training to question all my life choices at a marathon in October 2026."
Valentin Schuhmann
MSc PhD Candidate
Research Assistant and Administration: HIT Glaucoma Project
"I am the only one on the team who feels comfortable with moving fast in the water."
Marte Lopez
MD Candidate / Resident Physician
Research Assistant and Administration: REPRO-FIT Project
“I’m the only one on the team who had to learn how to ski as an adult because I grew up by the sea.”
Research Assistants
Manuel Huber
MSc. Sport Science / Research Assistant / Administration