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Sylvain Bischof is a Swiss researcher in the field of Epigenetics. The focus of his work lies on characterizing factors that control gene expression independently of DNA methylation. After earning his PhD in the laboratory of Wilhelm Gruissem at ETH Zurich, Sylvain joined Steven Jacobsen’s lab at UCLA as a postdoctoral fellow. His work notably shed light into the biogenesis of small RNAs that are required for RNA-directed DNA methylation.

After being selected for the SNFS Professorship program in 2018, Sylvain started his own lab at the Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of Zurich in 2019.

Sylvain’s group grew quickly and he has selected five excellent researchers to work with him. Among them are two postdoctoral fellows, two PhD students and grumpy cat. A further postdoctoral fellow will join the group in May.

The lab has a wide range of international connections and uses cutting-edge technology for their work on high-impact projects. The botanical garden of Zurich, where the lab is situated, is a place full of wonders. It is home to a vast amount of different plant and animal species, and there are even reports of parrots and bats being sighted.

It is predictable that this group of great scientific minds working in a thrilling environment will discover new genetic factors that will disrupt the current understanding of science and have a long-lasting global impact on society, economy and the environment.