Stephan Hirschi

stephan hirschi

Stephan joined the lab in January 2022 as a postdoctoral researcher funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and investigated the structural basis of erythrocyte invasion by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.

Before joining the lab, Stephan completed his PhD in the lab of Dimitrios Fotiadis at the University of Bern, focusing on the structural and functional characterization of membrane transport proteins. In particular, he determined the cryo-EM structure of the bacterial light-driven proton pump proteorhodopsin and assessed its potential as a tool for synthetic biological applications.

Publications while in the lab:

Jamwal, A., Constantin, C.F., Hirschi, S., Henrich, S., Bildl, W., Fakler, B., Draper, S.J., Schulte, U. Higgins, M.K. (2022) Erythrocyte invasion-neutralising antibodies prevent Plasmodium falciparum RH5 from binding to basigin-containing membrane protein complexes. eLife 12 e83681