Alexandre Persat

EPFL SV GHI UPPERSAT
SV 3824 (Bâtiment SV)
Station 19
1015 Lausanne

EPFL SV IBI-GE
AAB
Station 15
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

bacterial biophysics and bioengineering microfluidics cellular biomechanics

Awards

Egon Naef Prize

Fondation Egon Naef

2024

Philanthropia Foundation Prize

Lombard Odier Philanthropia Foundation

2025

Leenaards Foundation Science Prize

Leenaards Foundation

2024

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Jann Lukas Ledergerber, Sourabh Monnappa Kuppanda Jafri, Dea Mariette Müller, Marin Paul Geoffroy Marie Ollagnon, Han-Yi Huang, Alice Pellegrino, Shiro Otaki, Tania Distler, Chia-Ni Tsai, Po-Long Hsiao

Past EPFL PhD Students

Lorenzo Anton-Louis Talà, Xavier Pierrat, Tamara Rossy, Alice Cont, Jeremy Wong

Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector

Gabriele Gambardella

Courses

Next-generation biomaterials

BIOENG-458

"Next-Generation Biomaterials" explores the latest advancements in the development and application of cutting-edge biomaterials for medical and healthcare innovation.

Practical - Persat Lab

BIO-603(PA)

The student will learn how to: - perform high resolution microscopy of single bacterial cells - perform a motility assay - operate high resolution microscope - analyze image data