Walter Hunziker

Dr. Walter Hunziker obtained his PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich) in 1986 where he worked on the cloning of the cDNA of small intestinal brush border enzyme sucrase-isomaltase. He did his post-doctoral work at Yale University before moving to the Biochemistry Institute of the University of Lausanne as a group leader to continue studying membrane traffic in epithelial cells. He joined IMCB in January 2000 as an Associate Professor and is currently serving as the Deputy Director of IMCB.

Dr. Walter Hunziker’s experience has provided the lab with valuable insights on retinal cellular biology, which have been crucial to the development of novel hydrogel materials and retinal therapeutics.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
• Master’s Degree Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

Companies

• Deputy Director Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (2011)
• Research Director Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (2009)
• Adjunct Research Professor National University of Singapore (2009)
• Adjunct Associate Professor National University of Singapore (2000 — 2009)
• Principal Investigator Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (2000 — 2009)
• Assistant Professor University of Lausanne (1996 — 2000)
• Principal Investigator University of Lausanne (1992 — 1995)
• Associate Research Scientist Yale University School of Medicine (1990 — 1992)
• Research Scientist ETH Zurich (1987 — 1987)