Eric Sidler
Principal Investigator
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Eric Sidler was born in Switzerland and studied biology (BSc) and biological chemistry (MSc) at the ETH Zurich. After his MSc Thesis in the group of Prof. Dr. François Diederich, he moved to Basel to pursue his PhD studies in the group of Prof. Dr. Marcel Mayor in the field of conjugated molecular nanorings. He was then awarded an SNF Postdoc.Mobility fellowship to become a postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. Ben Feringa in Groningen (NL). He is currently postdoctoral research fellow in the group of Prof. Dr. Michal Juríček, funded by an SNF Return Grant.
In 2025, Eric obtained an SNF Ambizione grant to start his independent research at the University of Bern in September 2026.
Eduction & Research History
2025 - 2026 Postdoc at University of Zurich
under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michal Juríček
2023 - 2025 Postdoc at University of Groningen
under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ben Feringa
2018 - 2022: PhD studies at University of Basel
under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Marcel Mayor
2017 - 2018: Internship at Novartis, Basel
under the supervision of Dr. Leo Hardegger
2012 - 2017: BSc and MSc at ETH Zurich
under the supervision of Prof. Dr. François Diederich
Fellowships & Awards
2025 Ambizione Grant by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
to start an independent research career at the University of Bern. Host lab: Prof. Dr. Martin Albrecht
2025 Postdoc.Mobility Return Grant by the SNSF
to conduct a postdoctoral research stay at the University of Zurich in the group of Prof. Dr. Michal Juríček for 12 months.
2023 Departmental Doctorate Award for the PhD Thesis at the University of Basel
2023 Postdoc.Mobility Grant by the SNSF
to conduct a postdoctoral research stay at the University of Groningen in the group of Prof. Dr. Ben Feringa for 24 months.
2020 Best Short Talk Award
Christmas Symposium, PCC, University of Basel
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