Jacques Fellay

Jacques Fellay is an Associate Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and leads the Laboratory of Human Genomics of Infection and Immunity. He is a physician-scientist specializing in human genomics and infectious diseases. Born on 12 August 1974, he holds a medical degree from Switzerland (1999) and became a specialist in infectious diseases in 2010. His research focuses on genetic determinants of infectious disease outcomes, leveraging genomic approaches to understand host-pathogen interactions.

He has contributed to identifying the first genetic etiology of Whipple’s disease in humans, as highlighted in Antoine Guérin’s 2017 doctoral thesis under Jacinta Cecilia Bustamante. Fellay serves as a rapporteur and jury member for academic theses, reflecting his active role in mentoring early-career researchers. His work bridges clinical medicine and genetic research, with implications for personalized treatment strategies and infectious disease epidemiology.

No specific scientific awards are mentioned in the provided texts. His academic contributions include advancing genomic studies in infection biology, though no detailed grant information is available. His laboratory at EPFL is a key center for integrating genomic data with clinical outcomes to improve infectious disease management.