Jiricny Josef

Josef Jiricny is a Full Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and University of Zurich. Affiliated with the Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zurich since 2006, he previously held full professorships at the Department of Biology (2003) and Faculty of Sciences (2001) at University of Zurich, and directed the Institute of Molecular Cancer Research at the Medical Faculty (1996).

• 1996–Present: Full Professor at University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
• 1990–1996: Senior Director of Biochemistry at IRBM, Italy
• 1983–1990: Group Leader at Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel

Research Focus: Specializing in DNA repair mechanisms, his work addresses fundamental processes in base excision repair and mismatch repair, contributing to cancer research and molecular biology advancements.

• Editorial roles in Biological Chemistry and EMBO publications
• Scientific advisory positions for Swiss Bridge, IARC, and European Framework programs

Awards & Honors: Recipient of the Swiss Bridge Award, Bonizzi-Theler Award, and Ernst-Theophile Jucker Prize, alongside EMBO and Academia Europea memberships.