Nouria Hernandez

Nouria Hernandez is a distinguished academic and researcher currently serving as Professor and Director of the Center for Integrative Genomics at the University of Lausanne. Her career spans multiple prestigious institutions, including Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

• EDUCATION
• Baccalaureate, Collège de Genève (1976)
• Diploma in Biology, University of Geneva (1980)
• Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, University of Heidelberg (1983)

Her research focuses on RNA polymerase III transcription regulation and its genomic implications. She has received significant recognition for her contributions, including the Max Cloëtta Foundation Prize and memberships in EMBO and Academia Europaea.

• HONORS & AWARDS
• Swiss National Science Foundation post-doctoral fellowship (1983-1984)
• Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund fellowship (1985-1986)
• Rita Allen Foundation scholarship (1989-1994)
• EMBO member (2007)
• Executive board, Swiss Academy of Sciences (2007)
• Prof. Dr. Max Cloëtta Foundation Prize (2007)
• Member of the Academia Europaea (2013)