Tania Distler

Tania Distler is a Doctoral Assistant at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the School of Life Sciences and the UPPERSAT research unit in the Department of Health and Medicine. She is a doctoral student in the Biotechnology and Bioengineering program (EDBB) under the supervision of Prof. Alexandre Persat.

Her research is conducted within the Persat Lab, which investigates the physical mechanisms of bacterial infections and microbial behavior in host environments. This interdisciplinary work bridges microbiology, biophysics, and bioengineering to understand how bacteria interact with host tissues at a mechanical level.

Her fields of interest include biotechnology, bioengineering, microbial biophysics, host-pathogen interactions, infectious diseases, molecular microbiology, and biomedical engineering. Though no publications or awards are listed in the provided text, her role implies active engagement in experimental and theoretical research contributing to these domains.

She is not part-time, retired, or a former staff member, and there is no indication she is deceased. She holds a dual status as both a research staff member and a doctoral student, which is standard for PhD candidates at EPFL.

She is based at the AAB building on EPFL’s campus in Lausanne, Switzerland, with both a research office and a laboratory workspace. No information on advising or grants is available in the current profile.