Ueli Suter

Prof. Dr. Ueli Suter is a Professor at the Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich, leading the Suter Research Group. His work focuses on neuron-glia interactions and myelination mechanisms in the nervous system, with significant implications for neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis and peripheral neuropathies.

His research spans critical domains in neurobiology:

• Neuroscience: Cellular and molecular basis of neuron-glia communication
• Molecular Biology: Signaling pathways in neural development and repair
• Neuroglia: Functional roles of oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
• Myelination: Structural and functional organization of myelinated fibers
• Nervous System Development: Axon-glia interactions during neural maturation
• Neurological Disorders: Pathomechanisms in demyelinating diseases

The Suter lab employs functional approaches to investigate how neuron-glia communications regulate myelination, neural maintenance, plasticity, and repair. Their research examines cell-extracellular matrix interactions controlling proliferation, migration, differentiation, and death in both central and peripheral nervous systems. Current work emphasizes the pathological consequences of disrupted signaling in neuropathies and multiple sclerosis, seeking fundamental insights into neural regeneration.

Based at ETH Zurich's Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, the research group includes Expert Scientist Dr. Jorge Alexandre Pereira. Professor Suter's laboratory maintains active investigations into the biological basis of myelination, with ongoing studies addressing neural repair mechanisms and disease pathogenesis through integrated molecular and cellular approaches.