I obtained my PhD in Molecular Virology at the Faculty of Medicine in Geneva. After postdoctoral trainings in human genetics and bacteriology, I became group leader at the University Hospitals of Geneva in 2005 and Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva in 2014. The aims of my research are to study the pathogenesis of respiratory and neurotropic viruses (with special emphasis on rhinoviruses and enteroviruses) using relevant 3D tissues culture models and clinical viral strains; to determine the genetic determinants of specific features such as virulence, dissemination and neurotropism; and finally to develop efficient and broad-spectrum antiviral therapies.