Urs Meyer, Dr. sc. nat.
- Professor of Pharmacology
- Phone
- +41 (0) 44 63 58844
- Address
- Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057 Zürich / Wagistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren
- Room number
- TFA 00.33 / WADM 113A
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Curriculum Vitae
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Urs Meyer Born 16th September, 1977 in Zofingen, Switzerland |
Nationality |
Swiss |
Address |
Institute of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology Winterthurerstrasse 260 CH-8057 Zurich |
Education and Academic Positions |
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2015 – pres.
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Professor University of Zurich, Vetsuisse, Switzerland |
2011 – pres.
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Lecturer ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
2011 – 2014 |
Junior Group Leader Physiology & Behavior Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
2008 – 2010 |
Postdoctoral Fellow Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
2007 – 2008 |
Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany |
2007 |
Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
2004 – 2007 |
Doctoral Studies (Ph.D.) Behavioral Neurobiology Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
2000 – 2004 |
Studies of Biology (M.Sc.), Specialization in Neurosciences ETH Zurich, Switzerland |
1998 – 2000 |
Studies of Philosophy University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
Research Interests |
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Dr. Meyer’s main research interests are centered upon the question of how early-life environmental adversities such as prenatal infection, pubertal stress, and nutritional imbalances can influence brain development and shape the risk of long-term brain abnormalities. His work combines behavioral and cognitive tests, immunological assays and neuroanatomical techniques in rodent models, including models of gene-environment and environment-environment interactions relevant to multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. Dr. Meyer’s research also includes molecular investigations to examine the role of epigenetic processes in the environmentally induced brain pathologies and uses pharmacological approaches with the aim to establish novel symptomatic and preventive treatments against chronic brain disorders with neurodevelopmental origins. |
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Editorial Activities |
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Dr. Meyer serves as an ad-hoc referee for a wide range of peer-revised scientific journals in the fields of neuroscience and psychiatry, including American Journal of Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Brain Behavior & Immunity, Journal of Neuroscience, Lancet Psychiatry, Molecular Molecular Psychiatry, Neuropsychopharmacology, Schizophrenia Bulletin, Science, and Translational Psychiatry. He is an editorial board member of Brain Behavior & Immunity and Frontiers in Psychiatry. |
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Grant Reviewing |
Dr. Meyer serves as an ad-hoc referee for the European Research Council (ERC), Medical Research Council (MRC) UK, Health Research Board Ireland, Israel Science Foundation, Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation, and Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). |
Full List of Publications and Citation Metrics |
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Web of Science (ResearcherID): http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-4602-2016 |
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Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ch/citations?user=vWiY5m4AAAAJ&hl=en
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