Zindel Lab

ETH Zürich · Institute of Molecular Health Sciences · D-BIOL

We study how the body repairs itself after injury and surgery — and why repair so often leaves a scar. By uncovering the cellular and molecular mechanisms of healing, we aim to improve recovery, prevent complications, and help implants integrate rather than fail.

Beyond the bench, we translate discoveries into innovations — collaborating with industry, supporting entrepreneurship, and training the next generation of scientists and clinicians in regenerative medicine and surgical care.

Peritoneal macrophages swarming a wound, captured by intravital microscopy

Cavity Macrophage AggregationResearch Joel ZindelGroup Leader Tea KocijanSenior Research Associate Foreign Body ReactionResearch Franziska AmpenbergerResearch Technician Ivo MeliResearch Technician Marielle AiroldiPhD Student Quantitative Image AnalysisResearch John Li Flores AlvarezPhD Student Alicia HalbachPhD Student Agnes HuberPhD Student Quantitative Image AnalysisResearch Brooke SladePhD Student Sophia KühnTrainee