Thierry Pedrazzini
Thierry Pedrazzini is Associate Professor at the University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he is Director of the Experimental Cardiology Unit. Dr Pedrazzini completed his PhD degree at the University of Lausanne in 1988. He worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation and as a research associate at Cytel Corporation in San Diego, California, before returning to Lausanne to be appointed at the University Hospital. Dr Pedrazzini is also the Director of the “Cardiovascular and Metabolism” program of the PhD School at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne, and Director of the Cardiovascular Assessment Facility, a core facility, which offers techniques for the functional evaluation of the cardiovascular system in rodents. His research is focused on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that are activated in the heart after myocardial infarction. His laboratory is particularly interested in the mechanisms of adaptation, which could lead to regeneration. His laboratory has also developed a recent interest in long noncoding RNAs. In particular, enhancer-associated long noncoding RNAs appear to be key regulators of cell identity and behavior. Ultimately, this could lead to long noncoding RNA-based enhancer therapies to improve effectiveness of current regenerative strategies and provide new avenues for repair in the diseased heart.