Steve Pascolo is group leader at the Dermatology Clinic of the University Hospital Zurich and head of the URPP Tranlational Cancer mRNA platform. The Pascolo group researches therapeutic applications of mRNA such as its use as a vaccine to treat cancer.

Gerhard Schratt is full professor for Systems Neuroscience at D-HEST, ETH Zurich.The Schratt laboratory investigates the functions of non-coding RNAs in neuronal development and plasticity.