Preclinical Services

Meet the team

Program leader

Stephan Zeiter, Dr med vet, PhD

Program Leader

Focus Area Leader:
Preclinical Surgery

Senior project leaders

Dr Daniel Arens

Nora Goudsouzian

Deputy Program Leader

Focus Area Leader:
Histology

Dr med vet Dirk Nehrbass

Project leaders

Maria Hildebrand

Junior project leaders

Lena Gens

James Tapia-Dean

Irene Sanchez

Facility manager

Urban Lanker

Manager Preclinical Facility

Technician

Carmen Brazerol

Zdenka Slavikova

Senior Technician Histology

Senior animal care takers

Andrea Furter

Animal care takers

Loris Faoro

Pierina Faoro

Nilo Hämmerl

Leonie Mollet

Reto Müller

Dominik Perren

Barbara Brändle

Lorena Faoro

Administrative assistant

Monika Schneider

Veterinary research
fellowships

Offering motivated veterinarians on-site research training to gain experience in R&D projects focusing on relevant clinical problems.

Veterinary externships

Enabling veterinary students to apply coursework learning to a real-life setting in preclinical orthopedic research within AO Research Institute Davos.

Internships and guest research visits

Provide motivated students and scientists with on-site research training to gain experience in R&D projects focusing on relevant clinical problems.

AO Research Institute Davos's research programs

AO Research Institute Davos's research programs

Learn more about Biomedical Development and Regenerative Orthopaedics.