Our team.

The Neuroglial Pharmacology group brings together neuroscientists, biologists, pharmacologists, and imaging specialists working to understand how glial cells support brain function, maintain myelinated axons, and contribute to brain resilience.

The lab standing together on a wooden footbridge in a wooded valley — Hiking and fishing trip, Au, 11 September 2026. Outside the lab

Principal Investigator

Prof. Dr. Aiman S. Saab

Associate Professor

ORCID

asaab [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Postdocs

Dr. Urvashi Dalvi

urvashi.dalvi [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Dr. Sami Sauma

sami.sauma [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Dr. Henri Zanker

henri.zanker [at] pharma.uzh.ch

PhD Students

Zainab Faik

zainab.faik [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Benedetta Romeo

benedetta.romeo [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Filipa Silva-Coelho

filipa.silva-coelho [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Laboratory Technicians

Dr. Noemi Binini

noemi.binini [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Dr. Johanna Marleen Furrer

johanna.furrer [at] pharma.uzh.ch

Master's Students

Vicente M. Algaba Martínez

vicentemario.algabamartinez [at] uzh.ch

Stella-Jo Nydegger

stella-jo.nydegger [at] uzh.ch

Rotating Students

Ioanna Andritsogianni

Alumni

Ladina Hösli

Zoe Looser

Fiona Seitz

Hanna Enkerli

Sarai Fischer

Konstantin Satushev

Neuroglial Pharmacology, Saab Lab

Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich.

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