Preclinical Services

Meet the team

Program leader

Dr Stephan Zeiter

Program Leader

Focus Area Leader:
Preclinical Surgery

Senior project leaders

Dr Daniel Arens

Nora Goudsouzian

Deputy Program Leader

Focus Area Leader:
Tissue Morphology

Dr med vet Dirk Nehrbass

Dr Caroline Constant

Project  leaders

Maria Hildebrand

Junior project  leader

Lena Gens

James Tapia-Dean

Claudia Zindl

Facility manager

Urban Lanker

Manager Preclinical Facility

Technician

Carmen Brazerol

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

Apprentice

Salome Leuthold


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

Learn more about Biomedical Development and Regenerative Orthopaedics.