Prof. Dr. Shana J. Sturla
Prof. Dr. Shana J. Sturla
Full Professor at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology
ETH Zürich
Additional information
Research area
The ETH Laboratory of Toxicology is concerned with the chemical basis of mutagenesis and toxicity. Various projects at the interface of chemistry and biology aim to delineate relationships between chemical structures, enzyme-catalyzed chemical transformations, and cellular responses to environmental and dietary toxicants and cancer drugs. Particular interests lie in factors influencing susceptibility to DNA-alkylating agents and food-relevant exposures. Broad impacts of the knowledge and tools resulting from this work are intended to improve human health by impacting chemical risk assessment and disease prevention, as well as precision medicine strategies.
Shana J. Sturla is Professor of Toxicology in the ETH Department of Health Sciences and Technology (Full Professor since 2016, Associate Professor 2009-2016). She was born in 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She completed a B.S. in Chemistry in 1996 at the University of California at Berkeley, and a PhD in 2001 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 2001-2004, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Minnesota Cancer Center, and from 2004-2009, she was an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota.
Membership
| Since | Membership |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Society of Toxicology |
| 2010 | Swiss Society of Toxicology |
| 1997 | American Chemical Society |
Honours
| Year | Distinction |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Young Investigator in Toxicology of the American Chemical Society |
| 2010 | European Research Council Starting Independent Researcher Grant |
| 2007 | American Association for Cancer Research Minority Scholar in Cancer Research |
| 2004 | US National Cancer Institute Career Developmant award |