Prof. Dr. Thomas Nyffeler Affiliated Group Head Zentrum für Neurologie und Neurorehabilitation, Kantonsspital Luzern Phone +41 41 205 56 86 E-Mail thomas.nyffeler@luks.ch Postal Address Luzerner Kantonsspital Klinik für Neurologie und Neurorehabilitation Ambulant Haus 10 / Stationär Haus 31 Spitalstrasse 6000 Luzern 16
Education and Academic Career Education and Academic Career: 2012 - today: Co-Head Centre of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern 2009: Venia docendi for neurology 04/07 - today: Senior consultant in the Division for Cognitive and Restorative Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Prof. Dr. R. Müri 04/06 – 03/07: Research associate, INSERM U679, Prof. C. Pierrot-Deseilligny, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 75651 Paris cedex 13, France (supported by Swiss Foundation for Grants in Biology and Medicine) 01/03 – 03/06: Senior consultant in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern, Prof. Dr. R. Müri 10/04: FMH-title for Neurology 08.11.2002: Certification for Neurosonology 17.10.2002: Member of the Swiss Society for Neuroscience 01/02 – today: Research associate, Perception and Eye Movement Laboratory, Department of Clinical Research, Prof. Dr. R. Müri* 24.3.2001: Member of the Swiss Society for Behavioral Neurology 01/01 – 12/02: Clinical formation in Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital Bern, Prof. Dr. med. C.W. Hess 10/99 – 09/00: Clinical formation in Neurorehabilitation, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Geneva, Prof. Dr. med. A. Schnider 10/98 – 09/99: Clinical formation in Neurology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Geneva, Prof. Dr. med. T. Landis 04/98 – 07/98: Clinical formation in Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Prof. Dr. phil. M. Regard 04/96 – 03/98: Clinical formation in Internal Medicine, Hospital Thun, Dr. med. H.R. Hunziker 1995: Degree of MD 1989 – 1995: Studies of Human Medicine at University of Bern 1989: Matura Typus Awards: Pfizer Prize 2013 Eberhard Ketz Prize 2011 Robert-Bing Prize 2010 Baasch-Medicus Prize 2008 Research Prize 2008 Schweizerische Hirnliga Research Prize 2006 of the Faculty of Medicine and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, for the project „Therapy of neglect by means of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)“ Grants: Main applicant SNF PASM33-110654 - Functional specialisation and interhemispheric information transfer in oculomotor control (2006) SNF 32003B-116074 - Interhemispheric balance of attention in humans. A transcranial magnetic stimulation project in healthy subjects and patients with neglect. (2007-2011) SNF 320030-140696 - Motion and spatial neglect (2012-2015) Co applicant SNF 320030-108146 - Effects of mental strategies on visuo-motor exploration and neuronal activity in visuospatial task solving - a multi-methodological approach (2005-2008) Ernst Göhner Stifung 2010 SNF 320030_138532 - Aphasia and co-speech gestures (2012 – 2014) SNF 325130_138497 - Differences in reading strategies across languages in bilinguals: eye movements, ERP analysis and clinical implications (2012 – 2014)
