Portrait Valerie Treyer

Valerie Treyer
PD Dr. sc. nat.

Senior Scientist Habil, Department of Nuclear Medicine

Specialties

  • Research group: Dementia research
  • Molecular brain imaging
  • Research with biomarkers and molecular imaging in the brain, heart and tumors
Appointment

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 40 15

Other competencies

  • Experience in functional brain imaging with MRI and PET since 1999.
  • Expertise in multimodal imaging and evaluation of new technologies with a focus on imaging physiological processes in the brain, heart and tumors.
  • GCP Course Leader Clinical Trial Center, USZ.

Career

Since 2015 Venia legendi for nuclear medicine
Since 2014 GCP course instructor at the Clinical Trial Center, USZ
Since 2013 Senior Assistant Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, USZ
Since 2013 Senior Assistant at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich
2010 – 2013 Director Medical & Scientific Affairs, Head Quantitative Imaging, ICON Medical Imaging Inc.
(formerly Timaq medical imaging Inc.)
2007 – 2010 Head Medical Imaging, Timaq medical imaging Inc., Zurich
2006 – 2007 Application Specialist PMOD Technologies Ltd, Zurich
2007 – 2010 Senior Assistant, Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, USZ
2005 Degree as Dr. sc. nat. with distinction from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
2001 – 2004 PhD student at the Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich, Department of Nuclear Medicine, USZ
2000 – 2007 Scientific, Staff Clinic for Nuclear Medicine, USZ
2001 Degree as “lic.
phil.”
1995 – 2000 Studied psychology, neurophysiology and philosophy at the University of Zurich

Research focus

Basic and applied research in all areas of molecular imaging with PET and MRI.
Focus on changes in brain function in old age and early detection of dementia.
A further focus is on biomarker studies involving new radiopharmaceuticals in the areas of brain, heart and oncology.

Publications

Publications