Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Function
Head of Research Unit
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
WSL Birmensdorf Bi MG C 29
PI of the Translational Centre Biodiversity Conservation, a joint Initiative of the ETH-Domain
Adjunct Professor at ETH Zürich, lecturing on conservation biology, conservation genetics, conservation management (Praxisseminar Naturschutz), adaptation genomics and the biology of ferns
Head of Research Unit Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
| 2011-2023 | Member of WSL Directorate |
| 2020-2021 | Acting Deputy Director WSL |
| 2006-2010 | Head of Research Unit Ecological Genetics and Evolution WSL |
| 2001-2006 | Deputy Head of Section Ecological Genetics WSL |
| 1998-1999 | Postdoc at University of St Andrews, Scotland |
| 1997-1998 | Research Associate at Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zürich |
| 1997 | PhD at University of Zürich |
My research interests are in biodiversity and conservation biology, including ecological genomics. In doing so, I use a suite of methods from monitoring to genomic approaches and study a wide array of organisms.
I focus on the exchange between research and application/outreach and the implementation of scientific results in conservation management and landscape planning, e.g., regarding the ecological infrastructure of Switzerland. I also supervise the large monitoring program of the nationally important habitats of Switzerland WBS.
Member of the scientific board of the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach
Member of the scientific advisory board (OFU) of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (BAFU)
Member of several cantonal expert panels for biodiversity conservation
Member of the steering board of the Rübel Foundation
Member of the steering board of the Genetic Diversity Centre GDC at ETH Zürich
Complete publication list Rolf Holderegger April 2023: PDF