Welker Egbert

Biography

Born in 1957 in Avereest (the Netherlands), Egbert Welker began his medical studies at the University of Amsterdam in 1975, where he graduated in medicine in 1981. He was very interested in neuroscience research and is approaching Lausanne for a first collaboration with Prof. Van der Loos in 1980 already. At the end of his studies, he joined the Institute of Anatomy of Lausanne where he completed his medical thesis under the co-supervision of Professors Van der Loos (Lausanne) and Lohman (Amsterdam). then completes his training in neuroscience by a thorough learning in neurophysiology in the laboratory of Prof. Michael Armstrong-James at the University of London in the early 1990s.

Research Interest

A physician and neurobiologist, Egbert Welker has pioneered a combined approach to medicine and basic research that has shaped his career in the Faculty of Medicine and then the FBM for 35 years. His research has informed our understanding of the connections of the cerebral cortex, their physiological functioning, their adaptation during learning and their reorganization following lesions. Among his many contributions to the training of students, he has structured the teaching of neurosciences in the new medical curriculum. He was appointed Honorary Professor of UNIL as of 1 July 2016.