Jean-Dominique Vassalli, recteur
- Section de médecine fondamentale de la Faculté de médecine
Born in Geneva, Jean-Dominique Vassalli obtained his Swiss Federal Diploma of Medicine at the University of Geneva in 1972 and his PhD at Rockefeller University in 1977. In 1984, he obtained his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Geneva. In 1986, he became professor of developmental biology in the Faculty of Medicine. In 1994, he was appointed Vice Dean of the Faculty of medicine until 1999. He subsequently was nominated Vice-Rector for the University of Geneva until 2003, and oversaw the technology transfer and Vaud-Geneva collaboration programs. He then presided the Basic Medical Sciences Section of the Faculty of Medicine and was appointed Rector of the University of Geneva in 2007.