Alixe Kirbihler (She/Her)

Bioengineering Student, EPFL

About Alixe Kirbihler

Hello :) 

My name is Alixe Kirbihler and I am a 2023 Laidlaw scholar. I am currently a third-year Life Sciences engineering bachelor student at EPFL & an exchange student at KTH in Stockholm.

I am really interested in neurosciences, the biomedical field and, more generally, anything related to engineering. 

Confirmed enthusiast of any outdoors activities, I am willing to discuss with you about any subjects, should it be STEM or climbing-hiking-skiing-diving related ;) 

My research during 2023’s summer focused on characterising a novel D.Melanogaster mutant that perturbs synapse arborisation. It took place in Professor McCabe’s laboratory (for more information: https://www.epfl.ch/labs/mccabelab/research/). 

My leadership in action last summer consisted of developing and implementing projects aimed at supporting emerging local cooperatives, women’s entrepreneurial initiatives, educational excellence, and improving the employability and mental health of young people.

I am really glad to be part of this community that gathers such inspiring and dedicated scholars and can’t wait to meet you !

I am a/an:

Alum: Undergraduate Leadership & Research Programme

University

EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)

Laidlaw Cohort Year

2023

Research Topic

Biochemistry Biological Sciences Biomedical Sciences Engineering Neuroscience

Area of Expertise

Biomedical Sciences Engineering

I am from:

France Switzerland

I speak:

English French German

My hobbies/interests are:

Hiking/walking Houseplants/gardening Ice skating Nature & environment Outdoor sports Programming Reading Skiing Travelling Yoga

I am open to participating in mentoring/buddy programmes

Yes

Intro Content

Video Leadership

Graduation Ceremony Speech

Here I am, sharing my graduation speech as a newly graduated EPFL Laidlaw Scholar. I gave this speech during the closing ceremony of a transformative 17-month program that helped me become the person I've always aspired to be. Thank you for everything! <3

Influencer Of

Topics

Channels contributed to:

Leadership Social Sciences Medicine & Health STEM

Rooms participated in:

EPFL

Recent Comments

Aug 09, 2023

I have never heard of an experiment focused on determining whether D.Melanogaster play or not before and I must say that I’m quite curious about your future findings. Good luck for conducting your experiment !

Aug 09, 2023

Good luck with your research project, I can’t wait to see how far you will come by the end of it ;)

Aug 09, 2023

I find your project really fascinating and I’m eager to see your final results ! Good luck :)

Jul 27, 2023

I can’t wait to see your experiment’s findings ! Good luck :)