Assistant Professor of Computational and Experimental Physiology, Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Professional Experience
ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Affiliated Professor, Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, December 2012–current
ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Group Leader, Biofluidics, July 2006–August 2012
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Visiting Scientist in Medicine, January 2011–July 2011
Education & Training
Doctoral Studies at ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, October 2002–June 2006
Diploma Thesis at French National Centre of Scientific Research, PROMES , Odeillo, France, April 2002–June 2002
Mechanical Engineering Studies at ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, October 1997–July 2002
Awards
Moriz und Elsa von Kuffner Foundation Scholarship, Switzerland
Zeugner Award, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Research Grants
Quantification of amino acid transporter interaction through system identification. SystemsX.ch, Grant Nr. 51PH-0_150400
High-resolution 3D functional anatomy database of the kidney. Swiss National Science Foundation, Grant Nr. 205321_153523
Control of intracranial dynamics by mechanosensing neurons. Swiss National Science Foundation, Grant Nr. 20021_147193
The role of the GABAergic system in the pathogenesis of hydrocephalus. Novartis Foundation for Medical-Biological Research
SmartShunt –The Hydrocephalus Project. Swiss National Science Foundation, Grant Nr. K-32K1_120531
Committee & Membership
Chairman and Founding Member of the International Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics Society
Member of the Executive Committee and Founding Member of the International Hydrocephalus Imaging Working Group
Member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network
Selected Publication
M. Taslimifar, S. Buoso, F. Verrey, V. Kurtcuoglu. Functional polarity of microvascular brain endothelial cells supported by neurovascular unit computational model of large neutral amino acid homeostasis. Frontiers in Physiology, 9(171), 1 - 14 (2018).
M. Asgari, D. A. de Zélicourt, V. Kurtcuoglu. Barrier dysfunction or drainage reduction: differentiating causes of CSF protein increase. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS, 14, 14 (2017).
M. Asgari, D. A. de Zélicourt, V. Kurtcuoglu. Glymphatic solute transport does not require bulk flow. Scientific Reports, 6, 38635 (2016).
M. Asgari, D. A. de Zélicourt, V. Kurtcuoglu. How astrocyte networks may contribute to cerebral metabolite clearance. Scientific Reports, 5, 15024 (2015).
B. Siyahhan, V. Knobloch, D. de Zélicourt, M. Asgari, M. Schmid Daners, D. Poulikakos, V. Kurtcuoglu. Flow induced by ependymal cilia dominates near-wall cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in the lateral ventricles. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 11, 20131189 (2014).
V. Kurtcuoglu, I. Zanette, T. Saxer, B. Müller. Complementary X-ray tomography techniques for histology-validated 3D imaging of soft and hard tissues using plaque-containing blood vessels as examples. Nature Protocols 9, 1401 – 1415 (2014).
V. Knobloch, C. Binter, V. Kurtcuoglu, S. Kozerke. Arterial, venous, and cerebrospinal fluid flow: Simultaneous assessment with Bayesian multipoint velocity-encoded MR Imaging. Radiology, 270(2), 566 - 573 (2014).
S. Bottan, M. Schmid Daners, D. de Zelicourt, N. Fellner, D. Poulikakos, V. Kurtcuoglu, Assessment of intracranial dynamics in hydrocephalus: effects of viscoelasticity on the outcome of infusion tests. Journal of Neurosurgery, 119(6), 1511 - 1519 (2013).
F. Orsenigo, C. Giampietro, A. Ferrari, M. Corada, A. Galaup, S. Sigismund, G. Ristagno , G.Y. Koh, D. Franco, V. Kurtcuoglu, D. Poulikakos, P. Baluk, D. McDonald, M.G. Lampugnani, E. Dejana. Phosphorylation of VE-cadherin in vivo is modulated by hemodynamic conditions but is insufficient to increase vascular permeability. Nature Communications, 3, 1208 (2012).
W. Wiedemair, Z. Tukovic, H. Jasak, D. Poulikakos, V. Kurtcuoglu. On ultrasound-induced microbubble oscillation in a capillary blood vessel and its implications for the blood–brain barrier. Physics in Medicine and Biology 57, 1019-1045 (2012).
