Melanie Ehrler Entwicklungspädiatrie

PD Dr. sc. med.
Melanie
Ehrler

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin
Zentrum für MR-Forschung
Forschungsgebiet: Brain development and cognitive functioning in patients with congenital heart disease, Stress and resilience in populations at risk for neurodevelopmental impairments
Akademischer Werdegang

2024-2026:Postdoctoral Researcher (SNSF Postdoc.Mobility Fellow), Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London & King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2022-2024: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich
2021-2022: Associated Research Fellow, Cardiology Department, Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Programm, Boston Children's Hospital USA
2018-2022: Doctoral Research Assistant, Child Development Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich
2017: Student Research Assistant, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel
2016-2018: MSc, Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Basel
2014-2018: Student Research Assistant, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Basel 
2013-2016: BSc, Psychology, University of Basel

Aus- und Weiterbildung

2025: Venia Legendi / Habilitation in Developmental Pediatrics, University of Zurich
2023-2024: CAS in Child and Adolescent Psychology, University of Basel  
2018-2022: PhD in Clinical Science, University of Zürich 
2016-2018: MSc in Clinical Psychology & Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Basel 
2013-2016: BSc in Psychology, University of Basel

Eingeworbene Drittmittel

2026: SNSF Postdoc.Mobility Return grant
2024: SNSF Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, King’ College London        
2024: Project grant, Heuberg Foundation (Co-applicant)
2022: AdaBD URPP project grant, University of Zurich (Co-applicant)
2022: Research Grant of the Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zurich (Main applicant)
2021: Mobility grant within SNSF Project (Main applicant)
2020: Short Grant of the Graduate Research Campus (GRC, University of Zurich), University of Zurich, for the interdisciplinary Symposium BrainStorm – Brain Plasticity in children at risk for neurodevelomental impairments

Preise und Ehrungen

2024: FAN Award for outstanding scientific achievements as early career researcher, University of Zurich
2022: Best Oral Presentation, Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich 
2022: Best Oral Imaging Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology 
2021: Best Oral Presentation, Annual Scientific Session of the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative
2021: Best Poster Prize, Children’s Research Center, University Children’s Hospital Zürich 
 

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