Alix Pham
Co-Director at Effective Altruism Switzerland- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Effective Altruism Switzerland
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Switzerland
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Think Tanks
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Director
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Aug 2023 - Present
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Associate Director
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
Connective tissue for effective altruists – I am providing support, resources, training, and connections for aspiring effective altruists to figure out how they can most effectively contribute to making the world a better place.Effective Altruism (EA) is a project that aims to find the best ways to help others, and put them into practice. It is both a research field, which aims to identify the world’s most pressing problems and the best solutions to them, and a practical community that aims to use those findings to do good.We are:- giving talks and seminars (introduction to EA, career programs, topical dive-ins, etc.)- inviting speakers and organizing meetups- supporting local groups and individuals- incubating projects- ... Show less
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Team for the Planet
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France
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate
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Jul 2021 - Present
The mission: gather 1 billion € to create 100 companies that will fight against climate change. Time For The Planet est une entreprise à mission qui souhaite rassembler 1 milliard d'euros pour créer 100 entreprises luttant contre le réchauffement climatique. Il est possible de devenir actionnaire à partir d'un euro investi. Nous sommes la dernière génération à pouvoir éviter un effondrement du climat. Agissons ensemble ! Si vous souhaitez savoir comment vous engager, par ici : https://www.time-planet.com/fr Show less
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EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Doctoral Student
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Jan 2022 - May 2023
Persat Lab- Impact of nutrient availability on the pathogenicity of bacteria from the gut microbiota- Mucus as food source, anchor, and matrix for the gut microbiota- Role of the gut microbiota in the protection against enteric pathogens such as C. difficile
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Research Intern
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Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
Persat Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Alessandra Vitale and Jeremy Wong- Work to find antivirulents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa using mechanosensing machineries- Try to understand what mechanisms are involved in the biofilm formations of Bacteroides fragilis in the gut microbiota
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Stanford Existential Risks Initiative
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Research Fellow
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Jun 2021 - Sep 2021
Resilient food sources are investigated by the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED) in case of a catastrophe resulting in an abrupt reduction of sunlight (nuclear war, supervolcanic eruption, asteroid impact). My role in this research cohort will be to identify healthy diet combinations and mitigate possible deficiencies using those resilient food sources. Contractor: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI) Resilient food sources are investigated by the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters (ALLFED) in case of a catastrophe resulting in an abrupt reduction of sunlight (nuclear war, supervolcanic eruption, asteroid impact). My role in this research cohort will be to identify healthy diet combinations and mitigate possible deficiencies using those resilient food sources. Contractor: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI)
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EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)
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Switzerland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Master Thesis Student
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Nov 2020 - May 2021
Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics (LBO), Prof. Dr. Dominique Pioletti Mechanical and biological characterization of hydrogels for meniscus tissue engineering - Month-long viability and phenotypical study of cell encapsulated in gels - Development of protocols for histology and imaging Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics (LBO), Prof. Dr. Dominique Pioletti Mechanical and biological characterization of hydrogels for meniscus tissue engineering - Month-long viability and phenotypical study of cell encapsulated in gels - Development of protocols for histology and imaging
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Nagi Bioscience
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Switzerland
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Biomedical Intern
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Apr 2019 - Aug 2019
Development of a microfluidic drug and chemical testing tool: - Data analysis of high-content experiments on C. elegans worms - Development of a fully automated computational tool - Wet laboratory experiments Development of a microfluidic drug and chemical testing tool: - Data analysis of high-content experiments on C. elegans worms - Development of a fully automated computational tool - Wet laboratory experiments
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Bioinduction
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United Kingdom
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Engineering Intern
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Transition from development to production for a DBS implant. Some of my projects were: - realizing documents about manufacturing and risk management - conceptualize early failures tests - production equipment management - creating SolidWorks drawings for custom parts Transition from development to production for a DBS implant. Some of my projects were: - realizing documents about manufacturing and risk management - conceptualize early failures tests - production equipment management - creating SolidWorks drawings for custom parts
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Brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris (BSPP)
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France
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Public Safety
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700 & Above Employee
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Paramedic team leader
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Oct 2016 - Mar 2017
I have been trained for first aid in team and experimented fast-decision making in stressful and urgent situations. I worked during 48 hours shifts and helped citizens in need for paramedical/medical help in Paris. I have been trained for first aid in team and experimented fast-decision making in stressful and urgent situations. I worked during 48 hours shifts and helped citizens in need for paramedical/medical help in Paris.
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Education
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ETH Zürich
Master of Science - MS, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering -
École Polytechnique
Master of Science - MS, Interdisciplinary biology -
Lycée Pierre De Fermat
CPGE Physique-Chimie