Nadja Zimmermann, PhD

Research associate

Nadja Zimmermann is a research assistant at the Department of Neurosurgery. Her responsibilities include planning and performing navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) as well as…

Nadja Zimmermann is a research assistant at the Department of Neurosurgery. Her responsibilities include planning and performing navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) as well as overseeing studies in the fields of nTMS and intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM).


Languages: German, English, French

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Specialities

  • Research projects in neuro-oncology and neurophysiology
  • Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) for surgical preparation and postoperative rehabilitation planning
  • Study coordination and support

Research Focus

  • Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS)
  • Data analysis intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM)

Projects

  • Postoperative nTMS for planning radiosurgery

Professional experience

Since 2026

Research associate, Department of Neurosurgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital

2025–2026

Research associate, University Psychiatric Services Bern

2021–2025

Ph.D. candidate in neuroscience, University Psychiatric Services Bern

Education

2021–2025

PhD in Health Sciences (Neuroscience)

2017–2020

Master of Science in Psychology, University of Bern

2013–2017

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Bern