Ruslan Rust: Email & Phone Number

Work Experience 16 years

Assistant Professor at University of Southern California

Aug 2023 - Current

Assistant Director of Computational Genomics at University of Southern California

Nov 2025 - Current

Assistant Director of the Stem Cell Unit at University of Southern California

Aug 2023 - Jan 2026

Scientific Initiatives Lead at ResearchHub Foundation

Jan 2026 - Current

Senior Editor at ResearchHub Foundation

Jan 2026 - Current

Associate Editor for Neuroscience and Bioinformatics at ResearchHub Foundation

Jan 2025 - Jan 2026

Bioinformatics Consultant at Mercor

Feb 2026 - Current

Founder at CORT3X

Jan 2025 - Current

Advisory Board Member at One Patient One Cure

Apr 2025 - Current

Bioinformatician at Sepal AI

Jul 2025 - Mar 2026

Academic Guest / Visiting Scientist at University of Zurich

Sep 2023 - Jan 2025

Venia Legendi in Brain Regeneration at University of Zurich

Jul 2024 - Jul 2024

Group Leader at University of Zurich

Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ) Group Leader at University of Zurich

Sep 2021 - Aug 2023

Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Zurich

Sep 2019 - Aug 2021

Section Editor at European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Sep 2020 - Jan 2025

Visiting Scientist at Keck School of Medicine - University of Southern California

Oct 2022 - May 2023

Associate Researcher at NovaGo Therapeutics

Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

Doctoral Researcher at ETH Zürich

Nov 2016 - Aug 2019

Master's Thesis: Genomics of Regeneration (Kempermann Lab) at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Mar 2016 - Sep 2016

Research Associate at German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Apr 2015 - Sep 2016

Research project: Genetic Engineering of Stem Cells (Anastassiadis Lab) at Technische Universität Dresden

Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

Research project: Cell Replacement in the Mammalian Retina (Ader Lab) at Technische Universität Dresden

Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

Research project; Genomics of Regeneration (Kempermann Lab) at Technische Universität Dresden

Oct 2014 - Mar 2015

Bachelor's thesis; Cell Biology (Kaltschmidt Lab) at Bielefeld University

Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

Professional Tutor in Biology, Mathematics and Statistics at Der Studentenring

Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

Intern in marketing and online research in the field of renewable energies at Greenvironment plc

Oct 2010 - Nov 2010

Ruslan is proficient in English, French, and German. Their professional focus is Adaptability, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop across 3 core areas.

Ruslan holds Machine learning in drug discovery, Member of the LvlUp Ventures Innovation Alliance, and Data Scientist Professional certifications and has been awarded Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Research Award, USC Dean's Pilot Faculty Award, and Vontobel Foundation Award for Research