Tim received his medical degree from the University of Zurich in 2012, followed by ophthalmology residency and further surgical subspecialty training at major eye clinics in Switzerland. His main clinical interests lie in optic neuropathies and orbital diseases. Tim is visiting the Pete Williams  lab to receive further education on animal models of optic neuropathies and to take part in research focused on mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration in the context of visual disorders.