Dr. Martin Etzrodt

Open Science · DeSci Pioneer · Researcher

Dr. Martin Etzrodt

Researcher at the intersection of life sciences and decentralized technologies. Doctorate degree from the Université de Lausanne, research at Harvard, postdoc at ETH Zürich — over a decade in stem cell biology, immunology, and single-cell systems.

Active Roles

2026 — present

Founding Director

Open Science Institute

Scientific knowledge as a global commons — open tools, transparent workflows, and research practices for the public good

2025 — present

Board Member

ISCC Foundation

International Standard Content Code — an open identifier for digital media assets (ISO 24138)

Selected Publications

Inflammatory signals directly instruct PU.1 via TNF

Etzrodt M, Ahmed N, Hoppe PS, et al. — Blood, 2018

Automated Microfluidic System for Dynamic Stimulation and Tracking of Single Cells

Dettinger P, Frank T, Etzrodt M*, et al. — Analytical Chemistry, 2018 (Cover Image)

Regulation of monocyte functional heterogeneity by miR-146a and Relb

Etzrodt M, Cortez-Retamozo V, et al. — Cell Reports, 2012

Identification of splenic reservoir monocytes and their deployment to inflammatory sites

Swirski FK*, Nahrendorf M*, Etzrodt M, et al. — Science, 2009

Unchaining Collective Intelligence for Science, Research, and Technology Development by Blockchain-Boosted Community Participation

Ducrée J, Etzrodt M, Bartling S, Walshe R, Harrington T, Wittek N, Posth S, et al. — Frontiers in Blockchain, 2021

Decentralising Science

Etzrodt MElephant in the Lab, 2018 · doi:10.5281/zenodo.1156360

Projects & Initiatives

Open Science Institute

The Open Science Institute is hosted on the premises of the Open Science Foundation based in Matten / Interlaken. Its mission is to make scientific discovery open, collaborative, and accessible to all.

Open Science Research Infrastructure Foundation
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Blockchain for Science

A think-tank exploring how blockchain and Web3 technologies can address the reproducibility crisis and improve scientific communication, collaboration, and incentive structures.

Blockchain Open Science Web3
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Skills & Expertise

Open Science

Research Infrastructure Open Tools Transparent Workflows Scholarly Communication Reproducibility Knowledge Commons

Research Domains

Stem Cell Biology Immunology Single-Cell Analysis Microfluidics Systems Biology Cancer Immunology