Prof. Brüggen is an Assistant Professor for Clinical Allergology of the University Zurich, sponsored by the Kühne Foundation / CK-Care. After a PhD in Immunology at the Medical University of Vienna, she did her residencies in Dermatology as well as Allergology/Immunology at the University Hospitals in Vienna and Zurich. She now works as a physician scientist between the University Hospital Zurich and the Medical Campus Davos. Her overall interest is to enhance the pathomechanistic understanding and contribute to improved therapeutic approaches of different allergic / dermatological diseases. Her work has been published in high-impact journals and has earned her various awards.