Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

Graduations in 2022

GCB Graduates 2022 in alphabetical order.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

 

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Philipp Aebischer, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 28)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Hearing Research Laboratory, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Wilhelm Wimmer)
«SMART Insertions for Cochlear Implant Electrode Arrays A Sleeve-based, Micromotion Avoiding, Retractable and Tear-opening Insertion Tool»

Salome Johanna Aeschlimann, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 15)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. André Schneider)
«From the basal body to the mitochondrial genome: linking up the tripartite attachment complex subunits in Trypanosoma brucei»

Simon April-Monn, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (December 13)
Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine ( Prof. Aurel Perren)
«Insight on neuroendocrine neoplasms from patient-derived cell culture systems»

 

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Stefano Bagatella, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (October 31)
Div. of Experimental Clinical Research, DCR-VPH, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Anna Oevermann)
«Bovine neutrophils and Listeria monocytogenes:  investigations on chemotactic factors, dynamics of interaction and bacterial persistence»

Katalin Bartos, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (July 04)
Insel, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Uyen Huynh-Do, PD Dr. med. et phil. Matthias Moor)
«Role of Memo in osteoblast biology during health and disease»

Cecilia Bazzini, PhD in Immunology (May 06)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR) Dermatology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Christoph Schlapbach)
«TH9 cells depend on cystine uptake and PPAR-γ signaling to prevent unchecked lipid ROS and cell death»

Verena Marleen Betzler, PhD in Cell Biology (April 04)
Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg), Medical Faculty (Dr. Jérémie Rossy)
«Investigating Force Generation by Dendritic Cells at the Immunological Synapse»

Annina Flavia Bindschedler, PhD in Cell Biology (June 22)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler)
«The Plasmodium Parasitophorous Vacuole Membrane: from Autophagic Targeting to Signaling Platform»

Angela Amira Botros, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (February 15)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Tobias Nef)
«Unsupervised health monitoring in home-like environments»

Ivan Bozic, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (October 26)
Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Antoine Roger Adamantidis)
«The coordinating influence of thalamic nucleus reuniens on sleep oscillations in cortical and hippocampal structures – relevance to memory consolidation and sleep structure»

Rebecca Brogli, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (September 09)
Departement of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Prof. Dr. Norbert Polacek
«Biogenesis and Mechanisms of tRNA-derived RNAs (tDRs) in Trypanosoma brucei»

Andrew Francis Brown, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (December 13)
Institute of Bee Health, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Peter Neumann)
«Honey Bee Nutrition and Microbiotia»

Dominik Marcel Brügger, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (May 12)
Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Mathias Abegg)
«Locking visual stimuli to the phase of intrinsic cortical oscillation in humans: the impact on the visual response»

Dominique Yvonne Brunssen, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (January 20)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Beat Suter)
«Neuronal and possibly gut specific larval intestinal cells over-expression of phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase restricts food uptake and growth, and induces larval roaming»

Eric Jacques Buffle, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (December 14)
Insel, Cardiology, Medical Faculty (PD Dr.med. Stefano De Marchi)
«Opening behaviour of normal and stenotic aortic valves in low-flow situations»

 

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Moushumi Das, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (May 31)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Georgia Konstantinidou)
«Role of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes in interphase genome folding in Caenorhabditis elegans»

Elena de Martin, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (June 02)
Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Matthias Schweizer)
«RNA seco ergo sum: constraints and variability of pestiviral Erns»

Sabina Deutschmann, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (February 22)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Christoph von Ballmoos)
«The interplay of lipids and respiratory enzymes in synthetic ATP producing systems»

Nicolas Dolder, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 31)
 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Christoph von Ballmoos)
«The Challenges of Measuring Membrane Protein Function in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles»

Dzhangar Dzhumashev, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (October 21)
Hematology/Oncology, Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jochen Karl Rössler, PD Dr. sc. nat. Michele Bernascon)
«Liposomal targeted drug delivery to rhabdomyosarcoma»

Martyna Dziadosz, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (July 4)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Kreis)
«Enhancing Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) by relaxation enhancement and machine learning.»

 

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Sarah Ahmed Ibrahim Farag, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (March 30)
Department of Medical Oncology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Thomas Niklaus Pabst)
«High-Dose Bendamustine and Melphalan vs Melphalan Alone as Conditioning Regimen for Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation (ASCT) in Patients with Myeloma»

Dario Ferrari, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (December 9)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Olivier Thierry Guenat)
«Development of Organs-On-Chip: Complex Microvasculature, Tissue Stiffening Detection, and Suspended Biomembranes»

 

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Ana Bélen Garcia Martin, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (February 08)
Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Bern (Prof. Dr. Vincent Perreten)
«Antimicrobial resistance and molecular typing of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae: from traditional techniques to high-throughput sequencing»

Camille Michel Jean-Claude Gontier, PhD in Neuroscience (September 19)
Institute of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jean Pascal Pfister)
«Statistical approaches for synaptic characterization»

Vaiva Gradauskaite, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (May 03)
Div. of Experimental Clinical Research, DCR-VPH, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (PD Dr. Philippe Plattet)
«Towards NextGen Precision Cancer Immunotherapy with Canine Distemper Virus»

Philipp Grossenbacher, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 16)
Department für Chemie und Biochemie, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Martin Locher)
«Development of Synthetic Research Tools for Structural and Functional Studies of Mitochondrial Carriers and Other Membrane Proteins»

 

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Redona Hafizi, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (June 08)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Andrea Huwiler)
«The role of Sphingosine-1-phosphate on fibrotic processes and erythropoietin production in renal cells»

Irene Monika Häfliger, PhD in Computational Biology (January 17)
Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Cord Drögemüller)
«Forward vs. reverse genetics: a bovine perspective based on visible and hidden phenotypes of inherited disorders»

Max Heydasch, PhD in Cell Biology (March 16)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz)
«Characterization of a mechanosensitive feedback controlling RhoGTPase signaling»

Christian Horvat, PhD in Computational Biology (December 15)
Department für Chemie und Biochemie, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jean Pascal Pfister)
«Density estimation on low-dimensional manifolds»

 

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Michael Indermaur, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (June 01)
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset)
«Osteogenesis Imperfecta does not compromise the micromechanical properties of human bone extracellular matrix»

Marine Hélène Fanny Inglebert, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (November 18)
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Sven Rottenberg)
«Investigating canine mammary tumors and patient-derived organoids as a preclinical model for breast cancer»

 

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Marc-Antoine Frédéric Roméo Jacues, PhD in Computational Biology (March 3)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz)
«The code of signaling dynamics: how to decipher it and its significance for cells and tissues»

Chaonan Jin, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (September 13)
DBMR Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty
«Novel insights in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathophysiology: endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria contacts & protein acetylation»

Fredrick Johnson Joseph, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (August 03)
ARTOG Center for Biombedical Engineering Research: Image-guided Therapy, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stefan Weber)
«Mimicking brain microsurgical and endovascular procedures through additively manufactured dynamic and life-like phantoms»

 

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Lyna Emma Sunna Kabbani, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (May 23)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki)
«Investigating the roles of DNA:RNA hybrids in the genome of Paramecium tetraurelia during genomic rearrangements»

Ana Kalichava, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, (October 10)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Torsten Ochsenreiter)
«Establishing Ultrastructure Expansion Microscopy in Trypanosama brucei »

Darya Karatkevich, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (November 24)
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Inselspital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Ralph Schmid, PD Dr. phil. nat. Thomas Marti)
«Increasing the efficiency of chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma»

Andrea Stephanie Karolin, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (March 7)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Daniel Sidler)
«Mechanisms of Calcineurin Inhibitor Toxicity of the Kidney»

Elham Kashani, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (August 17)
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Erik Vassella)
«Novel resistance mechanisms of temozolomide in Glioblastomas, a translational and functional investigation»

Alicia Michelle Kemble, PhD in Neuroscience (September 15)
F. Hoffman La-Roche, Basel, Medical Faculty
«Pharmacological investigation of novel Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MAGL) inhibitors for neurovascular inflammation»

Amjad Khan, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (November 22)
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Inti Zlobec)
«Computational Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Metastasis in Lymph Nodes using Deep Learning Techniques»

Samuel Elia Johannes Knobel, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (June 08)
ARTOG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (June 08)
«Development and evaluation of an adaptive neglect therapy tool with visual, auditive and tactile modalities using virtual reality technology»

Maria Angeliki Komninou, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (October 13
Department of Opthalmology, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Volker Enzmann, PD Dr med. Günter Theodor Michael Seiler)
«Optimization of oxygen dynamics during corneal cross-linking and their biomechanical characterization»

Jakub Králik, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (December 20)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Sonja Kleinlogel)
«Electrophysiological characterization of functional vision restoration in blind retinas treated with an ON-bipolar-cell-specific optogenetic gene therapy»

Annika Kratzel, PhD in Cell Biology (April 14)
Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Volker Earl Thiel)
«Analysis of cellular and viral factors that impact coronavirus replication and tropism»

Mirela Kremenovic, PhD in Immunology (February 21)
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Mirjam Schenk)
«Targeting tumor-associated myeloid cells in immunotherapy of melanoma»

Patrycja Kucharcyk, PhD in Cell Biology (June 21)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical faculty (Prof. Dr. Daniel Guido Fuster)
«Mechanisms of thiazide induced glucose intolerance»

Jasmin Kuratli, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (July 25)
Institute of Veterinary Pathology Zürich, Vetsuisse Zurich (Prof. Dr. Nicole Borel)
«Anti-chlamydial treatment strategies and drug interactions»

 

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Ngoc Dung Le, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (June 03)
Institute for Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty
«Shedding light on the pathophysiology of pneumococcal meningitis by complementary disease models and non-invasive methods to evaluate novel therapeutics»

 

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Josephine Angelo Mapunda, PhD in Neuroscience (June 08)
Theodor Kocher Institute, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt)
«Imaging the central nervous system immune privilege: The role of CNS barriers in regulating trafficking of immune cells and immune mediators in the CNS»

Nikita Markov, PhD of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (May 2)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Hans-Uwe Simon)
«OPA1-deficiency in neutrophils and macrophages: Crossroads of innate immunity and mitochondrial dysfunction»

Serena Melgrati, PhD in Immunology (November 14)
Institute for Research in Biomedicine, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Marcus Thelen)
«Old and new Atypical Chemokine Receptors: role of ACKR3 in the Marginal Zone and characterization of GPR182 as a novel chemokine scavenge»

Alessandro Mirra, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosphy) (December 16)
Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Claudia Spadavecchia)
«The pig as experimental model: are we ensuring animal welfare during anaethesia?»

Mohana Mukherjee, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (August 22)
Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hektor Hapfelmeier)
«Investigation of Microbiota-dependent Biotransformations, Body Distribution and Excretion of Arsenic in Mouse Models»

Elias Tarek Constantin Muly, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (August 23)
RMS Foundation, Medical Faculty(Prof. Dr. Martin Frenz)
«Engineering Absorbable Fiber Reinforced Bone Substitute Materials»

Fabian Matthias Müller, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 28)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stefan Weber)
«Inner ear access during robotic cochlear implantation – concept and validation of a minimally traumatic approach»

 

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Matheus Notter Dias, PhD in Immunology (May 11)
Institute for Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hektor Hapfelmeier)
«Investigation of the Effects of Plant Metabolites on Microbiota and Host Health»

 

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Oluwaseun Rume-Abiola Oyewole, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (January 31)
Institute for Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Markus Hilty)
«The post-vaccine epidemiology of pneumococcal carriage and invasive disease in Switzerland: A genomics- and population-based study with insights on the emergence of hybrid serotypes and strain-level carriage dynamics.»

 

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Joaquin Alvaro Peñalver de Andrés, PhD in Neuroscience (November 3)
Motor Learning and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Laura Marchal Crespo)
«EEG-based Imaging Of Cognitive-Attentional Processes Related to Motor Performance»

Carla Pernaci, PhD in Neuroscience (October 28)
Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Antoine Roger Adamantidis)
«Dysregulated PC’s Ca2+ homeostasis drives Spinocerebellar ataxia-1 (SCA1) pathology»

Leonardo Pietrasanta, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 28)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Dominik Obrist)
«Experimental Investigation of the Three-dimensional Flow Field of Novel Aortic Valve Prosthesis Designs»

Federica Pilotto, PhD in Neuroscience (July 01)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Smita Saxena)
«Adaptive to Vulnerability Mechanisms in Neurodegeneration»

Joao Filipe Pinheiro Marques, PhD in Neuroscience (November 7)
Department for Biomedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Antoine Roger Adamantidis)
«C9ORF72-ALS/FTD associated DPRs disrupt Na+/K+-ATPase function and promote TDP43 proteinopathy»

Chiara Pozzato, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (May 25)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Georgia Konstantinidou)
«The role of focal adhesion kinase in lung cancer progression»

 

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Nicole Raad, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (April 05)
 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Norbert Polacek)
«Functional characterization of sRNAs in stationary phase Escherichia coli»

Jana Silke Remlinger, PhD in Neuroscience (November 29)
Department Neurology, Inselspital Bern, Medical Faculty ( PD Dr.med. Anke Salmen)
«Investigation of Antibody-driven Central Nervous System Autoimmunity with Focus on Involvement of the Visual Pathway»

Patricia Verena Renz, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (June 01)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Prenatal Medicine, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Surbek)
«Understanding astrocyte polarization in perinatal white matter injury and its contribution to disease outcomes»

Michael Rieger, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (January 19)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stephan Rohr)
«Development of a Panoramic Electro-Optical Recording System for Whole Heart Electrophysiology»

Christopher Roepstorff, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (September 27)
UZH Zürich, Departement für Pferde, Vetsuisse Faculty Zürich, PD Dr. Michael Weishaupt
«An approach to applied weight-bearing asymmetry quantification using upper body kinematics in trotting horses»

Pascal Claudio Oliver Rossatti, PhD in Cell Biology (April 07)
Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg), Medical Faculty (Dr. Jérémie Rossy)
«Investigating endosomes in activated T cells»

Marianna Rosso, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (June 20)
VPHI Vetsuisse Bern, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Hanno Würbel, PD Dr. Bernhard Völkl)
«Construct Validity of Behavioural Tests Assessing Anxiety in Mice»

Viviana Rubino, PhD in Immunology (March 31)
 Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Oncology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Carsten Riether)
«Immune receptors as stemness regulators in acute myeloid leukemia»

Alba Rudolf Vegas, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (February 4)
Department for Farm Animals, Genetics and Functional Genomics, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Dr. Stefan Bauersachs)
«Deciphering maternal recognition of pregnancy in the mare»

Lorenz Timo Ryser, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (May 24)
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science (PD Dr. Rémy Bruggmann)
«Biogenic amine formation by Morganella morganii and anticlostridial activity of Lactococcus lactis»

 

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Fatemeh Safari, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (December 19)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty ( Prof. Wilhelm Hofstetter)
«Exogenous and intrinsic regulators of bone remodelling»

Kadir Şimşek, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (July 04)
Magnetic Resonance Methodology, Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Kreis)
«Extending Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy»

Raluca-Maria Sandu, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (May 05)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Raphael Sznitman)
«Quantitative assessment of ablation treatments for liver tumors – image-based efficacy analysis and predictive modelling»

Denis Elia Schenk, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (February 11)
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset)
«Personalized Homogenized Finite Element Analysis for the Reproducible Assessment of Bone Strength»

Laeticia Irène Scherler, PhD in Biomedical Sceinces (September 02)
DBMR, Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Dr. Geneviève Escher
«Role of vitamin D and vitamin D metabolizing enzymes in the prevention of atherosclerosis»

Jens Alexander Schröder, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 28)
 Institute of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Pauline Emilie Jullien)
«Investigation of small RNA movement and pathways in Arabidopsis reproductive tissues»

Narayan Schütz, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (February 16)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Tobias Nef)
«Towards Unobtrusive Sensor-Derived Digital Measures of Health in Aging»

Raphaela Isabelle Marianne Seeger, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Institute of Anatomy, Medical Faculty, Prof. Dr. Benoît Zuber
«Investigating synaptic vesicle exocytosis by structural studies of rat synaptosomes»

Chandrima Shrivastava, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (July 27)
EMPA - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Medical Faculty (July 27)
«Digital twins to reduce quality loss in supply chains of perishable biological products»

Therese Solberg, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (November 22)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki)
«The role of small RNAs, chromatin modifiers and readers in Paramecium tetraurelia sexual development»

Andras Laszlo Soti, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (January 11)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Philipp Latzin)
«The significance of environmental and genetic factors for the developing immune system»

Lotte Johanna Elisabeth Spierenburg, PhD in Neuroscience (September 15)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Prof. Dr. Thomas Nevian
«Neuromodulation and plasticity in layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex»

Beatrice Lisa Steiner, PhD in Neuroscience (February 03)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Pascal Escher)
«Visual Cycle and Photoreceptor Development»

Silvio Steiner, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 09)
Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Volker Earl Thiel)
«Virus-Host Interactions: How Coronaviruses Subvert Cellular Defense Systems»

 

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Vito Andrea Timpanaro, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (November 29)
Hematology/Oncology, Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (PD Dr.sc.nat. Michele Bernascon, Prof. Dr. Jochen Karl Rössler)
«Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for rhabdomyosarcoma: novel targets identified by surfaceome profiling and promising pre-clinical efficacy targeting CD276 and FGFR4»

Ioanna Tsioti, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (June 13)
Universität für Augenheilkunde, Inselspital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Martin Sebastian Zinkernagel)
«Taregting microglia/macrophages in retinal diseases»

 

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Corinne von Känel, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (August 11)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. André Schneider)
«The peculiar inner mitochondrial membrane protein import machinery of Trypanosoma brucei and its evolutionary history»

Michelle Andrea von Siebenthal, PhD in Cell Biology (June 28)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Inselspital, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Katia Monastyrskaya-Stäuber)
«Identification of Molecular Targets to Treat Obstructed and Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction»

Luca Gabriele Valente, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (January 26)
IFIK, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Yok-Ai Que, Prof. Stepehen Leib)
«Prophylaxis and Treatment of Staphylococcal and Pneumococcal Infections with Bacteriophages and their Endolysins»

Adrienne Nina Vancura, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (March 08)
DBMR Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Oncology, Medical Faculty (Dr. med. Simon Häfliger)
«Characterizing lncRNAs in cancer and investigating the role of miRNAs in lung cancer detection and therapy resistance»

 

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Jasmin Anke Walter, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (July 08)
Department for Farm Animals, Clinic of Reproductive Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bleul)
«"CUMULOMICS” Unraveling cumulus-oocyte complex metabolism during maturation Unraveling cumulus-oocyte complex metabolism during maturation»

Joseph Mwaniki Wambui, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (November 28)
Institute for Food Safety and Hygiene, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Prof. Dr. med. vet. Roger Stephan, PD Dr. Taurai Tasara)
«Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of the Psychrophilic Clostridium estertheticum Complex to Unravel Genes Involved in Blown-Pack Spoilage and Bacteriocin Production».

Samantha Weber, PhD in Neuroscience (December 16)
Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Selma Aybek Rusca)
«The Role of Stress in Neuropathophysiological Mechanisms of Functional Neurological Disorders»

Guodong Weng, PhD in Neuroscience (November 28)
Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Johannes Slotboom)
«Robust Spectral Editing of J-Coupled Quantum Spin Systems at Ultra High Magnetic Field: Theory, Practical Limitations and Clinical Application»

Carmen Alexandra Widmer, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern, Prof. Dr. Sven Rottenberg
«Investigating Platinum Drug Resistance using BRCA1;p53-deficient Mouse Mammary Tumor»

Sarah Widmer, PhD in Computational Biology (December 21)
Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Cord Drögemüller)
«Genetic analysis of female fertility focussing on multiple birth events in Swiss cattle»

Christoph Corin Willers, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (July 11)
Department of Paediatrics, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med.,Dr. phil. Philipp Latzin)
«Translation and validation of functional lung MRI as a clinical tool in paediatric lung disease»

Jie Wu, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (August 12)
DCB Department for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Leidel)
«The roles of tRNA modifications and ribosome-associated chaperones in translation dynamics and protein homeostasis»

Madeleine Wyss, PhD in Immunology (January 19)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Dr. Kathy McCoy)
«Effects of Microbial and Diet Composition on the Immune System»

Patric Wyss, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (November 22)
University Hospital of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (UPD), Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. David Ginsbourger)
«Data-driven diagnosis and prognosis of dementia»

 

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Song Xue, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (October 13)
Department for BioMedical Research, Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Kuangyu Shi)
«Dose Optimization in Nuclear Medicine with Artificial Intelligence»

 

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