Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences (GCB)

Graduations in 2023

GCB Graduates 2023 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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Marc Artinger, PhD in Cell Biology (May 4)
Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Daniel Legler)
«The CCR7 glycocalyx shape in controlling receptor function and ligand recognition»

 

B

Ida Luisa Boccalaro, PhD in Neurosciences (April 21)
Department for BioMedical Research, Forschungsgruppe Neurologie, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Antoine Roger Adamantidis)
«A role for the medio-dorsal thalamus in sensory discrimination during sleep»

Mey Boukenna, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (May 10)
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Gugues Abriel, PD Dr. Jean-Sébastien Rougier)
«TRPM4: An ion channel at the intersection of cardiac electrophysiology and immunology»

Irina Bregy, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 27)
Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter, Prof. Dr. Benoît Zuber)
«structural and conceptual insights into mitochondrial DNA maintenance in Trypanosoma brucei»

Francis Brühlmann, PhD in Cell Biology (February 15)
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (PD Dr. Philipp Alexander Olias)
«Theileria effectors transforming host cells into cancer-like cells»

 

C

Andreas Shaun Croft (June 23)
Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gantenbein)
«Fibre-based 3D silk fibroin scaffolds for intervertebral disc regeneration»

 

D

Nicolas Rouben Pascal Deperrois, PhD in Neuroscience (January 24)
Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Walter Senn)
«Learning to Dream, Dreaming to Learn»

 

E

Cristian Eduardo Eggers Aracena (June 02)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Andreas Leidel)
«The impact of wobble U34 tRNA modifications on translation dynamics and protein synthesis»

 

F

Paula Alves Fernandes, PhD in Computational Biology (April 28)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki, Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi)
«The use of single-cell RNA-seq analysis for the identification and characterization of Trypanosoma brucei life-cycle stages»

Federica Angela Franciosa (June 22)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Thomas Nevian)
«The role of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex in chronic pain»

 

G

Murielle Koni-Kepo Golomingi, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Department  for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Verena Schröder)
«Interactions between the complement system and Blood coagulation: a potential role of complement Components and activation during haemostasis»

Pascal Martin Guntern, PhD in Immunology (June 02)
Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Alexander Eggel)
«Assessment of multifunctional anti-IgE molecules and their modes of action for the treatment of allergic disorders»

 

H

Martin Hofmann, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (May 15)
Insel, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Burger)
«Development of a Dental Miniscaler for Prophylactic and Periodontal Care»

Virginia Hill, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 13)
Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Bern, (Prof. Dr. Jörg Jores)
«Minimalistic mycoplasmas harbour different functional toxin-antitoxin systems»

 

I

Dennis Imhof, Phd in Cell Biology (March 22)
Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Andrew Hemphill)
«Vaccine and chemotherapy strategies for the control of toxoplasmosis and neosporosis»

Bloaji Nafisat Isiaka, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (May 26)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Pierre Meister)
«Emerging Roles of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes: 3D genome organization, DNA supercoiling and Transcription regulation»

Ena Ivanovic, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (August 31)
Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Jan Kucera)
«Three‐dimensional computational modelling of cardiac cells electrically interacting via ephaptic coupling»

 

J

Aleksandra Jejina (July 10)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Beat Suter)
«Role of BicDR in bristle shaft construction, tracheal development, and support of BicD functions»

 

K

Cristina Lisa Kalbermatter, PhD in Immunolgy (January 20)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Gastroenterology/Mucosal Immunlogy, Medical Faculty (Prof. Andrew Macpherson, Prof. Dr. Stephanie Chrisitne Ganal-Vonarburg)
«The role of maternal microbiota in shaping intestinal immunity and gene expression in the offspring through epigenetic mechanisms»

Ali Kazemian (July 12)
Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Prof. Dr. Mariusz P. Kowalewski)
«In Vitro investigations of antigestagen-mediated effects in decidualized dog uterine stromal (DUS) cells: expression of decidualization markers and global transcriptomic changes»

Konstantinos Koukoutselos, PhD in Neuroscience (April 06)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stéphane Pierre Ciocchi)
«Anticipatory coding of Anxiety in the ventral Hippocampus»

Laura Magdalena Kriener, PhD in Neuroscience  (April 24)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Dr. Mihai Petrovici, Prof. Dr. Walter Senn)
«Deep Learning in Neuronal and Neuromorphic Systems»

Philipp Andreas Kronenberg, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (May 17)
Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Zurich (Prof. Dr. Peter Deplazes)
«Serological and structural diagnosis of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in human patients»

 

L

Laura Laloli, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 03)
Institute of Virology and Immunology, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Ronald Dijkman)
«Characterization of the innate immune response in the respiratory epithelium of human, porcine, and bovine during influenza virus infection»

Vera Franziska Lehmann, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (May 16)
Insel, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Christoph Stettler)
«Leveraging Technology to Detect and Prevent Dysglycemia in Diabetes and Beyond – Novel Approaches and Future Directions»

Gregory Loïck Lepeu, PhD in Neuroscience (February 24)
Center for Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Medical Faculty
«Dynamics of Cortical Stability and Seizure Resilience In Vivo»

Ingrid Anna Debora Lind (June 20)
Institute of Virology and lmmunology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Charaf Benarafa)
«Translation Termination: A Checkpoint for Ribosome Quality Control and mRNA Decay»

 

M

Louise Françoise Martin, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (May 15)
Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Hatt, Prof. Dr. Marcus Clauss)
«Tooth wear in small herbivorous mammals»

Martina Minoli (July 12)
Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Seiler Blarer, Prof. Dr. Marianna Kruithof de Julio)
«Developing new Tools for Precision Medicine in Bladder Cancer»

Carmen Muñoz Maldonado, PhD in Cell Biology
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty (PD Dr.phil. Michaela Medova)
«Understanding the DNA damage response and uncovering synthetic interactions in CHK2-deficient cancers»

Anastasia Milusev (July 06)
Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Robert Rieben, Dr. Nicoletta Sorvillo)
«Distinct arterial and venous glycocalyx dynamics impact endothelial function»

Seyran Mathilde Mutlu, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (April 26)
Lung Precision Medicine (DBMR), Inselspital Bern, Faculty of Medicine (PD. Dr. Fabian Blank and PD. Dr. med. Amiq Gazdhar)
«Adoptive transfer of HGF overexpressing T cells as a potential therapeutic approach in the bleomycin injured mouse lung»

 

N

Seyma Sukran Nayir Jordan, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 05)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jan Kucera)
«How does cardiac tissue strain influence spontaneous electrical activity and beating variability?»

 

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P

Vivian Pham Vu, PhD in Immunology (May 09)
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Krebs)
«The Role of IL-33/ST2 Signaling in Inflammation-induced Immunopathologies»

Melissa Phung-Kieu Pitton (June 26)
Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Yok-Ai Que)
«Phage therapy as personalized treatment against chronic bacterial infections»

Kevin Plattner, PhD in Immunology (January 09)
DBMR-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Monique Vogel)
«On the role of IgE glycosylation in the protection against anaphylaxis by IgG anti-IgE antibodies»

William Robert Pownall, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (March 16)
Department für klinische Veterinärmedizin, Faculty of Vetsuisse Bern ( Prof. Dr. Franck Forterre)
«Development of a versatile Listeria monocytogenes-based vaccine vector to prevent infectious diseases and treat tumors»

Julia Katrin Prümmer, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (March 29)
Vetsuisse Faculty, Small Animal Clinic, Bern, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Veronika Maria Stein)
«Immunological characterization of canine immune-mediated meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO)»

 

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R

Sandhya Krishnan Radha Krishnan, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 20)
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Jürg Gertsch)
«Investigating the role of Trypanosoma cruzi serine hydrolases during infection and chemical biology-driven discovery of trypanocidal coumarins»

Emilia Radulovic, PhD in Immunology (January 13)
Institut of virology and immunology IVI, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern ( Prof. Dr. Charaf Benarafa)
«Role of host factors on African swine fever disease course and viral entry»

Michael Andreas Rebsamen, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (March 8)
University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, PD Dr. Christian Rummel
«Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Epilepsy using Brain Morphometry and Deep-Learning: Applications to Clinical MRI»

Rudy Rizzo, PhD in Bkiomedical Engieneering (May 22)
MSM, DRNN/DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Kreis)
«Multiparametric MR Spectroscopy: evaluation of quantitative frameworks based on modeling and deep learning»

Yannick Pascal Rösch, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (March 20)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dominik Obrist)
«Efficiency of intracoronary drug infusion into myocardial microcirculation with microvascular obstruction: in vitro study with a multiscale flow model»

 

S

Raquel Adaia Sandoval Ortega, PhD in Neuroscience (March 27)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Thomas Nevian)
«The Neural Correlates of Pain and Sleep in Health and Disease»

Jonathan Save, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (January 10)
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Yoki-Ai Que)
«Evaluation of phage therapy for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis»

Basma Tarek Mohammed Amin Sayed (July 10)
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Horst Posthaus)
«Identification of cellular proteins required for Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin mediated damage in endothelial cells.»

Giulia Schilardi (July 06)
Depatment of Physiology, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Sonja Kleinlogel)
«Unravelling changes in ON-bipolar cell signalling during retinal degeneration to optimize optogenetic therapies.»

Klaus Schürch, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 20)
ARTORG Center, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Stefan Weder and Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Wimmer)
«Advancements in Electrocochleography: Towards Improved Reliability and Objective Assessment»

Sasha Giulio Natale Soldati (July 05)
Theodor Kocher Institute, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt)
«Targeting T-cell migration to the central nervous system in the context of multiple sclerosis»

Frederike Theresa Stöth, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (June 01)
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Facutly of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weinmann)
«Application of the direct alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol and microsampling techniques in clinical and forensic settings»

Franziska Silvia Strunz (July 17)
DBMR Bone Biology Orthopaedic Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Willy Hofstetter)
«The role of bisphosphonates in the healing of criticalsize defects in osteoporotic bones»

 

T

Disha Tandon, PhD in Immunolgy (January 26)
Institute for Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hapfelmeier)
«A Microbiota-Dependent Auxotrophic Salmonella Typhimurium Vaccine: Bacterial Adaptation and Mucosal Transcriptomic Response in Gnotobiotic Mice»

Afroditi Tripyla, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (May 5)
Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, Inselspital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Lia Claudia Bally, Prof. Dr. Christoph Stettler)
«Deciphering the enigma of post-bariatric surgery hypoglycaemia»

 

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V

Lisette van Os, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (April 27)
ARTORG Center, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Olivier Thierry Guenat)
«Immune cell migration during infection in organs-on-chip»

Daniëlle Verschoor, PhD in Immunolgy (February 10)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stephan von Gunten)
«Granulocytes; fragile, but resilient Unraveling the treatment resistance of granulocytes»

Eduardo Enrique Villar Ortega (June 28)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Laura Marchal Crespo)
«Combining somatosensory stimulation with robotic training to enhance neurorehabilitation»

Emmanouela Volitaki, PhD in Neuroscience (May 15)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stéphane Pierre Ciocchi)
«Neural Circuits for Anxiety in the Ventral Hippocampus»

Benjamin Voumard, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 27)
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset)
«Biomechanical Investigations of Dental Implant Stability and the Aging Femoral Neck»

 

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Y

Suhang You, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (May 23)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Mauricio Reyes)
«Segmentation and Quality Control, Understanding Confounders Leading to Failure Modes in Medical Image Analysis with Deep Learning»

 

Z

Liang Zhao (July 07)
Department of BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Ralph Schmid, Prof. Dr. Ren-Wang Peng)
«A non-canonical function of LDHB promotes glutathione metabolism and protects against ferroptosis in KRAS-driven lung cancer»