Thesis Defenses

Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.

Thesis Defenses by PhD Candidates

Silja Anna Griss

Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse

«Paratuberculosis in Swiss Dairy Cattle: Disease Impact, Economic Consequences and Potential Control Strategies»

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gertraud Irene Schüpbach

Title: «DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy)»

Date of Thesis defense: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

The thesis defenses are organised by the student and the thesis committee, as some Institutes throughout the University of Bern and the Inselspital have regulations in place for the capacity of the rooms.

Bianca Manuela Atchou

Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science

«Mitochondrial Genome Replication and Transcription in Trypanosoma brucei»

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter

Title: «PhD in Cell Biology»

Date of Thesis defense: Monday, August 11, 2025

The thesis defenses are organised by the student and the thesis committee, as some Institutes throughout the University of Bern and the Inselspital have regulations in place for the capacity of the rooms.