Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
ARTORG, Medical Faculty
«Improved Homogenised Finite Element Analysis for HR-pQCT-based Individual Fracture Risk Prediction»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset
Title: «PhD in Biomedical Engineering»
Date of Thesis Defense: Thursday, April 02, 2026
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.
School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Medical Faculty
«Development and Application of Human Lip Keratinocyte Models to Study IRF6 in Postnatal Epithelial Homeostasis»
Supervisor: : Prof. Dr. Christos Katsaros,
Title: «PhD in Cell Biology»
Date of Thesis Defense: Monday, March 30, 2026
Clinic for Small Animal Surgery, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich
«Ex vivo and in vivo assessment of canine stifle rotational and sagittal instability»
Supervisor: : Prof. Dr. Antonio Pozzi
Title: «DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy)»
Date of Thesis Defense: Monday, March 09, 2026
