Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
Medical Faculty
«Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing for Rare Genetic Diseases and Hereditary Breast Cancer in Moroccan Patients»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hugues Abriel
Title: «PhD in Biomedical Sciences»
Date of Thesis Defense: Wednesday, April 22, 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.
AO Research Institute Davos, Medical Faculty
«Understanding failure of plate osteosyntheses using validated finite element simulations»
Supervisor: PD Dr. Peter Varga,
Title: «PhD in Biomedical Engineering»
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
