Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
DCBP, Faculty of Science
«Studying Progranulin’s Role in Disease – From Neurodegeneration to Cancer»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Oliver Mühlemann
Title: «PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology»
Date of Thesis defense:Friday, August 29, 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.
Schweizer Paraplegiker Zentrum, Radiologie, Faculty of Medicine
«Multimodal MRI of motor impairment and inhibition: Functional connectivity and neurometabolic profiles in spinal cord injury and functional paralysis»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Johannes Slotboom
Title: «PhD in Neuroscience»
Date of Thesis defense:Monday, September 01, 2025
Agroscope. Faculty of Medicine
«Investigations of a virtual fencing system focusing on technical and chronobiological aspects to ensure animal welfare of cattle»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rupert Max Bruckmaier
Title: «PhD in Biomedical Sciences»
