Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
DBMR, MedIcal Faculty
«Investigating Xenograft Compatibility: Testing Genetically Modified Porcine Endothelial Cells in a Novel In-Vitro Flow Model and Evaluating Unconventional Anti Rejection Drugs.»
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Yvonne Döring & Prof. Dr. Robert Rieben
Title: «PhD in Immunology»
Date of Thesis defense: Wednesday, June 18, 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.
ARTORG, MedIcal Faculty
«Optimising Perioperative Care Using Metabolic Phenotyping»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kuangyu Shi
Title: «MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy)»
Date of Thesis defense: Monday, June 16, 2025
University Clinic for Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism (UDEM), MedIcal Faculty
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lia Bally
DBMR, Medical Faculty
«Structural elements of the ZIP8 (SLC39A8) metal ion/bicarbonate cotransporter and its role in health and disease»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Matthias Hediger
Title: «PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology»
«Functional architecture of cardiac TF regulatory landscapes in control of mammalian heart development»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marco Osterwalder
Title: «PhD in Cell Biology»
Date of Thesis defense: Friday, June 13, 2025
