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

Paul Haider

Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty

«Deep, local learning in dynamical networks outside of equilibrium»

Supervisor: Dr. Mihai Alexandru Petrovici,

Title: «PhD in Neuroscience»

Date of Thesis Defense: Thursday, November 13, 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.

Reto Mario Lang

Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Bern

«Investigating the role of stress granules during virus infections»

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Volker Earl Thiel

Title: «PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology»

Date of Thesis Defense: Tuesday, November 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.