Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
University Clinic for Diabetology, Endocrinology, nutritional medicine & Metabolism (UDEM), Medical Faculty
«Digital Dietary Assessment and Decision Support for Metabolic Care: Evidence from Mobile Health and Food Purchase Data»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lia Claudia Bally, Dr. David Herzig
Title: PhD in Biomedical Sciences
Date of Thesis Defense: Friday, October 23, 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.
Institute of Pharmacology
«Investigation of the role of PLCγ1 in the progression of PDAC»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georgia Konstantinidou
Title: PhD in Cell Biology
Date of Thesis Defense:Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine
«The Intestinal Microbiota as an Endogenous Reservoir and Predictor of Surgical Site Infections»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Guido Jakob Friedrich Beldi
Title: Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy (MD,PhD)
Date of Thesis Defense: Friday, October 30, 2026
Institute of Cell Biology
«Mechanisms of organ growth coordination in C. elegans»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin & Prof. Dr. Peter Meister
Title: PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
