Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse
«Paratuberculosis in Swiss Dairy Cattle: Disease Impact, Economic Consequences and Potential Control Strategies»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gertraud Irene Schüpbach
Title: «DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy)»
Date of Thesis defense: Tuesday, August 12, 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.
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science
«Mitochondrial Genome Replication and Transcription in Trypanosoma brucei»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter
Title: «PhD in Cell Biology»
Date of Thesis defense: Monday, August 11, 2025