Upcoming thesis defenses by PhD candidates of the GCB are announced here one week ahead of the defense date.
Institute of Veterinary Pathology (IVPZ), University of Zurich
«SARS-CoV-2 infection of the mouse brain as a model for non-cytopathic neurotropic virus infections»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Anja Kipar
Title: «DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy)».
Date of Thesis Defense: Thursday, 10 September 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.
IBMM, Faculty of Medicine
«Molecular Language Modeling for Protein-Ligand Interactions»
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Max Lemmin,
Title: «PhD in Computational Biology».
Date of Thesis Defense: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
