Graduations in 2023

Christina Andronikou, PhD in Cell Biology (September 21)
Animal Pathology, DIP, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Sven Rottenberg)
«Understanding and overcoming PARP inhibitor resistance: A focus on BRCA1/2 restoration-independent mechanisms»

Marc Artinger, PhD in Cell Biology (May 4)
Biotechnology Institute Thurgau (BITg), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Daniel Legler)
«The CCR7 glycocalyx shape in controlling receptor function and ligand recognition»

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Chantal Lea Bachmann, PhD in Immunology (August 10)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Adrian Ochsenbein)
«Immune-Checkpoints in the Regulation of Leukemia and Cancer Stem Cells»

Flora Bahrami, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (December 05)
Empa Swiss federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Alex Jean Dommann)
«Physics-based digital twins for tailoring controlled release of transdermal drug delivery»

Mengjing Bao, PhD in Cell Biology (May 31)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Beat Suter)
«Modifications of C-terminal tails of α-tubulins and their importance for microtubule function in vivo»

Talia Bergaglio, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (December 08)
Empa Dübendorf, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Alex Jean Dommann)
«Chemical effects on blood studied using label-free nanoscale analytics»

Raphael Nicola Beyeler, PhD in Cell Biology (September 12)
Institute of Cell Biology, Science Faculty (Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler)
«Molecular chaperones of Plasmodium berghei: Regulators of Sporogony and Liver Stage Development»

Ida Luisa Boccalaro, PhD in Neurosciences (April 21)
Department for BioMedical Research, Forschungsgruppe Neurologie, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Antoine Roger Adamantidis)
«A role for the medio-dorsal thalamus in sensory discrimination during sleep»

Mey Boukenna, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (May 10)
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Gugues Abriel, PD Dr. Jean-Sébastien Rougier)
«TRPM4: An ion channel at the intersection of cardiac electrophysiology and immunology»

Irina Bregy, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 27)
Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter, Prof. Dr. Benoît Zuber)
«structural and conceptual insights into mitochondrial DNA maintenance in Trypanosoma brucei»

Francis Brühlmann, PhD in Cell Biology (February 15)
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (PD Dr. Philipp Alexander Olias)
«Theileria effectors transforming host cells into cancer-like cells»

Sébastien Buchwalder, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (November 21)
sitem Centre for Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Burger)
«Development of Innovative Encapsulation Solutions for Implantable Devices»

Christian Burri, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (November 27)
Institute of Applied Physics, Division of Biomedical Photonics, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Martin Frenz)
«Optical coherence tomography controlled selective retina therapy»

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Milena Sofía Capiglioni, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (August 2023)
Neuroradiology/Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging University Hospital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Gerhard Rudi Wiest)
«A study on Magnetic Resonance based Neuronal Current Imaging (NCI) techniques for the detection of seizure onset zones in epilepsy.»

Tarcisi Cantieni, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (August 11)
Institute for Complementary and Integrative Medicine, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Ursula Wolf and Dr. Oliver Kress)
«Textile sensor to measure tissue oxygen saturation»

Carlo Cerquetella, PhD in Neuroscience, (August 08)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stéphane Pierre Ciocchi)
«Neural circuits for emotional conflicts and decision making in the ventral CA1 hippocampus»

Matthias Theo Christen, DvM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (September 25)
Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Bern Faculty, (Prof. Dr. Roger Stephan, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Barbara Willi)
«Genetic analysis of inherited canine neurological disorders»

Christiana-Victoria Cismaru, PhD in Cell Biology (December 08)
Institute for Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Gert Zimmer)
«The M2 protein LC3-interacting region and its role in influenza A virus assembly and morphogenesis»

Benedetta Coppe, PhD in Biomedical Science (December 01)
Institute of Anatomy, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Nadia Isabel Mercader Huber)
«The intergenerational investigation of paternal cardiac injury»

Andreas Shaun Croft (June 23)
Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gantenbein)
«Fibre-based 3D silk fibroin scaffolds for intervertebral disc regeneration»

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Kira Dassler, DvM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (September 06)
Department for Small Animal Medicine, Vetsuisse Zurich (Prof. Dr. Roger Stephan, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Barbara Willi)
«Antimicrobial resistance: dissemination, prevention and control at the human – companion animal intersect»

Nicolas Rouben Pascal Deperrois, PhD in Neuroscience (January 24)
Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Walter Senn)
«Learning to Dream, Dreaming to Learn»

Benedetta De Ponte Conti, PhD in Immunology (Sepember 11)
Institute for Research in Biomedicine IRB, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Fabio Grassi)
«Probing gut-tumor axis during therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors by modulating intestinal extracellular ATP»

Tafadzwa Gladys Dhokotera, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (August 15)
National Cancer Registry of South Africa, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Julia Friederike Bohlius)
«Leveraging real world data to understand the epidemiology of cervical cancer in women living with HIV in South Africa»

Alice Dudle, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (December 04)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset)
«DXA- and QCT-based modeling of the human proximal femur towards improved hip fracture prediction»

Maria Jose Duque Correa, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (August 30)
Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Zurich (Prof. Dr. Marcus Clauss)
«Anatomical, physiological and molecular dietary adaptions in Mammals»

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Cristian Eduardo Eggers Aracena, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (June 02)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Andreas Leidel)
«The impact of wobble U₃₄ tRNA modifications on translation dynamics and protein synthesis»

Ahmed Farid Tawfik Mohamed Elhelbawi, PhD in Biomedical Science (December 04)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Andreas Leidel)
«The role of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in vertebrate development»

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Paula Alves Fernandes, PhD in Computational Biology (April 28)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki, Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi)
«The use of single-cell RNA-seq analysis for the identification and characterization of Trypanosoma brucei life-cycle stages»

Matthias Andreas Fontanellaz, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (November 29)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stavroula Mougiakakou)
«From diagnosis to prediction: The use of AI in medical decision support»

Federica Angela Franciosa, PhD in Neuroscience (June 22)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Thomas Nevian)
«The role of layer 5 pyramidal neurons in the anterior cingulate cortex in chronic pain»

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Lea Gigon, PhD in Immunology (November 21)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Hans-Uwe Simon)
«Synergistic antimicrobial function of eosinophil major basic protein and mitochondrial DNA, two components of eosinophil extracellular traps»

Murielle Koni-Kepo Golomingi, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (March 15)
Department  for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Verena Schröder)
«Interactions between the complement system and Blood coagulation: a potential role of complement Components and activation during haemostasis»

Martin Gonzalez Fernandez, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 15)
Department  for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Sven Rottenberg)
«Charting the Chemogenetic Landscape of Taxane Response in BRCA1-Deficient Mammary Tumors»

Pascal Martin Guntern, PhD in Immunology (June 02)
Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Alexander Eggel)
«Assessment of multifunctional anti-IgE molecules and their modes of action for the treatment of allergic disorders»

Lukas Adrian Gurzeler, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (June 16)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Oliver Mühlemann)
«Translation Termination: A Checkpoint for Ribosome Quality Control and mRNA Decay»

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Noëlle Claudia Harte, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (November 16)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Dominik Obrist, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Wimmer)
«The spiral shape of the cochlea
Transverse flow visualizations and emerging phenomena in idealized models»

Virginia Hill, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 13)
Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Bern, (Prof. Dr. Jörg Jores)
«Minimalistic mycoplasmas harbour different functional toxin-antitoxin systems»

Aref Hosseini, PhD in Immunology (December 19)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Hans-Uwe Simon)
«The role of eosinophils in the homeostasis of adipose tissue»

Lusine Hovhannisyan, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (August 16)
DBMR Department for BioMedical Research, Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Yitzhak Zimmer)
«Combining Radiation with MET-targeted CAR T-cell Therapy for Enhanced Glioblastoma Treatment»

Martin Hofmann, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (May 15)
Insel, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Burger)
«Development of a Dental Miniscaler for Prophylactic and Periodontal Care»

Marjolaine Claire Hugonnet, PhD in Immunology (December 11)
Isntitute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Stephan von Gunten)
«Sweet control: Sialoglycans in lymphocyte-mediated immunity»

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Dennis Imhof, Phd in Cell Biology (March 22)
Institute of Parasitology, Faculty of Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Andrew Hemphill)
«Vaccine and chemotherapy strategies for the control of toxoplasmosis and neosporosis»

Bloaji Nafisat Isiaka, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (May 26)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Pierre Meister)
«Emerging Roles of Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes (SMC) complexes: 3D genome organization, DNA supercoiling and Transcription regulation»

Ena Ivanovic, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (August 31)
Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Jan Kucera)
«Three‐dimensional computational modelling of cardiac cells electrically interacting via ephaptic coupling»

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Laura Jahnke, PhD in Neuroscience (June 20)
Institute of Opthalmology Inselspital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Volker Enzmann)
«Cross-species comparison of multicellular response during retinal gliosis»

Aleksandra Jejina (July 10)
Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Beat Suter)
«Role of BicDR in bristle shaft construction, tracheal development, and support of BicD functions»

Alex Johny, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (December 14)
Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Bern (PD Dr. Michael Jeffrey Toscano)
«Developing Artificial Stimuli to Encourage Ramp Use in teh Early Life of Laying Hens»

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Cristina Lisa Kalbermatter, PhD in Immunolgy (January 20)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Gastroenterology/Mucosal Immunlogy, Medical Faculty (Prof. Andrew Macpherson, Prof. Dr. Stephanie Chrisitne Ganal-Vonarburg)
«The role of maternal microbiota in shaping intestinal immunity and gene expression in the offspring through epigenetic mechanisms»

Juening Kang, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (December 14)
Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Marianna Kruithof-de Julio, Dr. Sofia Karkampouna)
«Identifying drug sensitivity of multifocal primary prostate cancer towards personalized screens and treatment decision»

Ali Kazemian, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (July 12)
Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Prof. Dr. Mariusz P. Kowalewski)
«In Vitro investigations of antigestagen-mediated effects in decidualized dog uterine stromal (DUS) cells: expression of decidualization markers and global transcriptomic changes»

Sarah Kiener, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (October 13)
Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Bern ( Prof. Dr. Tosso Leeb)
«Genetic investigation of inherited skin diseases in cats and dogs»

Leon Kleemann, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 13)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Andreas Leidel)
«The mechanistic role of human pseudouridine synthase 3 (PUS3) in mRNA translation dynamics»

Tatiana Kochetkova, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (March 23)
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA), Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset)
«Quantifying bone extracellular matrix properties for improved clinical fracture risk prediction»

Manuel Kösters, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 15)
DCB Department for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Sebastian Andreas Leidel)
«The influence of mcm⁵s²U on protein translation and turnover»

Konstantinos Koukoutselos, PhD in Neuroscience (April 06)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stéphane Pierre Ciocchi)
«Anticipatory coding of Anxiety in the ventral Hippocampus»

Laura Magdalena Kriener, PhD in Neuroscience  (April 24)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Dr. Mihai Petrovici, Prof. Dr. Walter Senn)
«Deep Learning in Neuronal and Neuromorphic Systems»

Philipp Andreas Kronenberg, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (May 17)
Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Zurich (Prof. Dr. Peter Deplazes)
«Serological and structural diagnosis of alveolar and cystic echinococcosis in human patients»

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Laura Laloli, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 03)
Institute of Virology and Immunology, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Ronald Dijkman)
«Characterization of the innate immune response in the respiratory epithelium of human, porcine, and bovine during influenza virus infection»

Yin Ting Lam, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (September 19)
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Ben Spycher, Co-supervisor: PD Dr. Myrotora Goutaki)
«Upper respiratory disease and qualitative studies in primary ciliary dyskinesia»

Vera Franziska Lehmann, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (May 16)
Insel, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Christoph Stettler)
«Leveraging Technology to Detect and Prevent Dysglycemia in Diabetes and Beyond – Novel Approaches and Future Directions»

Gregory Loïck Lepeu, PhD in Neuroscience (February 24)
Center for Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Maxime Baud)
«Dynamics of Cortical Stability and Seizure Resilience In Vivo»

Ingrid Anna Debora Lind (June 20)
Institute of Virology and lmmunology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Charaf Benarafa)
«Translation Termination: A Checkpoint for Ribosome Quality Control and mRNA Decay»

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Roman Alois Mahler, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (October 12)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Christoph von Ballmoos)
«From a Functional Design to a Functional Role of E. coli CybB - The Journey of an Enzyme Characterisation»

Harpreet Kaur Mandhair, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (November 07)
Department of BioMedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Urban Novak)
«Subtype-specific role of autophagy associated protein ULK1 in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphomas»

Louise Françoise Martin, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (May 15)
Clinic for Zoo Animals, Exotic Pets and Wildlife, Vetsuisse Faculty Zurich (Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Hatt, Prof. Dr. Marcus Clauss)
«Tooth wear in small herbivorous mammals»

Marina Maurizio, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (November 03)
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Sven Rottenberg)
«Identifying essential host proteins for Theileria-induced transformation»

Kemal Mehinagic, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (December 19)
IVI Mittelhäusern, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Nicolas Ruggli)
«Pathogenesis of African swine fever – a study on viral and host factors»

Joana Filipa Mendes Duarte, PhD in Neuroscience (July 10)
Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine (Stéphane Ciocchi)
"The role of ventrial hippocampus in emotional behaviours"

Martina Minoli, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (July 12)
Department for BioMedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Seiler Blarer, Prof. Dr. Marianna Kruithof de Julio)
«Developing new Tools for Precision Medicine in Bladder Cancer»

Veronika Morozova Korzhenkova, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (December 07)
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jürg Gertsch)
«LAT1 and Bioactive Lipids in Tumour Progression: From Molecular Interactions to Potential Therapeutic Strategies»

Carmen Muñoz Maldonado, PhD in Cell Biology (March 31)
Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR), Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty (PD Dr.phil. Michaela Medova)
«Understanding the DNA damage response and uncovering synthetic interactions in CHK2-deficient cancers»

Anastasia Milusev, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (July 06)
Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Robert Rieben, Dr. Nicoletta Sorvillo)
«Distinct arterial and venous glycocalyx dynamics impact endothelial function»

Philipp Isaak Müller, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Decmeber 05)
Departmnt of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (Prof. Dr. Christoph von Ballmoos)
«Giant Unilamellar Vesicles: A Bottom-Up Cell Mimetic System»

Seyran Mathilde Mutlu, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (April 26)
Lung Precision Medicine (DBMR), Inselspital Bern, Faculty of Medicine (PD. Dr. Fabian Blank and PD. Dr. med. Amiq Gazdhar)
«Adoptive transfer of HGF overexpressing T cells as a potential therapeutic approach in the bleomycin injured mouse lung»

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Aileen Charlotte Naef, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (November 01)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation Group, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Tobias Nef)
«The Development, Application, and Evaluation of Virtual Reality Technology to Decrease Sensory Overload and Sensory Deprivation in the Intensive Care Unit Environment»

Malavika Harikrishnan Nambiar, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (November 23)
ARTORG Computational Bioengineering, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Philippe Büchler)
«Material Characterization Of The Cornea: Towards Personalised Refractive Interventions»

Seyma Sukran Nayir Jordan, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 05)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jan Kucera)
«How does cardiac tissue strain influence spontaneous electrical activity and beating variability?»

Peter Josef Engelbert Neyer, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (November 24)
Kantonsspital Aarau, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Carlo Rodolfo Largiadèr)
«The role of erythroferrone in iron homeostasis»

Damian Tobias Nydegger, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (August 29)
Nephrology and Hypertension, Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR); Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Inselspital, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Matthias Hediger)
«The impact of ammino acid transporters in diseases: COVID-19 and Colon cancer»

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Vivian Pham Vu, PhD in Immunology (May 09)
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Krebs)
«The Role of IL-33/ST2 Signaling in Inflammation-induced Immunopathologies»

Melissa Phung-Kieu Pitton (June 26)
Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Yok-Ai Que)
«Phage therapy as personalized treatment against chronic bacterial infections»

Kevin Plattner, PhD in Immunology (January 09)
DBMR-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Monique Vogel)
«On the role of IgE glycosylation in the protection against anaphylaxis by IgG anti-IgE antibodies»

Robert Poel, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (October 20)
Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital Bern, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Mauricio Reyes)
«Radiotherapy oriented quality control for deep learning based fully automated segmentation of intracranial targets and organs at risk.».

Alice Pontiggia, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (October 25)
Agroscope, Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Rupert Bruckmaier)
«Behavioural indicators of early heat stress in dairy cows in pasture-based systems in Switzerland»

William Robert Pownall, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (March 16)
Department für klinische Veterinärmedizin, Faculty of Vetsuisse Bern ( Prof. Dr. Franck Forterre)
«Development of a versatile Listeria monocytogenes-based vaccine vector to prevent infectious diseases and treat tumors»

Julia Katrin Prümmer, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (March 29)
Vetsuisse Faculty, Small Animal Clinic, Bern, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Veronika Maria Stein)
«Immunological characterization of canine immune-mediated meningoencephalitis of unknown origin (MUO)»

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Sandhya Krishnan Radha Krishnan, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (March 20)
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Jürg Gertsch)
«Investigating the role of Trypanosoma cruzi serine hydrolases during infection and chemical biology-driven discovery of trypanocidal coumarins»

Emilia Radulovic, PhD in Immunology (January 13)
Institut of virology and immunology IVI, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern ( Prof. Dr. Charaf Benarafa)
«Role of host factors on African swine fever disease course and viral entry»

Constanze Raltschev, PhD in Neurosciences (August 21)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Shankar Sachidhanandam)
«Neocortical circuits in sensory association and perception in the mouse posterior parietal cortex»

Michael Andreas Rebsamen, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (March 8)
University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology (PD Dr. Christian Rummel)
«Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Epilepsy using Brain Morphometry and Deep-Learning: Applications to Clinical MRI»

Rudy Rizzo, PhD in Bkiomedical Engieneering (May 22)
MSM, DRNN/DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Roland Kreis)
«Multiparametric MR Spectroscopy: evaluation of quantitative frameworks based on modeling and deep learning»

Thomas Roder, PhD in Computational Biology (July 03)
Interfaculty Bioinformatics Unit, Faculty of Science (PD Dr. Rémy Bruggmann)
«Decoding Microbial Genomes: Novel User-Friendly Tools Applied to Fermented Foods»

Alicia Romano', PhD in Biomedical Sciences (August 04)
Agroscope, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Adrian Steiner)
«Analysis of bovine intramammary resistome and of the bacterial transmission within dairy herds»

Yannick Pascal Rösch, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (March 20)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dominik Obrist)
«Efficiency of intracoronary drug infusion into myocardial microcirculation with microvascular obstruction: in vitro study with a multiscale flow model»

Elias Rüfenacht, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (October 24)
Center for Biomedical Engineering Research ARTORG, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Mauricio Reyes)
«Data-centric and Clinically-relevant AI-based Segmentation of Intracranial Tumors and Organs-at-Risk for Radiotherapy»

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Sophie Elena Sage, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosophy) (September 22)
VetSuisse Faculty ISME Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Vinzenz Gerber)
«Analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage transcriptome profiles of asthmatic horses by single-cell RNA sequencing.»

Raquel Adaia Sandoval Ortega, PhD in Neuroscience (March 27)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Thomas Nevian)
«The Neural Correlates of Pain and Sleep in Health and Disease»

Jonathan Save, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (January 10)
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Yoki-Ai Que)
«Evaluation of phage therapy for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis»

Basma Tarek Mohammed Amin Sayed (July 10)
Institute of Animal Pathology, Vetsuisse Bern (Prof. Dr. Horst Posthaus)
«Identification of cellular proteins required for Clostridium perfringens beta-toxin mediated damage in endothelial cells.»

Melanie Scherer, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (November 10)
Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH), Vetsuisse Bern (PD Dr. Philippe Plattet)
«Neutralizing multivalent antibodies against viral infections»

Giulia Schilardi, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (July 06)
Depatment of Physiology, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Sonja Kleinlogel)
«Unravelling changes in ON-bipolar cell signalling during retinal degeneration to optimize optogenetic therapies.»

Klaus Schürch, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 20)
ARTORG Center, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Stefan Weder and Prof. Dr. med. Wilhelm Wimmer)
«Advancements in Electrocochleography: Towards Improved Reliability and Objective Assessment»

Sonia-Emilia Selicean, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (December 12)
Department for Biomedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Annalisa Berzigotti, Dr. Jordi Gracia-Sancho)
«Role Of The Stiffness-Derived Molecular Axis In Liver Cirrhosis And Portal Hypertension»

Zoja Selimi, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (August 29)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Jan Kucera)
«Cardiac sodium channels: to interact or not to interact?»

Jan Mateusz Sobczak, PhD in Immunology (November 23)
Department of Immunolgy, Inselspital, Faculty of Medicine ( Prof. Dr. Martin Bachmann)
«Cucumber mosaic virus-derived VLPs (CuMV_TT) as versatile antigen carriers»

Sasha Giulio Natale Soldati, PhD in Immunology (July 05)
Theodor Kocher Institute, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt)
«Targeting T-cell migration to the central nervous system in the context of multiple sclerosis»

Frederike Theresa Stöth, PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (June 01)
Institute of Forensic Medicine, Facutly of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weinmann)
«Application of the direct alcohol biomarker phosphatidylethanol and microsampling techniques in clinical and forensic settings»

Franziska Silvia Strunz, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (July 17)
DBMR Bone Biology Orthopaedic Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Willy Hofstetter)
«The role of bisphosphonates in the healing of criticalsize defects in osteoporotic bones»

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Emile Talon, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (December 07)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Marco Caversaccio, Prof. Wilhelm Wimmer)
«Image-guidance for optimized bone conduction implantation»

Disha Tandon, PhD in Immunolgy (January 26)
Institute for Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Siegfried Hapfelmeier)
«A Microbiota-Dependent Auxotrophic Salmonella Typhimurium Vaccine: Bacterial Adaptation and Mucosal Transcriptomic Response in Gnotobiotic Mice»

Shohreh Teimuri, PhD in Cell Biology (July 26)
Institute of Cell Biology, Science Faculty (Prof. Dr. Beat Suter)
«RNA Targets and Functional af Topolsomerase 3β in Reducing Stress in Neuronal Physiology»

Afroditi Tripyla, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (May 5)
Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition, Inselspital Bern, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Lia Claudia Bally, Prof. Dr. Christoph Stettler)
«Deciphering the enigma of post-bariatric surgery hypoglycaemia»

Vera Tscherrig, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (December 06)
Department for BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Daniel Surbek, Prof. Dr. Andreina Schöberlein, Dr. phil. nat. Marianne Jörger Messerli)
«The therapeutic potential of microRNAs from small extracellular vesicles derived from Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells in premature white matter injury»

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Lisette van Os, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (April 27)
ARTORG Center, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Olivier Thierry Guenat)
«Immune cell migration during infection in organs-on-chip»

Daniëlle Verschoor, PhD in Immunolgy (February 10)
Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stephan von Gunten)
«Granulocytes; fragile, but resilient Unraveling the treatment resistance of granulocytes»

Bianca Viberti, PhD in Neuroscience (November 17)
Department Biomedical Research (DBMR), Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Markus Helmut Schmidt)
«The role of MCH neurons in gating REM sleep and cataplexy in narcolepsy»

Eduardo Enrique Villar Ortega (June 28)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering, Medical Faculty ( Prof. Dr. Laura Marchal Crespo)
«Combining somatosensory stimulation with robotic training to enhance neurorehabilitation»

Emmanouela Volitaki, PhD in Neuroscience (May 15)
Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Stéphane Pierre Ciocchi)
«Neural Circuits for Anxiety in the Ventral Hippocampus»

Benjamin Voumard, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (April 27)
Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Zysset)
«Biomechanical Investigations of Dental Implant Stability and the Aging Femoral Neck»

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Cong Wang, MD,PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (October 10)
Department of BioMedical Research, Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Annalisa Berzigotti, Dr. med. Jordi Sergio Gracia Sancho)
«Role of liver stiffness in the pathophysiology of portal hypertension.»

Joel Pascal Werren, PhD in Biomedical Sciences (August 18, 2023)
Institute for infectious diseases, Medical Faculty (PD Dr. Markus Hilty)
«Influence of Carococbon Source Metabolism on Polysaccharide Capsule Synthesis and Virulence in Streptcus pneumoniae»

Nicole Wildi, DVM PhD (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Philosphy) (October 18)
Division of Experimental Clinical Research, DCR-VPH, Vetsuisse Faculty Bern (Prof. Dr. Torsten Seuberlich)
«The Roles of the 5′ and 3′ Untranslated Regions in Human Astrovirus Replication»

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Wen Jie Yeoh, PhD in Immunology (August 14)
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Philippe Krebs)
«The Role of Alarmins in Immunoregulation during Lung Inflammation and Viral Infection»

Suhang You, PhD in Biomedical Engineering (May 23)
ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. Mauricio Reyes)
«Segmentation and Quality Control, Understanding Confounders Leading to Failure Modes in Medical Image Analysis with Deep Learning»

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Liang Zhao, MD PhD (Doctor of Medicine and Philosophy) (July 07)
Department of BioMedical Research DBMR, Medical Faculty (Prof. Dr. med. Ralph Schmid, Prof. Dr. Ren-Wang Peng)
«A non-canonical function of LDHB promotes glutathione metabolism and protects against ferroptosis in KRAS-driven lung cancer»

Simon Zinkhan, PhD in Immunolgy (September 05)
Department of Biomedical Research (DBMR), Faculty of Medicine (Prof. Dr. Monique Vogel)
«On the role of antigen conformation in the regulation of immune responses and allergic disease»