Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern
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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern provides undergraduate and postgraduate education to more than 2400 students in human medicine and dentistry.
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📢 Call for proposals JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
This programme enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months.
🗓️Submission deadline: 23 April 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/y7rj
This programme enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months.
🗓️Submission deadline: 23 April 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/y7rj
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
📢 Call for proposals JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026
This programme enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months.
🗓️Submission deadline: 23 April 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/y7rj
This programme enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months.
🗓️Submission deadline: 23 April 2026.
➡️ sohub.io/y7rj
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Bernese researchers @inselgruppe.bsky.social #unibern have demonstrated for the first time how skin temperature influences brain states such as REM sleep: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas....
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February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Bernese researchers @inselgruppe.bsky.social #unibern have demonstrated for the first time how skin temperature influences brain states such as REM sleep: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas....
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The call for nominations for the 2025 Benoît Pochon Prize for an outstanding PhD or MD-PhD thesis conducted at the DBMR and defended in 2025 is now open. ✍️ Send us your nomination until March 10 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc5ept89 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The call for nominations for the 2025 Benoît Pochon Prize for an outstanding PhD or MD-PhD thesis conducted at the DBMR and defended in 2025 is now open. ✍️ Send us your nomination until March 10 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc5ept89 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
Luca Noti was awarded a 2025 Young Talents in Clinical Research grant. Many congratulations!👏At the Department of Neurology, he will investigate the clinical impact and prevalence of subtypes in perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare form of intracranial bleeding. @inselgruppe.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Luca Noti was awarded a 2025 Young Talents in Clinical Research grant. Many congratulations!👏At the Department of Neurology, he will investigate the clinical impact and prevalence of subtypes in perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare form of intracranial bleeding. @inselgruppe.bsky.social
📑Recent article (in German) on our DCR's Patient and Public Involvement program - important work that helps strengthen the quality and relevance of clinical studies: www.derbund.ch/medizinische...
Warum Laien für die Forschung in Bern so wichtig sind: «Wir brauchen die Bevölkerung» sagt Professorin Segelov
Onkologin Eva Segelov erklärt, warum es bei bestimmten Forschungsprojekten dringend die Bevölkerung braucht. Das Konzept gewinnt in der Schweiz zunehmend an Bedeutung.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:08 AM
📑Recent article (in German) on our DCR's Patient and Public Involvement program - important work that helps strengthen the quality and relevance of clinical studies: www.derbund.ch/medizinische...
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Can we help men with hormone-refractory #ProstateCancer through personalized epigenetic therapy? Our new study using patient-derived organoids reveals a targetable weakness in a WNT-driven subtype. @genentech.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch @pmbern.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tkn3hwh
January 20, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Can we help men with hormone-refractory #ProstateCancer through personalized epigenetic therapy? Our new study using patient-derived organoids reveals a targetable weakness in a WNT-driven subtype. @genentech.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch @pmbern.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tkn3hwh
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to academic freedom and excellence. In his video message, the Dean shares three key achievements of 2025 and a major project we have planned for 2026: tobira.unibe.ch/!v/LvAh6qRO5to A successful and healthy 2026 for everyone! @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 8:22 AM
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to academic freedom and excellence. In his video message, the Dean shares three key achievements of 2025 and a major project we have planned for 2026: tobira.unibe.ch/!v/LvAh6qRO5to A successful and healthy 2026 for everyone! @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social
Pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland! Many congratulations on this very important work, @mcid-unibe.bsky.social 👍
New paper from the @bereadycohort.bsky.social team!
‘Bern, get ready’, BEready, a household based cohort study for pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland: Pilot Study
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‘Bern, get ready’, BEready, a household based cohort study for pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland: Pilot Study
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January 14, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland! Many congratulations on this very important work, @mcid-unibe.bsky.social 👍
We remember the victims quietly, wish their families and friends much strength, and thank everyone who has helped and continues to do so.
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
We remember the victims quietly, wish their families and friends much strength, and thank everyone who has helped and continues to do so.
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New @natmed.nature.com News & Views by @marubin1.bsky.social and Dr. Irene Paassen on why #PrecisionOncology must go beyond genomics. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @pmbern.bsky.social
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January 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
New @natmed.nature.com News & Views by @marubin1.bsky.social and Dr. Irene Paassen on why #PrecisionOncology must go beyond genomics. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @pmbern.bsky.social
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We wish you a very colorful 2026. 🤩 May you have good health, joy, and happiness! 🤝 Thank you very much for your interest in our work. We look forward to continuing our exchange and moving forward together.🚡
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 AM
We wish you a very colorful 2026. 🤩 May you have good health, joy, and happiness! 🤝 Thank you very much for your interest in our work. We look forward to continuing our exchange and moving forward together.🚡
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The call for applications for the Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award is now open. ✍️ Apply until March 26 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yj65abu9 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch
December 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The call for applications for the Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award is now open. ✍️ Apply until March 26 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yj65abu9 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch
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🧠 Neurologist Claudio Bassetti uses smiling in communicating with his patients.
🙂 He explains why laughing is healthy & how it can help to detect neurological disorders 👇
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/laughte...
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🙂 He explains why laughing is healthy & how it can help to detect neurological disorders 👇
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Laughter connects and relaxes
Does laughter really promote healing? Neurologist Claudio Bassetti answers this question and explains how he uses humor.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🧠 Neurologist Claudio Bassetti uses smiling in communicating with his patients.
🙂 He explains why laughing is healthy & how it can help to detect neurological disorders 👇
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/laughte...
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🙂 He explains why laughing is healthy & how it can help to detect neurological disorders 👇
www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/laughte...
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🦳👨🦳 Do you want to live forever? Perhaps not exactly that, but at least to stay as #healthy as possible for as long as possible?
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
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#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
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December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🦳👨🦳 Do you want to live forever? Perhaps not exactly that, but at least to stay as #healthy as possible for as long as possible?
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
📰 ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch
#Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐
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🎊Excellent results in the 2025 Shanghai University Ranking: zmk bern – School of Dental Medicine ranks #4 (!) in dentistry and oral sciences. In clinical medicine, we are among the top 100 globally and the best-ranked medical school in Switzerland. Details: www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎊Excellent results in the 2025 Shanghai University Ranking: zmk bern – School of Dental Medicine ranks #4 (!) in dentistry and oral sciences. In clinical medicine, we are among the top 100 globally and the best-ranked medical school in Switzerland. Details: www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...
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Study by #InselGruppe & @unibe.ch shows: AI can detect low blood sugar through smartphone voice recordings. A potential breakthrough for safer diabetes management!💡 More: inselgruppe.ch/de/aktuell/d...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Study by #InselGruppe & @unibe.ch shows: AI can detect low blood sugar through smartphone voice recordings. A potential breakthrough for safer diabetes management!💡 More: inselgruppe.ch/de/aktuell/d...
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The intestinal nervous system helps maintain the stability of the intestinal barrier. 🔬🦠
Disruption of this protection, may lead to allergies, as shown in a recent study by #unibern, @inselgruppe.bsky.social & Charité Berlin 👇
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Disruption of this protection, may lead to allergies, as shown in a recent study by #unibern, @inselgruppe.bsky.social & Charité Berlin 👇
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Why the "gut brain" plays a central role for allergies
An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system. The study reveals tha...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The intestinal nervous system helps maintain the stability of the intestinal barrier. 🔬🦠
Disruption of this protection, may lead to allergies, as shown in a recent study by #unibern, @inselgruppe.bsky.social & Charité Berlin 👇
mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
#BauchzentrumBern
Disruption of this protection, may lead to allergies, as shown in a recent study by #unibern, @inselgruppe.bsky.social & Charité Berlin 👇
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#BauchzentrumBern
Prof. P.N. Sylaja will be awarded her Honorary Doctorate of the University of Bern at the Dies academicus ceremony taking place the next day (December 6, 2025): www.unibe.ch/universitaet...
We are honored to welcome Prof. P.N. Sylaja to Bern for her Honorary Doctorate! Join her guest lecture “Preventing and Treating Stroke – A Global Challenge” on Dec 5, 2025, at the Felix Frey Auditorium, sitem-insel. bit.ly/4o6Xq9A
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November 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Prof. P.N. Sylaja will be awarded her Honorary Doctorate of the University of Bern at the Dies academicus ceremony taking place the next day (December 6, 2025): www.unibe.ch/universitaet...
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Congratulations to our #researchers at #unibern, who are again among the world's most cited! 🎉👇
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#Clarivate #HighlyCited2025
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November 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations to our #researchers at #unibern, who are again among the world's most cited! 🎉👇
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#Clarivate #HighlyCited2025
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#Clarivate #HighlyCited2025
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Myrofora Goutaki @ispm.unibe.ch & Loretta Müller of #Kinderklinik @inselgruppe.bsky.social & @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social receive the Ewald-Weibel Preis 2025 for their outstanding research in the field primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) 🫁 🔬
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November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Myrofora Goutaki @ispm.unibe.ch & Loretta Müller of #Kinderklinik @inselgruppe.bsky.social & @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social receive the Ewald-Weibel Preis 2025 for their outstanding research in the field primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) 🫁 🔬
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Great energy at the Krebsliga Schweiz Grant Seminar! 🎓 Profs. @marubin1.bsky.social & @svenrottenberg.bsky.social shared insights & pitfalls for writing stronger proposals. Thanks to all @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social researchers who joined!
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Great energy at the Krebsliga Schweiz Grant Seminar! 🎓 Profs. @marubin1.bsky.social & @svenrottenberg.bsky.social shared insights & pitfalls for writing stronger proposals. Thanks to all @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social researchers who joined!
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🧬🤖 An intelligent microfactory from the MicroLean Lab at #HEArcIng is inspiring the #Innosuisse flagship project ORION with participation from #unibern.
🎯 The goal: to advance personalized cancer treatments 👇
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🎯 The goal: to advance personalized cancer treatments 👇
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A smart microfactory to accelerate personalized cancer treatments
The microfactory developed by Haute Ecole Arc Ingénierie has inspired ORION, a new research project bringing together around twenty partners around personalized cancer treatments including the Univers...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🧬🤖 An intelligent microfactory from the MicroLean Lab at #HEArcIng is inspiring the #Innosuisse flagship project ORION with participation from #unibern.
🎯 The goal: to advance personalized cancer treatments 👇
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🎯 The goal: to advance personalized cancer treatments 👇
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The new Department of Digital Medicine was festively inaugurated on Oct 31.🍾 It's the first institution of its kind in Switzerland to bring together clinical, technological and social aspects of digital medicine under one roof. 👉https://ddm.unibe.ch/index_eng.html @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The new Department of Digital Medicine was festively inaugurated on Oct 31.🍾 It's the first institution of its kind in Switzerland to bring together clinical, technological and social aspects of digital medicine under one roof. 👉https://ddm.unibe.ch/index_eng.html @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social
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🎉Congratulations to Dr. Janine Gote-Schniering! She received a @snsf.ch Starting Grant for her project uncovering how immune aging contributes to regenerative cell dysfunction and fibrosis in the lungs. 👉https://tinyurl.com/m4whmk4t @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🎉Congratulations to Dr. Janine Gote-Schniering! She received a @snsf.ch Starting Grant for her project uncovering how immune aging contributes to regenerative cell dysfunction and fibrosis in the lungs. 👉https://tinyurl.com/m4whmk4t @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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An international consortium, led by #unibern & @inselgruppe.bsky.social have launched the first comprehensive atlas of the mouse gut microbiome: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
An international consortium, led by #unibern & @inselgruppe.bsky.social have launched the first comprehensive atlas of the mouse gut microbiome: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas...
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