Faculty of Medicine

As circumscribed in the University of Bern’s University Law and statutes, the Medical Faculty aims to fulfill its mandate at the highest possible level of quality. It orients itself to binding principles but, in addition, creates the foundations to react flexibly and judiciously to quickly changing exigencies.
In the photo, you can see a part of the new hospital building shown as a model according to the scenario of the “Masterplan 2025”. The Clinics will be consolidated in centers, which are built close together. In consequence, the “Masterplan” shortens the walking distance for patients and staff, supports interdisciplinary cooperation and therefore saves money and time.

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Symposium sitem-insel School: Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging

Monday 09.09.2019, 8:30 – 17:00 with keynote lectures "Translational Artificial Intelligence from bits to bedside" and "AI in a clinical context, get ready to make your hands dirty!"

Public Lecture “Targeting the Fc receptor pathway in the treatment of autoimmune disease”

Prof. Dr. Alan Lazarus
Date: Thursday, 5.09.2019, 12:45 - 14:00
Location: sitem-insel, Freiburgstrasse 3, 3010 Bern
Organizers: CSL Behring & sitem School

Major award for two Bernese medical projects

Prestigious grants from the USA go to two Bernese researchers: the biomedical scientists Marianna Kruithof-de Julio and Robert Rieben were the only researchers in Switzerland to receive a grant under two "Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs", which primarily support research in the USA. This underlines the unique quality of medical research at the Medical Faculty and the University of Bern.

The Dean of the Medical Faculty is „World Top Expert“ for specific immune cells

Eosinophilia belong to the category of white blood cells and are able to disarm pathogens. Hans-Uwe Simon, Director of the Institute of Pharmacology and Dean of the Medical Faculty has been appointed by the renowned medical Ranking Institute Expertscape as “World Top Expert” for these specific immune cells.

Full professor for Oral Surgery and Stomatology

The Medical Faculty congratulates Prof. Dr. Vivianne Chappuis for her election as full professor for Oral Surgery and Stomatology by the Executive Board of the University. With Prof. Chappuis, who has been awarded along with her co-authors with the André Schroeder-Research Prize in April 2019 for her study “Osseointegration von ultrafeinkörnigem Titan mit einer hydrophilen nano-strukturierten Oberfläche: eine in-vivo Untersuchung an Minischweinen» the University of Bern has found a qualified successor of Prof. Daniel Buser.

Opening Hours of the Dean’s office during the summer

Until the end of August the Dean's Office is just open at morning from 9:00 – 11:00 am.

The letterbox is accessible on working days until 6:00 pm.

Four new professorships to drive forward diabetes research in Bern

The University of Bern and the Diabetes Center Berne (DCB) are together creating four professorships in the field of diabetes technology research and development. This will boost the international profile of diabetes research in Bern and strengthen its role as a center of medicine in the long term.

The Medical Faculty congratulates Prof. Raphael Sznitman

The Medical Faculty congratulates Prof. Raphael Sznitman. He has been elected by the Executive Board of the University as full professor for Biomedical Engineering and successor of Prof. Lutz Nolte, starting 1st July 2019. Simultaneously the leadership of the ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research transitions from Prof. Stefan Weber to Prof. Raphael Sznitman.

Cancer control: Structure of important transport protein solved

For the first time, Bernese researchers have been able to solve the structure of a transport protein and thus to describe the functional mechanism that plays a significant role in the survival of cancer cells. This is an important step towards developing effective inhibitors and fight tumor growth.

"Goldilocks" neurons promote REM sleep

It has been a mystery why REM sleep, or dream sleep, increases when the room temperature is "just right". Neuroscientists from Bern show that melanin-concentrating hormone neurons within the hypothalamus increase REM sleep when the need for body temperature defense is minimized, such as when sleeping in a warm and comfortable room temperature. These data have important implications for the function of REM sleep.

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