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Change in the management of the Department of Clinical Research
After almost ten years in office, Prof. Mirjam Christ-Crain, MD, Deputy Chief of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University Hospital Basel (USB), is stepping down from her position as Head of Department at DKF to devote herself to new tasks. She will be succeeded by Prof. Niklaus Labhardt, MD, Chief of Clinical Epidemiology at the University Hospital Basel (USB). The operational management of the Department with the areas of Scientific Services, Outpatient Study Center and Education and Training will remain with Christiane Pauli-Magnus.
Niklaus Labhardt is a physician in infectious diseases, tropical medicine and internal medicine. Since 2022, he has been a full professor at the University of Basel and head of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology at the University and University Hospital Basel. His research area includes epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and interventional studies on HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, arterial hypertension, diabetes and common mental disorders. His focus is on pragmatic, randomized clinical trials in resource-limited settings. The goal is to improve the health and health care of underserved populations.
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