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Clinical Research Day on 6 February 2025
The Department of Clinical Research invites clinicians and researchers to join their Research Day on Thursday, 6 February 2025 from 11.15 - 17.15 o'clock at Kleiner Hörsaal, Zentrum für Lehre und Forschung (ZLF) of the University Hospital…
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Department of Biomedicine Research Day on January 23, 2025
The Department of Biomedicine invites clinicians and researchers to join their 2025 Research Day on Thursday, 23 January 2025 from 8.25 - 12.30 o'clock at Grosser Hörsaal, Zentrum für Lehre und Forschung (ZLF) of the University Hospital…
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Museum Night 2025 - the Faculty of Medicine is present again
This year's Museum Night will take place on January 17, and the Anatomical Museum of the Faculty of Medicine will be there again. To mark its 200th anniversary last year, it will be taking a journey through the centuries and addressing the…
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116 new Doctrices and Doctores medicinae and medicinae dentalis
For the second time this year, the Faculty of Medicine awarded doctorates for over 100 new medical and dental medicine candidates in the Elisabethenkirche in Basel. The keynote speaker was Dr. Severin Schwan, Chairman of the Board of…
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Bachelor's Info Day on November 22
How the heck am I supposed to know what I want do be as a job? Some people are sure from childhood, for others this is one of the most difficult questions of all. A visit to the bachelor's info day can help here, because you can talk to…
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Register now: Swiss Robotics Day 2024 on 1 November in Basel
The most important Swiss event on the subject of robotics is taking place in Basel this year - co-organized by Prof. Dr. Georg Rauter from the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Register now and get to know the present and future of more…
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108 new Drs. med. and med. dent.
On May 31, 108 new medical and dental medicine doctors were sworn in at the Elisabethenkirche. The keynote speaker was Thomi Jourdan, Head of the Basel-Landschaft Department of Economic Affairs and Health.
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Birthday: The Faculty of Medicine turns 564!
On April 4, 1460, the Faculty of Medicine was founded as part of the University of Basel. In the same year, the Inca military leader Cápac Yupanqui subdued the Huanca people in Junín (Peru), Portuguese sailors discovered the Cape Verdean…
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This was the event "Sustainability in the healthcare sector"
The Swiss healthcare sector is responsible for almost 7% of national greenhouse gas emissions and consumes a considerable amount of resources. To discuss how these environmental impacts can be reduced, an event on the topic of…
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Inaugural lecture at the end of the semester by Prof. Petya Apostolova
At the end of the semester, Prof. Petya Apostolova will give her inaugural lecture on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 11.15 am. It is entitled 'Immunotherapies to fight cancer: the best are yet to come'. The lecture will be in English.News
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Inger Stalling Prize 2024/2025 for Marc Schmid and Serge Brand from the UPK
PD Dr. Marc Schmid and PD Dr. Serge Brand were honored with the Inger Salling Prize 2024/2025 for their outstanding contributions to better psychiatric care for disadvantaged people.
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Tobias Derfuss and Jens Kuhle Professors of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis
The University Council has appointed Tobias Derfuss and Jens Kuhle as Professors of Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis at the Faculty of Medicine. The professorships will be shared between the two doctors.
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Two SNSF Advanced Grants for researchers at the Faculty of Medicine
Cancer researcher Prof. Dr. Mohamed Bentires-Alj and diabetes researcher Prof. Dr. Marc Donath, both from the Department of Biomedicine, have each received one of the highly competitive Swiss National Science Foundation awards.
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States of the art: Inaugural and habilitation lectures until June 2025
The dates for the inaugural and habilitation lectures until the end of June 2025 have been set. In two inaugural and eighteen habilitation lectures, interested attendees will gain an insight into the latest research in numerous medical…
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Three professorships, four people, seven doctorates
The University Council has appointed four new professors in the fields of geriatric medicine, orthopaedics and biomechanics: Prof. Dr. Dr. Marc Aurel Busche, Prof. Dr. Dr. Heike Annette Bischoff-Ferrari, Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Hirschmann and…
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New Department of Biomedicine building enters shell construction phase
Following the demolition of the previous building and the excavation of the building pit, the foundations of the spectacular building for the Department of Biomedicine were recently laid. A new, exciting construction phase is now beginning…
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Intensive exercise - longer life
Fabian Schwendinger and colleagues from the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health at the Faculty of Medicine have investigated how the type of physical activity is related to life expectancy. Their study shows that those who engage in…
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Dean Eva Scheurer's favorite place in Basel
The University of Basel traditionally asks all deans about their favorite place in Basel in front of the camera - and it's always on the very site. As Primo Schär's successor, this pleasure has now also been bestowed on the Dean of the…
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Rahel Arquint
Our co-worker Rahel Arquint passed away on September 27 after a long illness. With her passing, the Faculty of Medicine has lost a wonderful person and a great co-worker. Her death touches us deeply and leaves us struggling for admission.
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DSBG staff among the top 2 % of the most cited researchers in their discipline worldwide
According to a recent survey by Prof. Dr. John. P.A. Ioannidis of Standford University, several people from the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health are among the 2% most cited researchers worldwide.News from the MedF cosmos
Inaugural and Habilitation Lectures
26
Feb 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"Fertility preservation: part of cancer therapy"
28
Feb 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"Small Cuts, Big Impact: Reinventions and Progress in Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery"
14
Mar 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"Ups and downs of glucose - on the tracks of a rollercoaster ride"
11
Apr 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"Artificial intelligence: revolution in heart attack diagnostics?"
25
Apr 2025
16:00
Departement Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit, Grosse Allee 6, Basel, grosser Hörsaal. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"Vascular Aging - What's that and who cares?"
02
May 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Inaugural lecture
"Improvisation and innovation in orthopaedics" (double lecture)
02
May 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Inaugural lecture
"Replacing the knee joint with a knee prosthesis - today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow" (double lecture)
07
May 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"One size fits all - a sensible approach to stroke treatment?"
21
May 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture
"Problems with autoimmunity, self-deception and external deception"
23
May 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture