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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.

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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.

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Inaugural and Habilitation Lectures

28 May 2025
18:15

Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

Habilitation lecture

"Blood is a very special substance"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Beatrice Drexler, Privatdozentin for Hematology
30 May 2025
18:15

Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

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"Sound waves in the service of vascular medicine: seeing is more"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Andrej Isaak, Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
11 Jun 2025
18:15

Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

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"HLA antibodies in kidney transplantation - separating the wheat from the chaff"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Caroline Wehmeier, Privatdozentin for Transplantation Immunology and Nephrology
13 Jun 2025
18:15

Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

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"Joints of prevention - with harmony against respiratory viruses and antimicrobial resistance"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Danielle Vuichard Gysin, Associate Professor of Infectiology
18 Jun 2025
18:15

Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

Habilitation lecture

"Fillings for teeth: as little as possible, as good as possible "

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. dent. Florin Eggmann, private lecturer in restorative dental medicine and periodontology
20 Jun 2025
18:15

Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

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"Treatment of immune thrombocytopenia: more is sometimes more"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Alexandra Schifferli, Privatdozentin for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology