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More knowledge - Lecture by Raphael Guzman on the brain and mental health in Switzerland
On March 20, Prof. Raphael Guzman, neurosurgeon at the University Hospital Basel, will report on the latest findings on the connections between neurology and psychology and present the 'Swiss Brain Health Plan' of the Swiss Federation of…
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Sustainability Week Basel
From March 24 to 29, 2025, the Sustainability Week will take place at various Swiss universities. Participation is free and open to all. Various events on the subject of sustainability will take place throughout the week.
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Info evening Master on March 20
On 20 March at 5.15 p.m., Vice President Prof. Dr. Thomas Grob will welcome prospective Master's degree students from all subjects, not just medicine, to the Kollegienhaus (main building), Petersplatz 1, Aula 033. Until 8 p.m., all…
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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.News
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Valérie Hilgers new Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Prof. Dr. Valérie Hilgers is to become Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Faculty of Medicine. She will take up her position at the Department of Biomedicine on August 1, 2025.
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Andreas J. Keller new Professor of Physiology
Prof. Dr. Andreas J. Keller is to become the new Professor of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine. He will take up his position at the Department of Biomedicine on August 1, 2024.
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Physical Exercise Prevents Nerve Damage during Chemotherapy
Cancer therapies often cause nerve damage, which leads to permanent symptoms in some of those affected. Medication is ineffective against this. A sports scientist from the Faculty of Medicine and an interdisciplinary team from Germany have…![[Translate to English:] medF](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_DSCF6100_39efb11512.jpg?1719413700)
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Primo Schär Bidden Farewell in Faculty Assembly
Primo Schär is stepping down from his position as Dean to take up his new post as Vice President Research at the University of Basel on August 1, 2024. He was officially bid farewell at the Faculty Assembly on June 24.
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Technology and Fitness: Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss in the Unisonar Podcast
Are measuring devices and tracking apps actually improving our health? Find out in the Unisonar podcast from the appointed mouth of Prof. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Head of the Division of Rehabilitative and Regenerative Sports Medicine at the…
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Eva Scheurer elected Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
At the Faculty Assembly on 27 May 2024, Prof. Dr. Eva Scheurer was elected as the new Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. She will take over from Prof. Dr. Primo Schär, who will have held the post for exactly six years, on August 1.
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Judith Zaugg Professor of Molecular Medicine
The University Council has appointed Prof. Dr. Judith Zaugg as Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Department of Biomedicine (DBM) of the Faculty of Medicine. Zaugg researches how cells integrate genetic and epigenetic information with…
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Nina Khanna Gremmelmaier Clinical Professor of Infectiology
The University Council has appointed Prof. Dr. Nina Khanna as Professor of Clinical Infectiology with a research focus on bacterial infections. Nina Khanna is titular professor, head of the Clinic for Infectiology and Hospital Hygiene at…
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Gentler cell therapies for blood cancer
Researchers at the Department of Biomedicine at the Faculty of Medicine have developed an approach to shut down a blood system suffering from leukemia and simultaneously boost a healthy one, in much the same way as a disc jockey subtly…
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Otto Naegeli Research Prize for Mirjam Christ-Crain
Prof. Dr. Christ-Crain, Professor of Endocrinology and Clinical Research at the University of Basel and Deputy Chief Physician of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University Hospital Basel, will receive the…News from the MedF cosmos
Inaugural and Habilitation Lectures
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
"Uninvited stinging and burrowing guests: vector-borne infectious diseases"
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"
30
May 2025
18:15
Aula des Naturhistorischen Museums, Augustinergasse 2, Basel. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.
Habilitation lecture