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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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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…
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Dealing with stress and pressure: Start Now

In a study involving 127 girls between the ages of 12 and 20, a research group from the Faculty of Medicine was able to show that a special training program called "Start Now" can help young people learn strategies for dealing with negative…
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Mens Sana In Corpore Infirmo: MAS Spritual Care

Spiritual support, which is considered normal and often desired for the dying, can help people not only on their final journey, but also in other difficult situations. This is because existential questions also arise in the case of serious…
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More sustainability at the Faculty of Medicine: Good grades for Basel

The Faculty of Medicine Basel was assessed in the area of sustainability for the second time. Basel achieved particularly good results in the teaching category and outperformed other Swiss faculties. A total of eight higher education…
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David Berger new Clinical Professor of Intensive Care Medicine

The University Council has elected David Berger as Professor of Intensive Care Medicine. He will take up his position at the University Hospital Basel (USB) on June 1, 2024. The appointment to the professorship is linked to his appointment…
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Andreas Müller new Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics/Traumatology

The University Council has appointed Marc Andreas Müller as Professor of Orthopaedics/Traumatology. He will take up his appointment at the University Hospital Basel (USB) on April 1, 2024.

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Inaugural and Habilitation Lectures

12 Feb 2025
18:15

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

Habilitation lecture

"Better together: targeting hematological neoplasms with combination therapies"

PD Dr. Simona Stivala, Associate Professor of Experimental Medicine
14 Feb 2025
18:15

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

Habilitation lecture

"Grasping the world"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Alexandre Kämpfen, Associate Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery
19 Feb 2025
18:15

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

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"From the nose to the brain and back"

PD Dr. med. Simona Negoias, Privatdozentin for Otorhinolaryngology
20 Feb 2025
14:15

Institut für Pathologie Schönbeinstrasse 40, Basel, Hörsaal oben. Bitte beachten Sie eventuelle Änderungen.

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"Introduction to the principles and clinical relevance of the cerebral circulatory system"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. Szilvia Mezey, Associate Professor of Anatomy
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"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Tamara Diesch-Furlanetto, Privatdozentin for Pediatric Haematology and Oncology
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"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Benito Benitez, private lecturer for oral and maxillofacial 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"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Matthias Hepprich, private lecturer in endocrinology
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?"

Lecture in German. PD Dr. med. Jasper Boeddinghaus, private lecturer in cardiology
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?"

PD Dr. med. Karsten Königstein, private lecturer in sports medicine
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)

Lecture in German. Prof. Dr. med. Andrej Nowakowski, Clinical Professorship of Orthopaedics and Biomechanics