Events and news from the Faculty of Medicine
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This was the graduation ceremony on 17.11.2023
On November 17, 116 new Doctores med. and med. dent. were ceremoniously sworn in at the Elisabethenkirche. After a speech by Dr. Lukas Engelberger, Head of the Health Department of the Canton of Basel-Stadt, Prof. Dr. Primo Schär, Dean of…
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Bachelor Info Day on November 17
Two information markets are open from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, one in the Kollegienhaus and one in the Biozentrum (find the link to a map below). At the information stands, you can obtain specific information about the degree course you are…
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Mobility and stability at the end of the semester
On Thursday, December 14, 2023, professor of Neuroorthopaedics Heide Elke Viehweger will give her inaugural lecture, which is also the end-of-semester lecture. It is entitled "Mobilität und Stabilität, oder die Reise zur Vernunft"./ Events
Food Met Medicine on September 25!
At the FoodTalk on September 25, 2023 at Unternehmen Mitte, three invited experts spoke to around 110 people about the topics of medicine, agriculture and sustainability. The event was organized by the Medical Faculty of the University of…
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Fall Semester has begun
This week, the fall semester has begun at the university and thus also at the Faculty of Medicine. More than 500 first-year students are being welcomed at all five study programs of the Faculty of Medicine and provided with plenty of…
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Foodtalk 25 September: Food Meets Medicine
On Monday, Sep. 25, 2023, at 18:30 in the center of the company, the topic will be nutrition that is good for us and the planet. Three guests will speak about "Sustainable agriculture and planetary health", "How do I eat healthy? - The…
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This was the Graduation Ceremony on June 2
On Friday, June 2, 104 new medical and dental doctors took their vows in the Open Elisabethenkirche. Prof. em. Marcel Tanner held the ceremonial address, after which the certificates were presented by Prof. Dean Primo Schär.
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Screening for Preeclampsia - Obstetrics Through the Ages
Inaugural lecture as end-of-semester lecture by Prof. Dr. Beatrice Mosimann on May 25 at the Center for Teaching and Research (ZFL).
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On Remembering and Action
Culture, civilization, democracy, justice, these are fragile goods that must be actively protected on a daily basis. Their long-standing presence should not obscure the fact that entire societies can topple over, as it were, and unleash the…
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T Cells at the Beginning of the Semester
Today at noon, Prof. Carolyn King kicked off the new semester with a lecture on immune cells. More specifically, about the abilities of T cells to "remember" past diseases.News
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Career opportunities: professorships in child and adolescent psychiatry
The Faculty of Medicine Basel and the University Psychiatric Clinics Basel are calling for proposals to fill the position of a structural clinical professorships, starting in November 2025 or as agreed. Application deadline is March 13,…
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A Tenacious Researcher: Mirjam Christ-Crain in UNI NOVA
In the current issue of UNI NOVA, Irène Dietschi focuses on the work of Prof. Mirjam Christ-Crain at the University Hospital and the Department of Clinical Research. Her motto "Never give up" takes the endocrinologist into specialist areas…
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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…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