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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎉 Welcome @ankeaugspach.bsky.social as new Assistant Professor at the Translational Cancer Research Program! Her lab studies the minor spliceosome to develop cancer therapies. Excited to have her at DBMR! #CancerResearch 👉 tinyurl.com/5t3p4hyn @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🎉 Delighted to announce that Halazonetis Lab has joined the DBMR. The Halazonetis Lab focuses on DNA Replication Stress and Cancer, with the goal of identifying weak spots that can be leveraged for the development of better cancer therapies.👉 tinyurl.com/4p8psjzf @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The DBMR is delighted to announce that Prof. Guido Grandi, Senior Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, University of Trento, Italy will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/ys76fdvh

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Prof. Schlapbach, research leader in the Translational Immunology, has been promoted to Associate Professor. tinyurl.com/47fvmn5n @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @inselgruppe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Prof. Matúš Medo, research leader in the Translational Cancer Research program, has been promoted to Associate Professor. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @inselgruppe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4x5457rw

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Bahtiyar Yilmaz @bahtiyil.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A stool transplant delivers billions of microbes into a sick gut. Almost none move in for good. We followed donor-recipient pairs from whole communities down to single nucleotides, and found the gut runs a ruthless strain-level filter. Out now in Cell Reports 🧵 www.cell.com/cell-reports...

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Strain-level ecological filtering governs microbial colonization of the human gut

Baertschi et al. demonstrate that microbiota transplantation functions as a selective ecological filter. Although donor species frequently appear, only specific lineages achieve stable strain integrat...

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

🔬The Adamantidis lab (ZEN Program) has a new study in @natcomms.nature.com showing that single-neuron preferences shifted across days, while the distribution of active neurons in each sleep state remained stable. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch @snsf.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social rdcu.be/fxNvk

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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Das Inselspital gratuliert Prof. Antoine Adamantidis zur Ernennung zum Ordentlichen Professor für Systemphysiologie an @unibe.ch. Die Auszeichnung würdigt seine führende Forschung zu Schlaf-Wach-Netzwerken & sein Engagement in Forschung und Lehre. Mehr: bit.ly/4fzP49z @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 03/08/2026

A strict “gatekeeper” decides whether a #fecaltransplant is effective: sohub.io/wruy. This is shown by a new study led by @bahtiyil.bsky.social from #unibern & @inselgruppe.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Sarah Longnus (Cardiovascular Diseases Program) on receiving a @snsf.ch grant to optimize clinical protocols for pediatric heart #transplantation. @cvrcbern.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/mprtyksh

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

👏Congratulations to all awardees of the Day of BioMedical Research 2026🏆– Christina Grimm, Elham Kashani, Chrysanthi Kouri, Saranda Nimani, Matthias Brunner, Melanie Cristine Scalise, Anja Helmer, Lara Marie Aschenbrenner, Kai Busslinger. @unibe.ch @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/2sz6pt65

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The review committee for the 🏆 Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2026 will be busy trying to select one of these #reseachprojects!

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🎤 What are the insights that the movie #Jaws can be used to improve the grants one writes? 7 rules of grant writing with examples from movies and sports! @marubin1.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🎤Deputy-Dean Prof. Nadia Mercader gave us an overview of initiatives and long-term strategies of the Faculty of Medicine @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The DBMR Day of BioMedical Research 2026 has just started – great to see you all! ‪‬@unibe.ch @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @marubin1.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The DBMR Day of BioMedical Research 2026 is tomorrow! Join us at the Ettore Rossi Auditorium – there will be plenty of good science to learn from! @unibe.ch @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @inselgruppe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🏅 @marubin1.bsky.social among the most cited Swiss medical researchers according to the 5th edition of the Research.com Best Medicine Scientists. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch 👉 tinyurl.com/yeac4z84

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🏆 Congratulations to Lea Lingg, from the Cancer Therapy Resistance Program (Rottenberg Lab), whose PhD thesis on BRCA1;p53-Deficient #BreastCancer was recognized with the Best PhD Thesis 2025 Award of the Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences! @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Louise de Meuron from the Blood Research Program (Allam Group) on being awarded the TMBE Scholarship in Translational Medicine and Biomedical Entrepreneurship at the #sitem-insel School in Bern. @inselgruppe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Prof. Raphaëlle Luisier has an ambitious vision: to develop AI-based algorithms that can decode the various functions of RNA in diverse contexts. Read the full portrait published on the Annual Report of the @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/2uctxxvn

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🏆Congratulations to Dr. med Anne-Murielle Hollinger (Translational Cancer Research Program) who won the Swiss Cancer Institute/Roche Young Investigator Award 2026! Her metaplastic breast cancer project aims to improve treatment understanding and identify new approaches. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🔬 The #MSCA @mac4me.bsky.social network just wrapped its second consortium meeting & doctoral training! Five days of technical training, research collaboration, PPI, and professional communication. Great to see @marubin1.bsky.social & Marine Cullier contributing!

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congratulations to Veronika Rendlova, whose research on microplastics and lung health was awarded the best oral presentation in “Interstitial & rare lung diseases I” at the SSP/SSTS - SSP/SSTS Joint Annual Meeting 2026. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🔬 New in npj Precision Oncology! A collaborative study led in @unibe.ch by @mariannakruithof.bsky.social uncovers therapeutic vulnerabilities in 9p21-loss bladder cancer using a multiparametric drug screen and patient-derived organoids. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/yz2fypuv

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🔬 Thrilled to share that Dr. Hashemi Gheinani, Prof. Roth @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social & Prof. Ahmed #ARTORG were awarded a ISREC grant to develop an ultrasound-guided, minimally invasive therapy for #BladderCancer. A fusion of tech, biomaterials & #PrecisionMedicine! @unibe.ch tinyurl.com/yz5bjwuy

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Youngjun Kim, who has won an #ibsa-foundation Fellowship for his research on Sjögren’s syndrome 🎉 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch 👉 tinyurl.com/59zs66m2

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Alexander Eggel who has won the Stallergenes Greer Innovation in Treatment Award for his work in improving diagnostic and therapeutic options for allergic patients. 👉 tinyurl.com/53nvpswy @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 07/05/2026

The renowned #scientific society #AcademiaEuropaea has elected Prof. Sven Rottenberg, head of the Institute of #Animal #Pathology at the #unibern and Group Leader of the #Cancer #Therapy Resistance Cluster, as a member due to his outstanding achievements. Congratulations! 🎉 ⭐

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎉 Big news! Researchers from the Bone & Joint Program won the 2026 @issls.bsky.social Basic Science Research Grant (US $20k) for their DiscFuse project—exploring implant-free spine fusion using novel growth factors and KMN-159! #SpineResearch @shaeckel.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🏆 Dr Parisa Torabi Rahvar (Bone & Joint Program) won a Doctoral Award at this year's @eutermis.bsky.social for her Hyaluronan-Collagen type 2 #hydrogel research—part of an @snsf.ch Weave Agency project on intervertebral disc regeneration. Congratulations! @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Prof. Marti, research leader in the Oncology Thoracic Malignancies program, has been promoted to Associate Professor. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

See what our 450+ researchers have accomplished in 2025 – our Annual Report is now available! 👉 tinyurl.com/4bsze8e4 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The DBMR is delighted to announce that Dr. Magdalena Renner, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology (IOB), Basel, Switzerland, Switzerland will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/67mbhkx4

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🎉 We are delighted to announce that Dr. Chouvardas, research group leader in the cancer therapy resistance (CTR) program, has been awarded the venia docendi (habilitation) for his research on Computational Biology. 👉 tinyurl.com/3m69mrvk @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to PD. Dr. Marco Osterwalder on receiving funding from the @snsf.ch! His newly funded project will investigate the functional role of the cis-regulatory changes underlying the endocardium and heart valve development @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 www.osterwalderlab.com

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Raphaëlle Luisier and the Saturna Initiative on receiving funding from the @snsf.ch! Her newly funded interdisciplinary project will use biologically informed #AI to decode non-coding RNA functions @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 www.saturna.ch www.luisierlab.com

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The DBMR is pleased to announce that Dr. Anna D. Protopopova, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Switzerland will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/2m9njjjc

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The DBMR is pleased to announce that Prof. Lucio Barile, Institute for Translational Research (IRT), Università Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano and Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona, Switzerland will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/9w2r8bp7

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

The Prize for Best DBMR Publication of 2025 recognizes an outstanding publication published during the 2025 calendar year led by an investigator from the DBMR. The call for submissions is now open ✍️ Apply until March 19 ➡️ tinyurl.com/2bmkdeps @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The call for nominations for the 2025 Benoît Pochon Prize for an outstanding PhD or MD-PhD thesis conducted at the DBMR and defended in 2025 is now open. ✍️ Send us your nomination until March 10 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc5ept89 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The DBMR is pleased to announce that Prof. Dr. Dr. Oliver Soehnlein, Institute for Experimental Pathology / Center for Molecular Biology of Inflammation (ZMBE), University of Münster, Germany will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/5n73p77y

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PandeyLab @Unibern, SWITZERLAND @pandeylab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Open PhD student position in laboratory of Prof. Amit V Pandey @pandeylab.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

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PandeyLab @Unibern, SWITZERLAND @pandeylab.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

👶💥 "Minipuberty": The often-overlooked postnatal hormone surge crucial for male (46, X,Y) reproductive tract maturation. New publication by @pandeylab.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social from @unibe.ch 👉 doi.org/10.1007/978-... #Minipuberty #Hormones

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Mark A Rubin @marubin1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Can we help men with hormone-refractory #ProstateCancer through personalized epigenetic therapy? Our new study using patient-derived organoids reveals a targetable weakness in a WNT-driven subtype. @genentech.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch @pmbern.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2tkn3hwh

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PandeyLab @Unibern, SWITZERLAND @pandeylab.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🚀New Publication by @pandeylab.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch ! 🇨🇭🔬 🌿Dihydrotanshinone (DT) as a potent, selective CYP17A1 lyase inhibitor blocks androgen production 📊 #PCOS & #prostatecancer. Cancer Research Switzerland. 📄 doi.org/10.3390/biom...

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The @marubin1.bsky.social is part of Mac4Me, a European doctoral network aiming to develop new treatment options for metastatic neuroblastoma, prostate, and breast cancers.

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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The call for applications for the Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award is now open. ✍️ Apply until March 26 ➡️ tinyurl.com/yj65abu9 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

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