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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

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The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern provides undergraduate and postgraduate education to more than 2400 students in human medicine and dentistry.

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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A very warm welcome to Prof. Anke Augspach from the Faculty as well 🎊🤝
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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
How high is the risk of heart disease getting worse? Researchers at Inselspital & @unibe.ch show in two studies that AI can improve risk prediction, potentially enabling more personalized treatment in the future. More: inselgruppe.ch/de/aktuell/d... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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KI präzisiert Risikoprognosen bei Herzerkrankungen
Wie hoch ist das Risiko, dass sich eine Herzerkrankung verschlechtert? Zwei internationale Studien unter der Leitung des Inselspitals, Universitätsspital Bern, und der Universität Bern zeigen erstmals...
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 05/08/2026
Physicians who show emotion or share relevant personal experiences during conversations about serious illnesses come across as more trustworthy & compassionate. This is shown by a new study from @ispm.unibe.ch #unibern: sohub.io/g94n @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
Doctor comforting two older patients, with text reading 'Expressing emotions builds trust – Rethinking medical professionalism.'
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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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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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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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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
🎉3 von 5 IICT-Grants des @snf-fns.ch gehen ans Inselspital – für Forschung zu Schlaganfall, Herzklappenbehandlungen und Kortisontherapie. Wir gratulieren unseren Forschenden herzlich! Mehr: 👉 inselgruppe.ch/en/news/deta... @unibe.ch @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @fishingneurons.bsky.social
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 09/07/2026
Elham Kashani und Christina Grimm erhalten beide den Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2026🏆! Elham Kashani forscht zur Resistenz von Gehirntumoren (Glioblastome), Christina Grimm zum Einfluss der Plazenta auf das Gehirn in der fötalen Entwicklung. @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social
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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 · 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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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Researchers at #InselGruppe & @unibe.ch have identified variants in LDB1 as a new genetic cause of rare developmental disorders. The study also shows: the location of a mutation within the gene influences the severity of the condition. More: www.cell.com/ajhg/fulltex... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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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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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Prof. Benjamin Ineichen was awarded a highly competitive €600,000 COST Action grant to establish and lead LLM4Drugs, a new pan-European research network dedicated to advancing the use of large language models in drug development. Congratulations!💐 Details👉 ddm.unibe.ch/news__events... @unibe.ch
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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🚀 Radiology meets zero gravity: #inselgruppe, the @unibe.ch and Charité Berlin are advancing medical imaging for extreme conditions – in space and on Earth. More: inselgruppe.ch/de/aktuell/d... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Many congratulations! 👏💐
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 01/06/2026
This fall, the 🇪🇺 #HorizonEurope project “SAMPO” kicks off. Together with partners across Europe, researchers from #unibern & UPD are developing a digital app to promote mental health and prevent self-harm in adolescents. GGF LINK UPD @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social #YouthMentalHealth
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 26/05/2026
How do team dynamics change under extreme conditions? 🧊 A study at #Antarctica’s #Concordia station shows rising #loneliness, #distrust and #conflict, while cohesion and perceived performance drop. Wearable sensors could help detect risks early. 🚀 ▶️ sohub.io/4uqo @waltherseb.bsky.social
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🌐Join us for an interdisciplinary exchange and idea-sharing on global health challenges: The 2026 Global Health Symposium in Bern. 👉For all details: www.medizin.unibe.ch/unibe/portal... In collaboration with: @inselgruppe.bsky.social @unibe.ch @ispm.unibe.ch @dcrbern.bsky.social
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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Congratulations to Prof. Urs Fischer on becoming President of the European Stroke Organisation — the first Swiss physician in this role. A strong recognition of stroke research and neuroscience in Bern: neurologie.insel.ch/fileadmin/Ne... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @fishingneurons.bsky.social
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Prof. Claudio Bassetti, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at @unibe.ch, was awarded the title of 'Huésped de Honor' (Guest of Honour) in Buenos Aires in recognition of his contribution to brain health. 👏Many congratulations!💐
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Read the media release about this study, which paves the way for new approaches to predicting and treating wound healing disorders after surgery: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas... @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.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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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Jessica Peter, Head of Research at University Hospital of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, and her partner Bottneuro AG received an Innosuisse grant for their project “Personalised transcranial electrical stimulation therapy at home for early-stage Alzheimer's disease”. 💐Many congratulations!👍
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 02/04/2026
🎉 Christoph Gräni @inselgruppe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social has been awarded the Research Prize Cardiology 2026 by the Swiss ❤️ Foundation. His research uses modern imaging tech & AI to help identify and treat the risk of sudden cardiac death earlier & more accurately 👉 sohub.io/e6dy
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 02/04/2026
🎉 Christoph Gräni @inselgruppe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social erhält den Forschungspreis Kardiologie 2026 der Schweizerischen ❤️-stiftung. Seine Forschung hilft das Risiko für plötzlichen Herztod durch moderne Bildgebung & KI, früher und präziser zu erkennen & zu behandeln 👉 sohub.io/e6dy
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Professor Mia Rakić, Professor for Histology at the Faculty of Medicine and Head of the Robert K. Schenk Laboratory for Oral Histology, is the new President of European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). 💐Many congratulations and best of luck in this position of responsibility!👏
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Are you feeling springtime fatigue?
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
A team of researchers in Bern developed a new speech intelligibility test in Swiss dialect to close a diagnostic gap. Read the story in the @unibe.ch online magazine: www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2026/endlich... @inselgruppe.bsky.social
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Endlich passender Sprachtest für Schweizer Kinder
Ein Berner Forschungsteam entwickelt einen Dialekt-Test zur Sprachverständlichkeit und liefert erstmals verlässliche Daten zum Sprachverständnis von Kindern (4–7).
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 03/03/2026
50% aller chronischen psychischen Probleme treten erstmals bis zum 14. Lebensjahr auf, 75% bis zum 24. Lebensjahr. Prof. Dr. Stefanie Schmidt #unibern spricht über psychische Belastungen im Jugendalter – und stellt das digitale Präventionsangebot EMPATIA vor: www.philhum.unibe.ch/ueber_uns/kom…
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
👏 Congratulations to three successful young scientists at our Faculty: Severin Fankhauser, Greta Sökeland & David Studer received Swiss National MD-PhD Fellowships from the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences. 👉The 2026 call is now open: www.samw.ch/en/Funding/M... @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social
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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🧠💡Researchers from the #InselGruppe & @unibe.ch have directly measured for the first time how brain regions exchange signals during sleep and wakefulness. These insights into brain networks could help make future therapies more targeted. More: doi.org/10.1038/s414... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 16/02/2026
📢 Call for proposals JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026 This programme enables researchers in Switzerland to stay in Japan for 12 to 24 months. 🗓️Submission deadline: 23 April 2026. ➡️ sohub.io/y7rj
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 10/02/2026
Bernese researchers @inselgruppe.bsky.social #unibern have demonstrated for the first time how skin temperature influences brain states such as REM sleep: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas.... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
New insights on brain-body interactions provide novel therapeutic strategies for narcolepsy
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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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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Luca Noti was awarded a 2025 Young Talents in Clinical Research grant. Many congratulations!👏At the Department of Neurology, he will investigate the clinical impact and prevalence of subtypes in perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage, a rare form of intracranial bleeding. @inselgruppe.bsky.social
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
📑Recent article (in German) on our DCR's Patient and Public Involvement program - important work that helps strengthen the quality and relevance of clinical studies: www.derbund.ch/medizinische...
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Warum Laien für die Forschung in Bern so wichtig sind: «Wir brauchen die Bevölkerung» sagt Professorin Segelov
Onkologin Eva Segelov erklärt, warum es bei bestimmten Forschungs­projekten dringend die Bevölkerung braucht. Das Konzept gewinnt in der Schweiz zunehmend an Bedeutung.
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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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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The Faculty of Medicine is committed to academic freedom and excellence. In his video message, the Dean shares three key achievements of 2025 and a major project we have planned for 2026: tobira.unibe.ch/!v/LvAh6qRO5to A successful and healthy 2026 for everyone! @unibe.ch @inselgruppe.bsky.social
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland! Many congratulations on this very important work, @mcid-unibe.bsky.social 👍
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We remember the victims quietly, wish their families and friends much strength, and thank everyone who has helped and continues to do so.
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DBMR University Bern @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
New @natmed.nature.com News & Views by @marubin1.bsky.social and Dr. Irene Paassen on why #PrecisionOncology must go beyond genomics. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @pmbern.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2zvdvmy6
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
We wish you a very colorful 2026. 🤩 May you have good health, joy, and happiness! 🤝 Thank you very much for your interest in our work. We look forward to continuing our exchange and moving forward together.🚡
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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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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 11/12/2025
🧠 Neurologist Claudio Bassetti uses smiling in communicating with his patients. 🙂 He explains why laughing is healthy & how it can help to detect neurological disorders 👇 www.uniaktuell.unibe.ch/2025/laughte... @inselgruppe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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Laughter connects and relaxes
Does laughter really promote healing? Neurologist Claudio Bassetti answers this question and explains how he uses humor.
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 04/12/2025
🦳👨‍🦳 Do you want to live forever? Perhaps not exactly that, but at least to stay as #healthy as possible for as long as possible? #Horizons reveals what #research knows about #ageing and potential antidotes 🧐 📰 ➡️ www.horizons-mag.ch
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
🎊Excellent results in the 2025 Shanghai University Ranking: zmk bern – School of Dental Medicine ranks #4 (!) in dentistry and oral sciences. In clinical medicine, we are among the top 100 globally and the best-ranked medical school in Switzerland. Details: www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gra...
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Insel Gruppe @inselgruppe.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Study by #InselGruppe & @unibe.ch shows: AI can detect low blood sugar through smartphone voice recordings. A potential breakthrough for safer diabetes management!💡 More: inselgruppe.ch/de/aktuell/d... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 25/11/2025
The intestinal nervous system helps maintain the stability of the intestinal barrier. 🔬🦠 Disruption of this protection, may lead to allergies, as shown in a recent study by #unibern, @inselgruppe.bsky.social & Charité Berlin 👇 mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas... #BauchzentrumBern
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Why the "gut brain" plays a central role for allergies
An international research team led by scientists from Bern and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has identified a previously unknown function of the intestinal nervous system. The study reveals tha...
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Prof. P.N. Sylaja will be awarded her Honorary Doctorate of the University of Bern at the Dies academicus ceremony taking place the next day (December 6, 2025): www.unibe.ch/universitaet...
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Universität Bern @unibe.ch · 18/11/2025
Congratulations to our #researchers at #unibern, who are again among the world's most cited! 🎉👇 marubin1.bsky.social geointheworld.bsky.social stineb.bsky.social inselgruppe.bsky.social #Clarivate #HighlyCited2025
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