🎉 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

🏆 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

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

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

🎉 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

🎉 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

🎉 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

👶💥 "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

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

🚀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...

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

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.

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

Excited to share new preprint on the minor spliceosome in cancer! Targeting U6atac disrupts DNA repair and sensitizes prostate & breast tumors to radiation, cisplatin and PARP inhibitors—even beyond BRCA-mutant . bit.ly/48RnsI5 #DNARepair #ProstateCancer #BreastCancer #U6atac @theaacr.bsky.social

Dr. Martín González-Fernández received the Dr. Lutz and Dr. Celia Zwillenberg Prize @unibe.ch for his findings, published @pnas.org, uncovering a new mechanism of chemotherapy response in BRCA1-deficient #BreastCancer. @svenrottenberg.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ycy94a6b

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

Congrats to Jia and Michael and team. This has been a major effort and we are learning so much about lineage plasticity www.nature.com/articles/s41....

New paper @pandeylab.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch ! 🧬 Mapped functional epitopes of Human Growth Hormone for molecular "Danger Zones" in growth disorders solving paradox of "bioinactive" GH hormones. 🧵👇 [https://www.mdpi.com/1467-3045/47/12/1012] #ESKAS @novo-nordisk.bsky.social

The DBMR is pleased to announce that Prof. Daniel Ahmed, Director of Acoustic Robotic Systems Lab (ARSL), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Acoustic Robotics for Life Science and Healthcare, ETH Zurich will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/363bfn72

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

🧬🤖 An intelligent microfactory from the MicroLean Lab at #HEArcIng is inspiring the #Innosuisse flagship project ORION with participation from #unibern. 🎯 The goal: to advance personalized cancer treatments 👇 mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas... @mariannakruithof.bsky.social

Myrofora Goutaki @ispm.unibe.ch & Loretta Müller of #Kinderklinik @inselgruppe.bsky.social & @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social receive the Ewald-Weibel Preis 2025 for their outstanding research in the field primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) 🫁 🔬 www.ispm.unibe.ch/about_us/new... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

Prof. Deborah Stroka and Dr. Simon Häfliger are part of NAIPO, an #Innosuisse Flagship project advancing precision oncology with secure, #AI-driven solutions for more personalized and effective #CancerCare. @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

🌍It's World Pneumonia Day🌍 At @mcid-unibe.bsky.social, we’re funding innovative research through antibody discovery and novel peptide therapies, to fight and treat one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. #WorldPneumoniaDay @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch

Great energy at the Krebsliga Schweiz Grant Seminar! 🎓 Profs. @marubin1.bsky.social & @svenrottenberg.bsky.social shared insights & pitfalls for writing stronger proposals. Thanks to all @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social researchers who joined!

🎉Congrats to @shaeckel.bsky.social on her @snsf.ch SPARK Grant! Her project aims to develop a biological approach to spinal fusion—stimulating natural bone formation in the intervertebral disc without metal implants #BiologicalFusion #SpinalSurgery @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social 👉 rb.gy/49wrl6

Prof. @mariannakruithof.bsky.social and her team play a key role in the ORION consortium, an #Innosuisse Flagship project developing a smart “micro-factory” to advance personalized #cancer care. #PrecisionMedicine @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch 👉https://tinyurl.com/3udxs2w2

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Janine Gote-Schniering! She received a @snsf.ch Starting Grant for her project uncovering how immune aging contributes to regenerative cell dysfunction and fibrosis in the lungs. 👉https://tinyurl.com/m4whmk4t @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

An international consortium, led by #unibern & @inselgruppe.bsky.social have launched the first comprehensive atlas of the mouse gut microbiome: mediarelations.unibe.ch/media_releas... @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @bahtiyil.bsky.social

Congratulations to PhD student Jubira Yakubu from @pandeylab.bsky.social of @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @unibe.ch for winning the Best Presentation Award at the Annual Research Conference of Children's Hospital. Big thank you to Cancer Research Switzerland for funding.

PhD Student in Molecular and Translational Medicine: Dissecting & Targeting a Human Metabolic Disorder funded by @snsf.ch in @pandeylab.bsky.social @unibe.ch @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Research Position on modulation of human steroid and drug metabolism by redox proteins like P450 oxidoreductase (POR), Ferredoxin reductase (FDXR), ferredoxin (FDX1). funded by @snsf.ch in @pandeylab.bsky.social at @unibe.ch @dbmr-unibe.bsky.social @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Ziad Al Nabhani on receiving a BINC Foundation Grant! His newly funded project will explore how gut microbes and their products can shape early immune, bone, and brain development. 👉 tinyurl.com/257xfr39 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

The DBMR is pleased to announce that the Recipient of the Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2024, Dr. Andrea Felser, Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, University Children’s Hospital, Bern will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/3ws85t46

The DBMR hosted a delegation from the ten #ASEAN member states! 🌍 Prof. @marubin1.bsky.social highlighted current #CancerResearch projects underway within his team and provided an overview of the broader work of the DBMR. A valuable exchange and great discussions!🤝 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to PD Dr. Carolina Gutierrez Herrera on receiving funding from the @snsf.ch! Her newly funded project will explore how #astrocytes influence sleep spindle dynamics and cognitive processing. 👉 www.astrosleeplab.com @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

🎉 We are delighted to announce that @mosterwalder.bsky.social, research group leader in the cardiovascular (CVD) program, has been awarded the venia docendi (habilitation) for his research on Developmental Biology. 👉 tinyurl.com/28r7da55 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social

The UniBE Venture Fellowship program supports early-career researchers who wish to turn their scientific findings into innovative products and services with up to CHF 100,000. Open to ALL disciplines at @unibe.ch. 👉Projects can be submitted until Dec 11, 2025. Details: www.unibe.ch/research/fun...

The DBMR is pleased to announce that Prof. Lisa Horvath, Director of Research and Chief Clinical Officer at the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, will have a special lecture at the DBMR. tinyurl.com/5n6aty43 @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social @mariannakruithof.bsky.social

The DBMR is pleased to announce that Dr. Kamel Laghmani, Ph.D., Directeur de Recherche CNRS, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France will have a special lecture at our DBMR Research Conference. tinyurl.com/mpkh77k9

Planning a Krebsliga Schweiz Research Grant in 2026? Don’t miss insights from Profs. Rubin, Perren & Rottenberg on writing a competitive proposal. Open to @medfacultyunibe.bsky.social researchers applying in 2026. 📅 Nov 10 📍DBMR 📌Register by Oct 3: tinyurl.com/3s7f3cra @inselgruppe.bsky.social

The Talent4Bern funding program supports early-career researchers who wish to apply for an SNSF Starting Grant, SNSF Ambizione grant, or ERC Starting Grant and intend to be hosted at an institute or clinical department of our Faculty at @unibe.ch. 👉 All details: www.medizin.unibe.ch/research/sup...