Lunch Seminar 2023
When: Every 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12:15 - 13:00
Happy Hour: 13:00 – 14:00 - To favor discussions and strengthen the network
(Sandwiches are generously provided by the DBMR)
Where: DBMR, Murtenstrasse 35, Room H813 (top floor)
Presenters: PhD, Postdocs and group leaders of SCRM Platform and partner groups
Attendees: Open for all SCRM Platform members and interested guests
Format:
- 35 - 40 min. presentation (overview of the field and results, methods)
- 10 - 20 min. of discussion on roadblocks, issues, help-requests
ECTS-Credits: 1 point per presentation at 80% participation (no midterm and defense)
Supported by: Department for BioMedical Research (DBMR)
| Date | Presenter | Title of presentation |
|---|---|---|
| February 14, 2023 | Vedat Burak Ozan, PhD student Pneumology Research Laboratory, DBMR |
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Alveolar Lung Organoids |
| March 14, 2023 | Aymar Abel Ganguin, PhD student Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Bioderived therapeutics for chronic liver diseases |
| April 18, 2023 | Dr. Haibin Deng Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital |
LDHB-mediated lactate utilization in mitochondria is a targetable vulnerability in cancer |
| May 9, 2023 | Elisa Rodrigues Sousa, PhD student Urology Research Laboratory, DBMR |
A new transgenic mouse model to explore the role of CRIPTO signaling in lethal prostate cancer |
| June 13, 2023 | Katherine Crump, PhD mid-term Tissue Engineering for Orthopeadics & Mechanobiology (TOM), DBMR |
Investigation into the Effects of Mechanics and Cytokine Stimulation on the Intervertebral Disc |
| July 11, 2023 | Amal Fahmi, PhD student Institute of Virology and Immunology, DIP |
Exploring the neuroteratogenic effects of West Nile virus using human cerebral organoids |
| August 8, 2023 | Virginie Perrenoud, Master student Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital |
Fibrotic Changes in the Retina after Laser-Induced Degeneration |
| September 12, 2023 | Shuimu Chen, PhD mid-term Tissue Engineering for Orthopeadics & Mechanobiology (TOM), DBMR |
Inhibitory influence of conditioned medium from human primary intervertebral disc cells on autologous bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells and osteoblasts |
| October 10, 2023 | Prof. Dr. Alexander Eggel Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital |
The importance of adipose tissue immune-stromal cell communication in the regulation of age-associated conditions |
| November 14, 2023 | MD Siavash Rahimi, PhD mid-term Molecular Dermatology & Stem Cell Research, DBMR |
The role of cell adhesion in tissue self-organization and regeneration: A systems biology approach to Pemphigus vulgaris |
| December 12, 2023 | Virginia Roland, PhD student Cardiovascular Diseases, DBMR |
Functional profiling of Hand2 and Gata4 cardiac enhancer landscapes in mammalian heart development |
Legal notice: The Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Platform (SCRM) organizes monthly lunch seminars as well as yearly member meetings and PhD students retreats. For the benefit of all our presenters we kindly ask all participants to fully respect our general policy and to keep all data presented at SCRM events confidential. This helps to assure those who wish to present unpublished data including data that might be used for future patents.
Responsible: PD Dr. med. Amiq Gazdhar and Carissa Abbas