The Medicine Section offers doctoral programmes in various domains of the biomedical research. Students are affiliated to one of the research groups of our Section and in addition may attend an organised programme of lectures, seminars and other activities. See for example: BeNeFRi Programme Neuroscience.

All details concerning the present research activities of each group, the available PhD positions and the contact addresses can be found in the websites of each group (see Contact).

Department of Neurosciences and Movement Science (NMS)

• Dr L. Spierer
  Laboratory for cognitive and neurological sciences
• Prof. J.-P. Bresciani
  Perception and control of movement
• Prof. M. Schmid
  Optovision - perceptual brain circuits and plasticity
• Prof. G. Rainer
  Visual cognition laboratory
• Prof. W. Taube
  Motor control and motor learning
• Prof. M. Prsa
  Sensorimotor Neuroscience
• Prof. A. von Philipsborn
  Neuronal circuits and behavior
• Prof. S. Durrleman
  ABCCD - Autism, Bilingualism, Cognitive and Communicative Development
• Prof. P. Boya
  Autophagy in neurons

Department of Endocrinology, Metabolic science and Cardiovascular System (EMC)

• Profs. S. Cook and M. Togni, Dr M.-N. Giraud
  Translational and clinical cardiology
• Prof. D. Hoogewijs
  Molecular oxygen sensing and physiology
• Prof. A. Lauber-Biason
  Molecular endocrinology
• Prof. Z. Yang
  Cardiovascular and aging research
• Dr Y Ravussin
  L.E.A.N.: Laboratory of Energetics and Advanced Nutrition

Department of Oncology, Microbiology and Immunology (OMI)

• Prof. L. Filgueira
  Cell biology, immunology and clinical anatomy
• Prof. P. Nordmann
  Molecular and medical microbiology: emerging antibiotic resistance unit
• Prof. C. Rüegg
  Experimental and translational oncology
• Prof. C. Szabo
  Hydrogen sulfide signaling in health and disease
• Prof. J. Stein
  Cell biology of the adaptative immune system
• Prof. M. Walch
  Immunology and infectious diseases

Department of Medical-Surgical Specialties (MSS)

• Profs. B. Egger and L. Bühler, Dr C. Gonelle-Gispert
  Surgical Research unit
• Prof. M. Tannast
  Orthopedics surgery and traumatology
• Prof. A. Curioni
  Overcoming resistance to immunotherapy & Developing new therapies for mesothelioma patients

Department of Medicine and Public Health (MPH)

• Prof. A. Chiolero, Dr S. Cullati, Dr C. Carmeli
  Population Health
• Prof. G. Hasler
  Psychiatry Research
• Prof. D. Inta
  Biological psychiatry