Seminar: Applied Ethology and Animal Welfare Laboratory mice prefer underground shelters to a standard mouse house | Janja Novak 04 April
Science@Lunch Evaluation of the hoof centre-of-pressure path in horses affected by chronic osteoarthritic pain | Larissa Irina Mattei 16 April
VPHI Webinar Participatory modelling meets African swine fever: Systems Thinking in action | Jana Schulz 16 April
VPHI Webinar Fighting Neglected Tropical Diseases under a One Health Approach | Sascha Knauf 30 April
Science@Lunch Zoonotic transmission or just contamination? The challenge of Influenza A virus surveillance in pigs and humans | Jonas Steiner 14 May
Institute of Parasitology Swiss Society of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology - Annual meeting 2024 06 June
IVI ist part of the WHO-CoronaVirus Network The Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) ist now member oft the WHO CoViNet. The CoronaVirus Network is an international research network for the early detection, analysis and monitoring of coronaviruses worldwide.
New Head of Clinical Dermatology A warm welcome to Prof. Elisa Maina , she started on February 1st as head of the Department of Clinical Dermatology.
The SPREAD Read more about integrating science into policy or about fighting antibiotic resistance in the latest newsletter of the MCID.
Erfolgreiches ECVP Board Examen Iva Cvitas, Leonore Aeschlimann (Küchler) und Ismar Klebic, Absolventen unseres Resident-Programmes, haben in Paris erfolgreich die Prüfung für das ECVP-Diplom bestanden. Herzliche Gratulation!
Gesunde Kühe sind nachhaltiger Wer Fieber hat, leistet weniger. Das gilt auch für die Kuh. Zwei Studentinnen der Veterinärmedizin zeigten in ihrer Arbeit im Rahmen von «Nachhaltigkeit in der Lehre», dass Kühe, die Euterentzündungen durchmachen, weniger Milch geben und das Klima stärker belasten.
Dr Sarah Kiener & Dr Marine Inglebert receive the Albert Heim Foundation Award 2023 Two young researchers from the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern have been awarded this year's Albert Heim Foundation Award for outstanding work in the field of cynological research. We congratulate Dr Marine Inglebert, Institute of Animal Pathology, and Dr Sarah Kiener, Institute of Genetics.
Diagnostics centre Vetsuisse Faculty The search system allows you to quickly find the right examination from the wide range of services offered by the veterinary hospital. The result contains a link that will take you directly to the right contact person.
Science@Lunch Short scientific presentation (15 min. + 5 min. discussion) by students, postdocs or seniors to introduce ongoing projects or recently published work by Vetsuisse
Rapid antibody test against SARS-CoV-2 developed A Swiss-German team presents a test that determines the amount of neutralising antibodies within a short time. The test was developed at the Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) at the University of Bern and the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs BLV and evaluated in collaboration with the Ruhr University Bochum on serum samples from COVID-19 patients.
Immunoprotein inhibits SARS-CoV-2 An international team with the participation of the Institute of Virology and Immunology (IVI) of the University of Bern and the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs BLV was able to show that a protein of our immune system prevents the new coronavirus from fusing with host cells. This raises hopes for new therapeutic approaches.
New genes discovered that influence the success of cancer therapy One of the great mysteries of cancer research is why certain patients respond better to radiation therapy than others. Researchers at the University of Bern (S. Rottenberg research group) have now discovered which genes play an important role in this. This has led to new findings for cancer treatment.
Fish need cool refuges The survival of grayling in the Rhine is threatened. The rising water temperatures in the of global warming are causing them trouble - an NZZ am Sonntag article with statements by Dr. Heike Schmidt-Posthaus.
Deadly bacterial infection in pigs decoded Newborn piglets often die painfully from an infection with an intestinal bacterium. A team of researchers from three faculties of the University of Bern has now discovered how the bacterium causes fatal intestinal bleeding. They have thus achieved a breakthrough in veterinary research. Now promising prospects for vaccines and medicines are opening up for human application.
Bernese coronavirus clone goes "viral" Researchers from the Department of Virology and Veterinary Bacteriology at the University of Bern have cloned the new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2). These synthetic clones are now being used by research groups worldwide to test corona samples, find antiviral drugs and develop vaccines as quickly as possible. The method developed in Bern can also be used in the future to combat other highly infectious viruses.