Institute of Anatomy

The Institute of Anatomy belongs to the medical faculty of the university of Bern. Its scope of duties comprise preclinical teaching in human, dentist and veterinary medical curricula as well as in many other paramedical fields. Research topics include base science in the fields of skeletal and smooth muscle, the lung and its development, particle interactions in the lung, stereology and others.

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Clinical Anatomy

The Centre for Clinical Anatomy at the Institute of Anatomy of the University of Bern was founded in 2010. It is considered to be the first of its kind in Switzerland to offer medical training courses and advanced education in close cooperation with anatomists and clinicians.

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Remarkable achievements at the Flash Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy (FRPT) conference 2024

We are proud to share that two members of the Djonov’s team were recognized for their contributions at the Flash Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy (FRPT) 2024 conference in Rome the past December. Dr. Verdiana Trappetti was honoured with the Best Abstract Award and Dr. Cheuk Ting Wu received the Best Poster Presentation Award. Congratulations to both for their well-deserved success and their commitment to advancing the field of radiation therapy and precision medicine.

Katzarov Award 2024, University of Geneva

End of 2024, in a special ceremony the president of the Katzarovi Fund Committee Mr. Jean-Claude Nicole awarded Professor Djonov with the prestigious “Katzarov Award 2024” for his contribution to medical education and research, his initiatives promoting academic mobility between Bulgaria and Switzerland, as well as his philanthropic commitment.

Dr. Lutz und Dr. Celia Zwillenberg-Prize

At the Dies Academicus 2024, Benedetta Coppe was awarded the prestigious Dr. Lutz und Dr. Celia Zwillenberg-Prize prize for her PhD Thesis entitled "The intergenerational investigation of paternal cardiac injury".

Lysosomes shape cardiac valves

Myra Chávez and Nadia Mercaders' team describe how disruption of lysosomal function affects cardiac valve formation in zebrafish. The finding can help to better understand cardiovascular defects that occur during lysosomal storage diseases.

MIRACLE Project Wins Major Research Grant

The Institute of Anatomy is delighted to announce that Dr. Cristian Fernández has secured together with Radio-oncology Inselspital and Radio-oncology CHUV as co-applicants a prestigious CHF 1.8 million Multidisciplinary Project research grant from the SNSF for the groundbreaking project "MIRACLE: MIcrobeam Radiotherapy – paradigm change in Clinical cancer treatment". We congratulate the team and wish them great success in this endeavor!

Cardioascona conference on cardiomyocyte biology May 2024

The 11th edition of this international meeting on cardiomyocyte biology was co-organized by Nadia Mercader and Jana Minnig from the Institute of Anatomy. The event took place at Centro Stefano Franscini/ETHZ at Monte Verità, Ascona. Photo: Alessandro Della Bella

Sinergia funding for six interdisciplinary projects at Bern

Ten researchers from the University of Bern have been awarded Sinergia funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for their six research projects. The projects are being supported by the SNSF with funds totaling approximately CHF 6.7 million over a period of four years.

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Prof. Miguel Angel del Pozo"Tension-sensing membrane domains in mechanoadaption and mechanotransduction"

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