Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID)

MCID Seminar series

MCID seminars are intended for a multidisciplinary audience, with experts to be invited from a wide range of academic disciplines. Register here if you would like to be kept up-to-date on upcoming MCID seminars.

Dr. Sabine Bavamian

Chief Scientific Officer, Swiss Biobanking Platform 
"Swiss Biobanking Platform: Strategy to support Quality, Visibility and Interoperability of biobanks"
To be hosted by Dr. Aline Dousse-Bussard, IFIK

Thursday, 27th April 2023, 12.30-13.30  (in person only, University Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, Room-no. 106)

Prof. Pascale Vonaesch

Department of Fundamental Microbiology, University of Lausanne
"Microbiome, Nutrition and Health"
To be hosted by Prof. Stephanie Ganal-Vonarburg, DBMR

Tuesday, 30th May 2023, 12.30-13.30 (in person only, Department for BioMedical Research, Murtenstrasse 35, Room-no. H810)

Prof. Richard Neher

Biozentrum, University of Basel
"Adaptation and immune escape of SARS-CoV-2"
To be hosted by PD Dr. Christian Althaus, ISPM

Thursday, 29th June 2023, 12.30-13.30  (in person only, University Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, Room-no. 106)

Dr. Peter Beyer

Deputy Executive Director, Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership
"Some thoughts on the antibiotic R&D landscape and related policy discussions"
To be hosted by Prof. Rudolf Blankart, KPM

Thursday, 28th September, 12.30-13.30 (in person only, University Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, Room-no. 205)

Dr. Felix Gille

Digital Society Initiative, Universität Zürich
"What Is Public Trust in the Health System? Insights into Health Data Use"
To be hosted by Dr. Caroline Brall, PHILO

Monday, 30th October, 12.30-13.30 (in person only, University Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, Room-no. 215)

Prof. Massimo Palmarini

Director of Centre for Virus Research, University of Glasgow, UK
"Title to be announced"
To be hosted by Prof. Volker Thiel, IVI

Wednesday, 29th November, 16.30-17.30 (in person only, Vetsuisse, DIP, Länggassstrasse 122, Room-no. 303)

Prof. Daniel Paris

Medical Director, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Swiss TPH

"Title to be announced"
To be hosted by Prof. Stephen Leib, IFIK

Monday, 29th Januar, 12.30-13.30 (in person only, University Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, Room-no. 215)