MCID Core Activity-linked publications

BEready Cohort

  • ‘Bern, get ready’, BEready, a household-based cohort study for pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland: pilot study. 2025. Hodel, E.M., Wegmüller, S., Lim, E.,, Grimm, K., Gasser, L, Di Domenico, L., Schuller, S., Wandeler, G., , Low, N., BMJ Open. Link to article

  • Feasibility of studying respiratory infection transmission in a Swiss household cohort: Findings from the BEready (“Bern, get ready”) study. 2026. Grimm, K., Hodel, E.m., Gasser, L., Schuller, S., Wegmüller, S., Magyar, U., Iff, F., Lim, E., Furrer, L., Bittel, P., Hirzel, C., Low, N., Wandeler, G. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. Link to article

Ethics and Policy Lab

  • Ksinsik, J., & Schlaufer, C. (2025). Scientists in power plays: How substantive were scientists' narratives during the COVID‐19 pandemic? Policy Studies Journal. Early access online
  • Schlaufer, C., & Chalaya, T. (2025). Expert knowledge and policymaking in authoritarian contexts: a systematic review. Policy Studies. Early access online
  • Schlaufer, C., Mavrot, C., Hornung, J., Sager, F. (2025). Challenges to the Legitimacy of Scientific Policy Advice in Three Swiss Crises: Can Institutionalization Shield Against Politicization? Policy Studies Journal. Early access online
  • Wyler, M. (2026). Public acceptance of policy measures to prevent and combat infectious diseases in pets: a systematic literature review. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Early access online

BioPreparedness BioBank

  • Zoonotic bacterial and parasitic intestinal pathogens in foxes, raccoons and other predators from eastern Germany. 2024. Kittl, S., Frey, C.F., Brodard, I., Scalisi, N., Vargas Amado, M.E., Thomann, A., Schierack, P., Jores, J. Environmental Microbiology Reports. Link to article