by robbie ianson price | Jul 7, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND Intracerebral administration of central nervous system (CNS) active agents through intracranial surgery is a widely used procedure in modern neuroscience. The discovery of new therapeutic treatment options for CNS diseases or the use of viruses to study the...
by robbie ianson price | Jul 7, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a cancer of the colon and the rectum. It is the third most prevalent cancer worldwide and is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related deaths. If the cancer is localised, the five-year survival rate is 90%; if the cancer has...
by robbie ianson price | Jul 7, 2025 | Funded Projects
Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD) is a deadly parasitic fish disease that is classified as reportable and that has to be monitored in Switzerland. For this purpose, 15’500 potentially healthy pre-reproductive brown trout were electrofished and euthanized since...
by robbie ianson price | Jul 7, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND The human placenta is a vital organ that acts as a barrier between the circulation of the mother and the growing fetus. It represents the interface between specialised placental cells called trophoblasts and fetal endothelial cells of the micro-vessels....
by robbie ianson price | Jul 7, 2025 | Funded Projects
BACKGROUND Understanding and overcoming cancer therapy resistance is a major overarching goal of our precision oncology program at the University of Bern. One of the greatest hurdles is the lack of reliable model systems to untangle resistance on a patient to patient...
