Category: News
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Pioneer Work in Spinal Cord Function Restoration
On May 24, 2023, Prof. Dr. Grégoire Courtine and his team of experts at EPFL have successfully published an article in Nature about their work on patients with spinal cord injuries, using a brain-spine interface to allow patients to walk again. The team of Prof. Courtine has received funding from PHRT.
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PHRT Edu Retreat 2023
On May 3-4, 2023, PHRT organized an Edu Retreat for the PhDs and postdocs working on PHRT projects with the goal of providing valuable input and strengthening the ties within this PHRT community. The event took place over two days in Thun and was attended by more than 35 participants.
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Hope for patients with a severe rare disease
New research offers potential benefits for those affected by the hereditary metabolic disease methylmalonic aciduria. By combining the results of multiple molecular analyses, scientists can better diagnose this rare and severe disease. In the future, an improved understanding of the disease might also improve treatment options.
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Clinical Trial / Clinical Study / Human Research Call
PHRT intends to take the last step toward clinical implementation with a focused yet compelling project in human research, i.e., a clinical trial, a clinical study or a research project according to the Swiss Human Research Act (HRA). PHRT, therefore, invites successful PHRT projects to apply for a respective project.
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SPHN and PHRT organize the 2nd Joint Personalized Health Day Switzerland, “The future of data-driven medicine in Switzerland”
Bern, 24 August 2022. The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN), an initiative of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, and Personalized Health & Related Tech-nologies (PHRT), a Strategic Focus Area of the ETH Domain, have organized the 2nd Joint Per-sonalized Health Day Switzerland. With more than 200 participants from research, hospitals, politics, and industry, the event informed and provided a platform for discussions about the future of personalized medicine in Switzerland.
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SPHN and PHRT support 4 “National Data Streams”
In 2021, the Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) and the Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT) initiative from the ETH Domain jointly launched the call for “National Data Streams” (NDS). After a two-step evaluation procedure, 4 NDS projects have been selected for funding in the fields of infectious diseases in intensive care medicine, oncology, pediatrics, and health services research. Each NDS project comprises a Switzerland-wide multidisciplinary consortium that invests in the development of a sustainable data infrastructure for high-end data-driven and personalized health research.
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Meet the Researcher: Rita Sarkis
PhD student in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, EPF Lausanne
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Meet the Researcher: Jihyun Lee
PhD student researcher, electrical engineering and bioinformatics, ETH Zurich
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Viviane J. Tschan receives EANM Marie-Curie Award
Viviane Tschan, PhD student in the Nuclide Chemistry group at the Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (PSI), received this year’s Marie Curie Award for a new concept of radioligand therapy of prostate cancer.
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Meet the Researcher: Fabienne Christine Meier-Abt
Dr. med. Dr. phil. (MD PhD), Institute of Molecular Systems Biology ETHZ, Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology USZ, Institute of Medical Genetics UZH