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Getting inspired at the FELS research day
The Female Empowerment in Life Sciences (FELS) network organized a research day on March 21st with an exciting program. This one day event focused on promoting and enhancing excellence in research. Our team participated and Berk presented a poster on his latest work on rapid cartilage imaging. Besides research, panel discussions were held on “How can […]
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Awards for Matteo and Eva at the Day of Clinical Research
The Day and Week of Clinical Research 2024, held from 26 to 28 November, celebrated innovation and collaboration in clinical research. The event was organized by the Department of Clinical Research (DCR), during which Matteo Tagliabue and Dr. Eva Peper won a Poster Award. Eva won the award for Best Visual Poster for her work […]
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European Society for Molecular Imaging – SwyMIC day in Bern “How to image with magnets?”
The Swiss young Molecular Imaging Community (SwyMIC) – a young ESMI group, organizes a one-day, open-science, and networking event. WHEN? Friday 22 November 2024from 10.00h to 17.00h– with subsequent optional open-end Apéro at the Christmas Market. WHERE? Inselspital Bern, Lab building Murtenstr. 24 (Conference room EG50) WHO? The event is primarily designed for early-career investigators, but participation is in no way limited. […]
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How to perform biomarker validation using MRI?
At the ESMRMB in Barcelona, Jessica was invited to give a talk on “Preclinical translation step-by-step” in an educational session entitled Biomarker validation using MRI. The lecture discussed strategies and personal experiences how one can validate biomarkers that are quantified with MRI, including some of its challenges and pitfalls.
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Symposium: Novel Imaging Techniques in the Field of Ophthalmology and MR-Eye
The QIS lab joined the MR-eye symposium in Sion, which was a great success! The symposium covered the latest in MR-Eye segmentation, dynamic eye-brain imaging, and the integration of functional vision sensors with optimised MRI sequences from the experts of the domain. Through machine learning, ophthalmic segmentation and complex image analysis, the early detection of […]
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Dr. Eva Peper presented at the consortium for advancing MRI education and research in Africa (CAMERA)
Dr. Eva Peper was invited to speak at the Own Your Future Seminar Series of the Consortium for Advancement of MRI Education and Research in Africa (CAMERA). Her talk was entitled ‘Advanced MRI Techniques for Characterising Cardiovascular Blood Flow’. The vision of CAMERA is to make MRI accessible and to drive innovation to meet the […]
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Technological advances in whole-heart MRI
Jessica presented at the Cardiovascular Grand Rounds on “Technological advances in whole-heart MRI” in Bern, Switzerland.
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Has MRI delivered on its promise? Lecture at Department of Clinical Research
Jessica gave a seminar at the monthly lecture series organized by the Department of Clinical Research in Bern, Switzerland. The lecture covered MRI in the early days in Bern, as well as the latest developments and challenges. Including one of the earliest MRI research performed in newborns and brain development by the future president of […]
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PhD and Postdoctoral position on innovating quantitative MRI
We are looking for two motivated researchers who are interested in working at the intersection of engineering, physics, and medicine. The candidates will join a growing and dynamic team to push MRI further! The advertised positions are funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Start date: Summer/fall 2024 in Bern, SwitzerlandApplication deadline: May 31st, 2024 […]
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SNSF Project Grant awarded to Prof. Jessica Bastiaansen
Jessica Bastiaansen was awarded an SNSF project grant entitled “Advanced lipid-insensitive MRI relaxometry for unbiased noninvasive characterization of the entire human liver” Significant shortcomings exist in the current imaging technology for assessing biomarkers of liver disease such as fibrosis. Current methods are not designed for the liver. Hence, they face challenges due to the presence […]
