Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID)

MCID-funded grants for early career researchers

As a result of project funding calls launched in June 2021 and March 2022, 11 early career researchers have been awarded MCID career development grants (CDG) / early career research grants for women (ECRG-W). In the case of CDGs, these career development grantees have either standalone projects or have been awarded grants as part of a multi-applicant team.

Grantee: Dr. Evangelos Karousis (Cluster: Microbiology)

Recipient of MCID Career Development Grant

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP)

Project: Deciphering the interplay between viral proteins and host cell mRNA metabolism

Grantee: Dr. Tim Rollenske (Cluster: Immunity)

Recipient of MCID Career Development Grant

University of Bern Department of Biomedical Research (DBMR) and University Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine

Project: Klebsi-mAb

Grantee: Dr. Emilie Seydoux (Cluster: Immunity)

Recipient of MCID Early Career Research Grant for Women (ECRG-W)

Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Inselspital Bern

Lung Precision Medicine, Department for Biomedical Research (DBMR)

Project: Boosting influenza-specific adaptive responses using an adjuvant composed of bacterial lysates

Grantee: Dr. Bettina Zimmermann (Cluster: Society and Law)

Recipient of MCID Early Career Research Grant for Women (ECRG-W)

Institute of Philosophy

Project: Ethical Considerations of the Relationship and Interactions between Science, Policy and the Media during the COVID-19 pandemic (ESPRIM)

Grantee: Dr. Caroline Schlaufer (Cluster: Society and Law)

Recipient of MCID Early Career Research Grant for Women (ECRG-W)

KPM Center for Public Management (KPM)

Project: Covid-19: Science, Narratives and Policy

Grantee: Dr. Jessica Laine Carmeli (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Recipient of MCID Early Career Research Grant for Women (ECRG-W)

Institute of Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

Project: Overcoming barriers to breastfeeding in Switzerland during infectious disease pandemics

Grantee: Dr. Susanne Hadorn (Cluster: Society and Law)

Recipient of MCID Early Career Research Grant for Women (ECRG-W)

KPM Center for Public Management (KPM)

Project: Blame deflection during the Covid-19 crisis

Grantee: Dr. med. vet. Saskia Keller (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Recipient of MCID Early Career Research Grant for Women (ECRG-W)

Institute for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI)

Project: WildGuARDS- Accessing the “Garden Wildlife black box” to improve One Health and infectious disease epidemiology

Grantee: Dr. Obdulio Garcia-Nicolas (Cluster: Neglected Diseases)

Recipient of MCID Career Development Grant

Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty (IVI)

Project: Role of sheep and rodent reservoirs for Wesselsbron, a neglected zoonotic flavivirus

Together with:

Lead Applicant: Prof. Dr. Charaf Benarafa (Cluster: Microbiology)

Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty (IVI)

Grantee: Dr. med. Julien Riou (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Recipient of MCID Career Development Grant

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

Project: Early detection for early action: integrating multiple data sources for monitoring the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in near real-time

Together with project team:

Lead Applicant: PD Dr. Christian Althaus (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

Co-Lead Applicant: Prof. Dr. med. Guido Beldi (Cluster: Patient-Focused Research)

University Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. Raphael Sznitman (Cluster: Patient-Focused Research)

ARTORG Centet for Biomedical Engineering

Co-Applicant: PD Dr. Alban Ramette (Cluster: Microbiology)

Institute for Infectious Diseases (IFIK)

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. Kevin Heng (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Center for Space and Habitability (CSH)

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. Alexander Leichtle (Cluster: Patient-Focused Research)

University Institute of Clinical Chemistry

Grantee: Dr. Jenna Kelly (Cluster: Microbiology)

Recipient of Career Development Grant

Institute of Virology and Immunology, Vetsuisse Faculty (IVI)

Project: An integrative One Health network to monitor and characterize influenza A viruses circulating in the human and pig population

Together with:

Lead applicant: PD Dr. Ronald Dijkman (Cluster: Microbiology)

Institute for Infectious Diseases (IFIK)

Co-Lead Applicant: Prof. Dr. med. Andri Rauch (Cluster: Microbiology)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Inselspital Bern

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. med. vet. Heiko Nathues (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Clinic for Swine, Vetsuisse Faculty

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. med. Philipp Latzin (Cluster: Neglected Diseases)

University Children's Hospital, Division of Pediiatric Pulmonology and Allergology

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. med. Manuela Funke-Chambour (Cluster: Patient-Focused Research)

Lung Cluster (DBMR) and Department of Pulmonology, Inselspital Bern

Co-Applicant: Prof. Dr. med. Gilles Wandeler (Cluster: Epidemiology)

Department of Infectious Disease, Inselspital Bern

Co-Applicant: Dr. med. Cédric Hirzel (Cluster: Immunity)

Department of Infectious Disease, Inselspital Bern

Co-Applicant: PD Dr. Franziska Suter-Riniker (Cluster: Microbiology)

Institute of Infectious Diseases (IFIK)