We are excited to invite you to our first
FELS Research Day on March 21, 2025. The event will take place in the Ettore-Rossi Hörsaal (Inselcampus) from 9:00-15:00.
FELS (Female Empowerment in Life Sciences) is a dedicated network of female researchers at the University of Bern, committed to promote interdisciplinary exchange and support professional development within the life sciences community.
Program:
9:00: Opening:
Prof. Heike Mayer (Vice-Rector for Quality and Sustainable Development, Head of
Economic Geography Unit, University of Bern)
Prof. Britta Engelhardt (Head of IFKC, Medical Faculty of Uni Bern, Professor and Director of the Theodor Kocher institute)
9:15: Keynote I:
Prof. Britta Engelhardt: «
How brain barriers orchestrate central nervous system immune privilege - rom biology to an excursion on barriers and privileges in medieval and modern societies»
9:50: Invited Talk: Dr. Jeanne Moor (Co-President, Swiss Society for Gender Health; Dept. of General
Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Bern; Primary Health Care Institute, University of
Bern) «The leaky pipeline among Swiss phycisians»
10:10: Coffee break and poster viewing
10:40: Keynote II:
Prof. Karolina Kublickiene (Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Senior
Scientist, Dept. of Clinical Science Intervention & Technology, Karolinska Institutet,
Stockholm): «
Introduction to sex- and gender-specific medicine»
11:15: Short Research talks from submitted abstracts
12:00: Lunch and poster viewing
12:45: Panel discussion «How can we fix the leaky pipeline? - innovative pathways to inclusive medical science and leadership»
Moderator: Prof. Suzanne Anderson (University of Bern & Sydney)
Panelists:
Prof. Stuart Lane (Swiss National Science Foundation, Faculty of Geosciences &
Environment, Université de Lausanne)
Prof. Britta Engelhardt
Prof. Karolina Kublickiene
Prof. Heike Mayer
Prof. Urs Fischer (Clinic Director & Chief Physician, Neurology Clinic, Inselspital)
14:00: Workshops «
Design the future – what would make a leadership career more attractive»
Led by
Prof. Uyen Huynh-Do (Senior Physician, Dept. of Nephrology &
Hypertension, Inselspital Bern,)
Prof. Dr. Sissel Guttormsen (Director
Institute for Medical Education, University of Bern), and
Prof. Sven Streit (Associate Professor of Primary Care,
Primary Health Care Institute, University of Bern) among others.
The event is open to everyone, and we encourage everyone interested to submit an abstract on their published or ongoing work. Please register for the event using this form.
The event is SIWF-approved (4 credits).
If you have any questions, please contact us at: fels.meddek@unibe.ch
