The health of humans, animals and the environment are interconnected; this is the starting point of the One Health concept. This approach guides epidemiologist Helena Greter’s research in Chad. The aim: to provide the nomads living there and their cattle herds with access to medical care. The scientist arrived at biology – and finally at epidemiology – through art.
He thrives on variety. A doctoral student conducting research at the intersection of Swiss economy, politics and society, in his free time Benjamin Jansen travels to faraway countries to encounter exotic animals.
Although she’s barely completed her dissertation, Darja Schildknecht is already dreaming of a postdoc; the academic can’t get enough of her work. Even if she will be contributing her expertise in a non-academic setting for the time being.
Globally, around 2.6 million children and adolescents are currently living with HIV, the majority of them in Africa. These young people are much more likely to experience treatment failure than adults. Experts long assumed that testing for viral drug resistance could improve treatment in cases where treatment has failed. However, a research team led by the University of Basel now shows that it is much more important to support the patients in taking their medication regularly.
For a number of years, Jacqui Cho worked in conflict zones. Now, for a dissertation she is writing at swisspeace, she is researching how people in conflict areas perceive foreign mediation efforts.
Researchers from the University of Basel have looked at how the ferromagnetic properties of electrons in the two-dimensional semiconductor molybdenum disulfide can be better understood. They revealed a surprisingly simple way of measuring the energy needed to flip an electron spin.
Five faculties at the University of Basel are welcoming new professors to their ranks.
Cancer treatments often cause nerve damage that can lead to long-lasting symptoms. Medication has proven ineffective in these cases. A sports scientist at the University of Basel, together with an interdisciplinary team from Germany, has now shown that simple exercises can prevent nerve damage.
Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, President of the University of Basel and Eucor—The European Campus, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Université de Haute-Alsace.
