Actualités
November 2024
We are very excited to highlight our latest publication, The metabolic and circadian signatures of gestational diabetes in the postpartum period characterised using multiple wearable devices in Diabetologia. This collaborative work between the DIbner, Puder and Collet groups, used high-resolution wearable device data to reveal postpartum differences in glucose variability and circadian rhythms in women with prior gestational diabetes, highlighting potential targets for interventions to reduce long-term cardiometabolic risk.
The Dibner lab participated in Journée Portes ouvertes Diabète (JPOD), with Loic and Cecilia presenting our latest findings to a lay audience. This was a unique opportunity for the general public and schools to meet researchers and clinicians, understand lifestyle habits and biological mechanisms favoring diabetes, the tools to fight it, and discover the latest research on this disease.
The Dibner lab also attended the Société Suisse d'Endocrinologie et de Diabétologie (SSED) conference in Bern, where Andrew, Georgia and Nick shared the labs latest findings with other National researchers and clinicians.
October 2024
October 11th, 2024, we attended the GCIR Seminar on Circadian Medicine, where Charna Dibner and other esteemed speakers shared their latest research on why timing is so important in treatment.
- The Dibner Lab welcomes our newest member, Loic Metz, who joins us from University of Strasbourg as our new PhD student
- We are thrilled to highlight our new publication in iScience led by Dr. Flore Sinturel titled "Alterations of lipid homeostasis in morbid obese patients are partly reversed by bariatric surgery," revealing tissue-specific lipidomic changes, including reduced ceramide levels, following gastric bypass surgery.
- It is with mixed feelings that we are sharing two publications that appeared in a special chapter in EJN that is dedicated to the memory and scientific legacy of our late colleague and friend Steven A. Brown
- An article titled "Multi-omics correlates of insulin resistance and circadian parameters mapped directly from human serum," uncovering a link between insulin resistance, circadian rhythm alterations, and genetic factors using multi-omics and serum-modifying cellular assays.
- A review titled "Human primary cells can tell body time: Dedicated to Steven A. Brown",, which reviews advances in human chronobiology, highlighting the use of primary human cells in vitro, pioneered by Steven A. Brown, as a reliable and minimally invasive method for studying circadian rhythms and inter-individual differences in internal clocks.
September 2024 - EASD in Madrid
The Dibner lab visited beautiful Madrid for EASD, where Cecilia and Andrew shared their lastest findings in short oral discussions. The conference was filled with groundbreaking science, but also extra curricular activities including a world-famous Sara Baras flamenco show!
MARCH 2024 - EASD IGIS CONFERENCE IN MUNICH
Prof. Charna Dibner shared her research at the EASD conference on pancreatic islet cells in interorgan communication. The 3 days at Hohenkammer Castle stimulated excellent scientific discussions. Her collaborators, Dr. Georgia Katsioudi and Dr. Andrew Biancolin, presented their latest work in poster format, which was followed by experts in the field of pancreatic islet biology. We look forward to our next EASD conference in September!
FEBRUARY 2024 - A prize for excellence in teaching
On Thursday, January 25, 2024, the Geneva Medical Students Association (AEMG) rewarded certain members of the Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism for the excellence of the teaching provided.
The prize for the best Bachelor's examination in human medicine was awarded to Dr. Thierry Brun from the Department of Cellular Physiology and Metabolism , Prof. Charna Dibner from the Department of Surgery and Dr. Ilse Kern from the Department of Child and Adolescent Health, HUG . However, it also goes to all those involved in various capacities in the Nutrition, Digestion and Metabolism Unit, a crucial unit that allows second-year Bachelor students to acquire essential knowledge about the digestive system, nutritional balance and metabolism.
NOVEMBER 2023 - Diabetes and Obesity Open Day at UNIGE
Scientific presentations open to the public were given throughout Tuesday, November 7 by the various teams of the PHYM department, in order to introduce the world of research around these pathologies.
We were pleased to present to you the theme of our laboratory "Biological rhythm and diabetes" and we hope to see many of you again next year!
OCTOBER 2023 - Distinction of the Pre DIBNER team by ISREC
The ISREC Cancer Research Foundation awards more than 3 million francs each year as part of its TANDEM collaborative funding program. This year, out of 6 award-winning research teams, 3 are conducting their work at UNIGE and HUG.
Charna Dibner (UNIGE), in collaboration with Alfredo Addeo and Wolfram Karenovics (HUG) will study the influence of human circadian rhythms on lung cancer.
SEPTEMBER 2023 - Appointment of Prof. DIBNER as new member of the DLA (Daylight Academy)
The DLA is an academy that develops in the fields of medical anthropology, sleep sciences, scientific communication, molecular biology, plant physiology and chronobiology. Its members, who are representatives of all countries and disciplines, conduct research or implement applications related to "Daylight". They participate and contribute actively to the Annual Conference, the General Assembly and other activities of the academy.
JULY 2023 - Laboratory retreat in Les Diablerets: a mix of workshops, presentations and hikes!
