Faculté de médecine Faculté de médecine

  • Appointments

Marc D. RYSER

Full Professor
Geneva Cancer Registry,
Department of Community Health and Medicine

Issue 54 - October 2025

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Marc D. Ryser studied physics at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). After a master's degree, he pursued a PhD in mathematics at McGill University (Canada). In 2012, he joined Duke University (USA) for a postdoctoral fellowship in cancer modeling in the Department of Mathematics, followed by additional training in clinical research and cancer genomics in the Department of Surgery. Appointed Assistant Professor at Duke in 2018 and promoted to Associate Professor in 2024, he held a joint appointment between the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Department of Mathematics. While at Duke, he directed an interdisciplinary research group focused on advancing early cancer detection and mitigating breast cancer overdiagnosis and overtreatment through the multi-scale integration of biological, clinical, and population data. In 2025, he joined the UNIGE Faculty of Medicine as Full Professor in cancer epidemiology and Director of the Geneva Cancer Registry in the Department of Community Health and Medicine. He continues his research on cancer early detection and cancer epidemiology.

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  • Education

Reforming for better training: medical education reinvents itself

The Faculty of Medicine is embarking on an ambitious reform of medical education. This project, called ENSI 23-27, aims to meet current needs while incorporating the challenges of artificial intelligence and changes in healthcare practices. Major discussions are also underway on the 1st year of medical studies, in Geneva as elsewhere in Switzerland.

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  • Research

Bringing together research on skeletal muscle and movement

The Centre of Research on Skeletal Muscle and Movement (CR2M) aims to understand and promote human mobility. Biologists, physicians and movement specialists will work together to propose new therapies for muscle and movement disorders. An inaugural symposium on 17 October marks its official launch.

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  • Research

How genetic switches affect development

Enhancers are small non-coding DNA regions whose role is to regulate the expression of a gene and can be the cause of many developmental abnormalities. Guillaume Andrey sheds light on recent research.

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  • Research

A new energy for the Diabetes Research Centre

To mark its 10th anniversary, the Diabetes Centre is entering a new phase. Its new strategy gives greater prominence to young researchers, encouraging collaboration, innovation and scientific excellence. Another key objective is to strengthen the partnership with patients and stimulate dialogue between the clinic and basic science laboratories.

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  • 2 Minutes With

Two minutes with... Noémie Colongo

Noémie Colongo, a 3rd year student in human medicine, is also a member of the AEMG Committee. She is passionate about the diversity of her studies and the profession that awaits her, where every day is different.

Issue 54 - October 2025

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