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  • Awards

Congratulations to the new Bachelor graduates!

Issue 55 - December 2025

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This November, the Faculty of Medicine had the pleasure of awarding the Bachelor’s degree to 203 students, including:

  • 158 in Human Medicine
  • 25 in Dental Medicine
  • 20 in Biomedical Sciences

They received their first academic degree from Prof. Antoine Geissbuhler, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, in the presence of Prof. Mathieu Nendaz, Vice-Dean for undergraduate training and development of professional identity, Prof. Catherine Giannopoulou, in charge of Bachelor Programme for the Dental Medicine, Dr. Vanessa Lavallard, Lecturer and in charge of Bachelor Exams and Dr. Jackie Perrin Simonnot, Academic Advisor for the Biomedical Sciences.

The Faculty extends its warmest congratulations to all graduates!

Watch or Rewatch the Ceremony

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  • Academic Life

Marc Ryser takes the helm of the Geneva Cancer Registry

Appointed full professor and director of the Geneva Cancer Registry (RGT) in August 2025, Marc Ryser brings a fresh perspective to cancer research. His approach? Bridging fundamental biology, clinical practice and epidemiology to better understand – and detect – cancer. A quantitative, multi-scale vision grounded in mathematical modelling and data science.

Issue 55 - December 2025
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  • 2 Minutes With

Two minutes with... Mathieu Brochet

Mathieu Brochet, a specialist of the parasite responsible for malaria, is passionate about biology... and running. For him, scientific research is neither a sprint nor a marathon, but rather an ultra-trail.

Issue 55 - December 2025
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  • Research

A drop of blood to detect strokes and head trauma

In neurological emergencies, every minute counts. Jean-Charles Sanchez has developped a test capable of distinguishing strokes from a single drop of blood. This breakthrough is the result of three decades of applied research on cerebral biomarkers.

Issue 55 - December 2025
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  • Research

A Centre to keep the heart of cardiovascular research beating in Geneva

To advance research into cardiovascular diseases – the leading cause of mortality in Switzerland – the Faculty of Medicine has established the Geneva Centre for Cardiac and Vascular Research – GCCVR. Its goal? To create an innovative ecosystem for collaborative research, with a particular focus on data science and biomarkers.

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  • Events

Mindfulness: from research to teaching

On 11 December, Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of the MBSR programme, will deliver a public lecture at UNIGE. This event holds particular significance for the Faculty of Medicine, where research on mindfulness has flourished for two decades and is now integrated into both teaching and student support.

Issue 55 - December 2025

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