Innovations in Regenerative Medicine
Innovations in Regenerative Medicine
Various topics in the research area of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine will be presented by outstanding external speakers.
2025
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Melanie Generali, Prof. Ute Modlich, PD Dr. Christian Tackenberg and Dr. Ramona Weber
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
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19.5.2025 |
Jumping Genes for Therapeutic Cell Engineering |
Prof. Zoltan Ivics, |
WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
| 28.5.2025 14.00 |
Engineering complexity and function using computational protein design | Dr. Martin Pačesa, Laboratory of Protein Design and Immunoengineering, EPFL, Lausanne |
WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
| 2.6.2025 16.00 |
T-cell specific gene delivery and in vivo CAR T-cell generation |
Prof. Christian Buchholz, |
WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
2024
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Melanie Generali, PD Dr. Ute Modlich, PD Dr. Christian Tackenberg and Dr. Ramona Weber
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
| postponed | Biointerfaces in Regenerative Medicine (PDF, 129 KB) | Prof. Katharina Maniura, Empa | WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
March 25th, 1pm |
Impact of APOE polymorphism on lipid transport capacity (PDF, 125 KB) | Prof. Anne-Claude Gavin, |
WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
| May 6th, 2pm | Versatility of new approach methods – from early drug discovery to risk stratification (PDF, 131 KB) |
Dr. Wolfgang Moritz, InSphero
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WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
July 1st, 1pm |
The Brain Vascular function: from the pial vasculature to the delicate capillaries (PDF, 123 KB) | Dr. Mohamad El Amki, University Hospital Zurich |
WAD P-106 (IREM, Founders Lab) |
2023
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Melanie Generali, PD Dr. Christian Tackenberg, Dr. Ramona Weber, Dr. Vimal Veeriah
2022
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Melanie Generali, Dr. Christian Tackenberg, Dr. Ramona Weber, Dr. Vimal Veeriah
2021
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Melanie Generali, Dr. Christian Tackenberg, Dr. Ramona Weber, Dr. Dominik Wrona
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
| Feb 22 1pm |
Cell therapy for Parkinson's disease with induced pluripotent stem cells (PDF, 113 KB) | Prof. Asuka Morizane, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University |
Zoom: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/93662860704?pwd=OGZIajJPOUZicFJlQmRrK2NlaXl6Zz09 |
| Mar 29 1pm |
Computational modeling for advancing cardiovascular tissue engineering (PDF, 189 KB) | Prof. Sandra Loerakker, Eindhoven University of Technology |
Zoom: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/95826618093?pwd=djYyUzcxZzVyWDNKdlV5ZFIxRGdUUT09 |
| Apr 26 1pm |
Modulation of virus-induced pathogenesis by genetic variability and co-infections (PDF, 161 KB) |
Prof. Christian Münz, Institute of Experimental Immunology, UZH | Zoom: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/67811812376?pwd=Wi9vKzBOSGVXZDNuQUk3c2ROb3JyUT09 |
| Jun 28 1pm |
Therapeutic Genome Editing – strategies and safety considerations | Prof. Toni Cathomen, University Hospital Freiburg |
Zoom: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/66964479351?pwd=VTRiM3RmeDl3c0ZPUmZWWkliOXJaZz0
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| Aug 30 1pm |
Regulation of gene expression | Prof. Jeffrey A. Chao, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel |
Zoom: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/68069119333?pwd=bFE4UEVYb28yTVV3QS8xM0g5TzFBdz09 |
| Sep 27 1pm |
Biomedical Image Analysis at UZH (PDF, 451 KB) | Prof. Bjoern Menze, Department of Quantitative Biomedicine, UZH |
Zoom: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/62702718920?pwd=R0djMnJYelBoUk9WYjUyTWdNbG5nQT09 |
| Oct 25 1pm |
Prof. Anthal Smits, Eindhoven University of Technology |
https://uzh.zoom.us/j/66141017686?pwd=UURqeXk0ZFhpZVFzdk81RTFCVHdGQT09 |
2020
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Dr. Simon P. Hoerstrup and Prof. Dr. Roger M. Nitsch
Chair: Dr. Steffen M. Zeisberger and Dr. Christian Tackenberg
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
| Nov 30 | Engineered patches for the treatment of chronic cardiac ischemia (PDF, 75 KB) |
Dr. Anna Marsano, Department of Biomedicine and Department of Surgery, University Hospital Basel |
Zoom-Link |
| Oct 26 | Understanding and engineering CRISPR-Cas genome editors (PDF, 75 KB) |
Prof. Martin Jinek, Department of Biochemistry, University of Zurich |
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| Sep 28 | Prof. Collin Ewald, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Institute of Translational Medicine, ETH Zurich | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) | |
| Aug 31 | Experimental approaches to treat blinding diseases of the retina (PDF, 72 KB) |
Prof. Christian Grimm, Lab for Retinal Cell Biology, Dept. Ophthalmology, University of Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Jun 29 | CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| May 25 | CANCELLED | CANCELLED | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Apr 27 |
CANCELLED |
CANCELLED |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Mar 30 |
CANCELLED | CANCELLED |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Feb 24 | Proteomes in 3D (PDF, 120 KB) | Prof. Paola Picotti, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Jan 27 | Multimodal imaging in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (PDF, 146 KB) | Ruiqing Ni, PhD, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich & University of Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren |
ARCHIVE:
2019 Clinical Colloquium Regenerative Medicine
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
| Nov | cancelled | Prof. Paola Picotti Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich (not confirmed) | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Oct 31 | Sex differences in cardiovascular cells - relevance for translational medicine (PDF, 71 KB) | Prof. Vera Regitz-Zagrosek Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, and Anna Fischer Dueckelmann visiting professor, Univ. of Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Sep 30 | Prof. Susanne Wegener Deptartment of Neurology |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) | |
| Aug 26 | Anti-Nogo-A antibody therapy for spinal cord injury and stroke: From animal to humans (PDF, 129 KB) | Prof. Martin E. Schwab Institute of Regenerative Medicine (IREM), University of Zurich and Dept. of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Jun 27 | 3D bioprinting of personalized human bone organoids (PDF, 70 KB) | Prof. Ralph Mueller Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| May 27 | Cardiac regenerative cell therapy (PDF, 69 KB) | Dr. Marie-Noelle Giraud, Faculty of Science and Medicine, University of Fribourg | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Apr 25 | Prof. Dr. Jörg Goldhahn, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) | |
| Apr 1 | Therapeutic Angiogenesis - from Vascular Biology to Regenerative Medicine (PDF, 72 KB) | Dr. Andrea Banfi, Cell and Gene Therapy, University Hospital Basel | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Mar 07 | Understanding the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis by translational research |
Prof. Dr. Roland Martin, Clinic for Neurology, University Hospital Zurich | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
| Jan 28 | Elucidating the molecular and cellular dynamics of neurogenesis (PDF, 124 KB) | Prof. Dr. Sebastian Jessberger, Brain Research Institute, University of Zurich | UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, 6th floor, Campus Schlieren) |
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Dr. Simon P. Hoerstrup and Prof. Dr. Roger M. Nitsch
Chair: Dr. Steffen M. Zeisberger and Dr. Christian Tackenberg
2018 Clinical Colloquium Regenerative Medicine
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Dec 03 |
Engineering therapeutic approaches to modulating inflammation (PDF, 70 KB) |
Prof. Karin Wuertz-Kozak, Laboratory for Immunoengineering & Regenerative Medicine, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-L-121/3 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Nov 05 |
Addressing the problem of fibrotic tissue encapsulation in surgical practice (PDF, 72 KB) |
Dr. Simone Bottan, Project Leader HYLOMORPH, Wyss Zurich, ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-L-121/3 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Sep 27 |
Regulation of skin inflammation and repair by genetic and environmental cues (PDF, 71 KB) |
Prof. Sabine Werner,, Institute of Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Aug 27 |
Prof. Janine Reichenbach, Dept. of Immunology, University Children's Hospital Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
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Jul 05 |
Versatile Macromolecules and their Biomedical Applications (PDF, 71 KB) |
Prof. Massimo Morbidelli, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
May 31 |
Prof. Simone Schuerle, Responsive Biomedical Systems Laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, Department of Health Science & Technology, ETH Zürich |
UZH-WAD-L-121/3 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
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Apr 26 |
Long-term single-cell quantification: New tools for old questions (PDF, 70 KB) |
Prof. Timm Schroeder, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), ETH Zurich |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Mar 26 |
Re-Engineering developmental processes for tissue regeneration (PDF, 70 KB) |
Prof. Ivan Martin, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel |
UZH-WAD-904 (Wagistrasse 12, Campus Schlieren) |
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Dr. Simon P. Hoerstrup; Chair: Dr. Steffen M. Zeisberger
2017 Interdisciplinary Colloquium Regenerative Medicine I
| Date | Topic | Guest-speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | Why location matters in arthritis (PDF, 59 KB) | Dr. Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj, Center for Experimental Rheumatology, Clinic for Rheumatology, USZ |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Oct 31 |
Prof. Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, Clinic of Geriatrics, USZ |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
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Sep 26 |
Dr. Nina Khanna Gremmelmaier, Dep. of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
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Aug 29 |
Data to the People - MIDATA Personal Data Cooperatives (PDF, 64 KB) |
Prof. Ernst Hafen, Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zurich |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Jun 27 |
Nanotech for medicine: From fundamental research to commercialization (PDF, 48 KB) |
Prof. Wendelin Stark, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich |
NORD 1, Kurszimmer C301, USZ |
May 30 |
Gene Engineering an HIV Resistant Immune System (PDF, 62 KB) |
Prof. Roberto Speck, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, USZ |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Mar 28 |
Stem Cell Research in SCI: Hype or Feasible Approach (PDF, 59 KB) |
Prof. Armin Curt, Spinal Cord Injury Center, UZH and Balgrist University Hospital |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Feb 28 |
Chronic Inflammatory Disease: Autoimmunity or Miscommunication (PDF, 59 KB) |
Prof. Burkhard Becher, Division of Neuroimmunology, Inst. Experimental Immunology, UZH |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Jan 31 (scheduled to May 30) |
Prof. Roberto Speck, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, USZ |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Organiser: Prof. Dr. Dr. Simon P. Hoerstrup; Chair: Dr. Steffen M. Zeisberger
2016: Interdisciplinary Colloquium Regenerative Medicine I
Date |
Topic |
Guest-speaker |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Nov 29 |
"CRISPR/Cas9 and organoids: Tools for disease-modeling and gene-therapy" (PDF, 65 KB) |
Prof. Gerald Schwank, Department of Biology/ Inst. f. Molecular Health Sciences, ETH Zurich |
Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
Oct 25 |
cancelled |
Dr. Brian Burg, Wyss Translational Center Zurich, ETH Zurich |
cancelled |
| Sep 27 | "Molecular Cardiac Imaging" (PDF, 60 KB) | Prof. Philipp A Kaufmann, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, USZ | Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
| Aug 30 | "From Spin to Picture to Computational Models - Biomedical Imaging of Failing Hearts" (PDF, 59 KB) |
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kozerke, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, USZ and ETH Zurich | Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, KHO, USZ |
| Jun 28 | "Anti-Nogo on the go. From bench to bed side with a neurite growth enhancing therapy for spinal cord injury and stroke" (PDF, 61 KB) | Prof. Martin E. Schwab, Brain Research Institute, USZ and Department of Health Science and Technology, ETH Zurich | Nord 1, Kurszimmer C301, USZ |
| May 31 | "Cellular mechanisms underlying neural stem cell activity" (PDF, 59 KB) | Prof. Dr. Sebastian Jessberger, HiFo / Brain Research Institute, UZH | Nord 1, Kurszimmer C301, USZ |
| Feb 23 | "Towards smart blood pumps" (PDF, 60 KB) | Dr. sc. ETH Barbara Röhrnbauer, Wyss Translational Center Zurich, ETH Zurich | Kleiner Hörsaal Ost, HOER B5, USZ |
| Jan 26 | "Microrobotics and Nanomedicine: Future Directions in Medical Robotics" (PDF, 58 KB) | Prof. Dr. Bradley Nelson, Inst. Robotics and Intelligent Systems, ETH Zurich | Nord 1, Kurszimmer C301, USZ |