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Prof. Dr. Robert Rieben
Group Leader
- Phone
- +41 31 684 04 91
- robert.rieben@unibe.ch
- Office
- Mu24 300
- Postal Address
- University of Bern
Department for BioMedical Research
Murtenstrasse 24
CH-3008 Bern
Switzerland - Consultation Hour
- By agreement
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Born on October 9, 1960 in Bern, Switzerland
Swiss citizen, married, one daughter
Education / Scientific Career
- 1988 – 1992: PhD thesis on ABO antibodies at the Central Laboratory of Hematology, University of Bern. Supervisor: Urs Nydegger, MD
- 1992 – 1994: Postdoc at the laboratory of Prof. Nydegger. Continuation of projects on ABO antibodies as well as supervision of MD and PhD students.
- 1995 – 1997: Postdoctoral Fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. Supervisor: Mohamed Daha, PhD. Work on xenotransplantation, mainly the use of synthetic antigens and complement inhibitors to prevent hyperacute rejection.
- 1997 – 2004: Senior Scientist (Oberassistent). Clinic of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital. Projects in the field of heart (xeno-)transplantation, complement inhibition, and myocardial infarction.
- Feb. 26, 2002: 'Habilitation' (PD Dr. phil. nat.) for immunology with specialization on transplantation immunology.
- March 1st, 2007: Associate Professor (Prof. Dr. phil. nat.), University of Bern
- 2007 – 2012: Head of Research, Clinic of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Bern University Hospital
- since 2005: Senior Scientist and Research Coordinator, Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern. Work on ischemia/reperfusion injury, inflammation and innate immunity in xeno- and allotransplantation, myocardial infarction, and surgery.
- 2016 – 2017: Interim Director, Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern
- 2017 – 2023: Head of EAC Steeing Board
Major Research Grants (last 5 years)
- 2005 – 2010: RISET Project, EU 6th Framework, 290’000
- 2007 – 2010: SNSF basic research grant (main applicant), 260’000
- 2011 – 2014: SNSF basic research grant (main applicant), 331’000
- 2012 – 2014: 3R Research Foundation grant, 89’000
- 2012 – SNSF: basic research grant (co-applicant), 238’000
- 2014 – SNSF: basic research grant (main applicant), 499’000
- 2015 – SNSF: Indo-Swiss JRP grant (main applicant), 250’000
- 2015 – SNSF: R’Equip grant (co-applicant), 182’000
- 2017 – 2019 Biotest AG (main applicant)
- 2018 – 2023 SNSF basic research grant
- 2019 – 2023 Federal Assistance, Department of Defense
- 2020 - 2023 SNF NFP COVID-19
- 2020 - Innosuisse grant (co-applicant)
- 2020 - SNF Sinergia
- 2020 - CSLB RAI Grant
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
- Member of the following transplantation societies: The Transplantation Society, The International Xenotransplantation Association, American Society of Transplantation, European Society for Organ Transplantation, Swiss Transplantation Society (Founding Member)
- Member of the European Complement Network, member of the International Complement Society (Board member 2008-2015)
- Member of the Swiss Society for Laboratory Animal Science
- Member of the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology and the Dutch Society for Immunology
- Editorial Board: Xenotransplantation, Frontiers in Immunology
- Reviewer for scientific journals: American Journal of Transplantation, Transplant Immunology, Xenotransplantation, Molecular Immunology, Transplant International, Atherosclerosis, European Journal of Immunology, Swiss Medical Weekly, PLoS One, and others
- Reviewer for granting agencies: NIH, Research Framework Program of the European Union, Swiss National Science Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Medical Research Council UK
Teaching / PhD-students / Support of Young Investigators (last 5 years)
- 2022 – Mitra Loveline Gultom, Postdoc
- 2022 – 2023 Gabrielle Chiffi, Postdoc
- 2022 – Garima Yadav, Master in Molecular Life Sciences
- 2021 – Christine Lee, Master in Medicine
- 2021 – Neda Salimi, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
- 2021 – 2022 Melle Holwerda, Postdoc
- 2021 – 2022 Junhua Wang, Scientific Assistent
- 2021 – 2022 Anja Sophie Helmer, Master in Molecular Life Sciences
- 2021 – 2023 David Siegrist, Master in Medicine
- 2020 – Valentina Zollet, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
- 2020 – MariaFrancesca Petrucci, PhD in Veterinary Medicine
- 2020 – 2021 Ahmed Emara, Master in Biomedical Sciences
- 2020 – 2023 Bilal Ben Brahim, Master in Medicine
- 2020 – 2021 Neda Salimi, Master in Molecular Life Sciences
- 2019 – 2021 Anaïs Yerly, Master in Molecular Life Sciences
- 2019 – 2022 Nicoletta Sorvillo, Postdoc & Senior Research Assistant
- 2019 – 2023 Anastasia Milusev, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
- 2019 – Isabel Arenas, MD-PhD in BioMedical Sciences
- 2019 – 2020 Josip Mikulic, Postdoc
- 2018 – 2020 Fabian Luther, Master in Molecular Life Sciences
- 2017 – 2020 Pascal Zürcher, Master in Medicine
- 2018 – 2019 Srdjan Vukovic, MD-PhD in Biomedical Sciences
- 2018 – 2019 Ivo Meli, Master in Biomedical Sciences
- 2018 – 2019 Anastasia Milusev, Master in Biomedical Sciences
- 2016 – 2018 Tsering Wüthrich, Master in Molecular Life Sciences
- 2015 – 2018 Dzhuliya Dzhonova, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
- 2015 – 2018 Riccardo Sfriso, PhD in Biomedical Sciences
- 2015 – 2018 Adriano Taddeo, PhD, Postdoc