Section of Medicine

The core tasks of the Section of Medicine are, on the one hand, training doctors and, on the other hand, teaching biomedicine and sports and movement sciences. In the area of medical training, our special focus is on family medicine, which is unique in the whole of Switzerland. The teaching programme is complemented by a broad spectrum of research focuses, ranging from the molecular-biological and the cognitive foundations of life sciences to the cultural and literary-historical dimensions of medicine.

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HEALTH

The hidden gene doping our blood

An international consortium of scientists, including five researchers from the University of Fribourg, has located the genetic mutations behind certain forms of erythrocytosis, a disease that causes the…

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MONITORING

Real-time tracking of diesel exhaust particles deposited on lung cells

Researchers from the Adolphe Merkle Institute’s BioNanomaterials group have validated a cutting-edge device developed by external partners that could transform how scientists monitor diesel exhaust particles…

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SPORT

Everybody’s a top scorer thanks to virtual reality?

In just 15 minutes, training with a simulator allowed professional hockey players to significantly improve their perceptual abilities in front of the opposing team’s net. Developed by researchers at the…

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Institute for Family Medicine

We promote research, education as well as continuing education and we provide services in the field of family medicine.

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Seminar series

Neurobiologie, Ask the expert, Medical Humanities 

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NARA

National reference laboratory for the early detection and monitoring of novel antibiotic resistance

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Departements

The Section of Medicine comprises five departments

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