Dr. honoris Causa
Each year, the Faculty of Science and Medicine can grant an honorary doctorate (Doctor honoris Causa) to a person for their particular achievements in the fields of Science and Medicine.
The Dr. h. C are distributed each year at the Dies Academicus in November.
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2023 - Dr. Luca Vetterli
The Faculty of Science and Medicine confered the title of Dr. h.c. to Dr Luca Vetterli:
- for his rigorous scientific contribution to the creation of an exhaustive inventory of wetlands in Switzerland and his fight for the protection of marshes in Switzerland;
- for his expertise in supporting major hydroelectric projects, whilst ensuring the protection of water and nature
- for his tireless scientific and political commitment to protecting the environment and biodiversity.
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2022 - Prof. Dr. Federica Sallusto
The Faculty of Science and Medicine confered the title of Dr. h.c. to Prof. Federica Sallusto
- For her pioneering studies characterising the metrics, specificity and organisation of the human immune response to various classes of natural antigens and vaccines;
- For the discovery of the heterogeneity of the T cell response and the definition of the different subsets of memory T cells and their physiological and pathological implications;
- For her contribution to the advancement of research and teaching in medical immunology in Switzerland with world-class recognition and visibility.
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2021 - Prof. Dr. Susan M. Gasser
The Faculty of Science and Medicine confered the title of Dr. h.c. to Prof. Susan Margaret Gasser:
- For her professional career as the world's leading epigeneticist, which is exemplary and groundbreaking for young Swiss researchers;
- For her visionary commitment to encouraging excellent women and men to realise their potential in research and academia;
- For the impetus given in gender equality commissions and initiation of funding instruments aimed at outstanding female scientists and enabling women to reconcile family and academic career.
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2020 - Prof. Dr. Kevin J. Tracey
The Faculty of Science and Medicine confered the title of Dr. h.c. to Prof. Kevin J. Tracey:
- For his unique and tireless research work in the field of inflammation, uncovering its basic molecular mechanisms of disease and identifying new therapeutic targets in inflammation and life-threatening diseases. Among other things, Professor Tracey has discovered the pathophysiological role of TNF-alpha and HMGB-1 in septic shock and developed new experimental therapeutic approaches that target these mediators.
- For his pioneering work and expansion of a new field of science called Bioelectric Medicine and for implementing the discoveries he has made in this field. Among other things, Professor Tracey has described new mechanisms of how the autonomic nervous system and the immune system interact, and designed and clinically tested novel innovative therapeutic devices to stimulate the vagus nerve
- For creating new research infrastructures, which enabled him to establish and expand a new state-of-the-art biomedical research institute: This allowed him, on the one hand, to recruit leading researchers, and on the other hand, to train many generations of young scientists in the field of molecular medicine.
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2019 - Prof. Paul Julian Weindling
Die Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche und Medizinische Fakultät der Universität Fribourg verleiht die Würde eines Dr. h.c. an Prof. Paul Julian Weindling:
- Für seine einzigartige, unermüdliche Forschungstätigkeit in weltweiten Archiven, um die Schicksale von bislang 24000 Opfern nationalsozialistischer Medizinverbrechen zu rekonstruieren und eine Kultur der Erinnerung an jeden Einzelnen zu begründen
- Für seine vielfältigen und scharfsinnigen Beiträge zur Geschichte der medizinischen Eugenik, der Infektiologie und des öffentlichen Gesundheitswesens, die nachhaltig zur internationalen Bedeutung des Faches ‘Medizingeschichte’ beigetragen haben
- Für seine Arbeiten zum Nürnberger Ärzteprozess und seinen ethisch-rechtlichen Nachwirkungen, zu Menschenexperimenten und Medizinflüchtlingen im dritten Reich sowie zur Psychiatrie und Rasseforschung. Sie sind sämtlich für die Selbstbesinnung des Ärztestandes auf die eigenen historischen und moralischen Grundwerte fundamental.
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2018 - Prof. Lloyd Nick Trefethen
The Faculty of Science and Medicine confered the title of Dr. h.c. to Prof. Lloyd Nick Trefethen:
- For his mathematical advances, among others in approximation and linear algebra
linear algebra, in particular for the study of what he called the pseudospectrum of matrices; - For the exceptional quality of his books and articles;
- For the way in which he has nourished scientific discussion, both in
in mathematics as well as in other sciences.
- For his mathematical advances, among others in approximation and linear algebra
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2016 Prof. Dr Albert W. Bally 2015 Prof. Dr méd. Thierry Carrel 2014 Julien Perrot 2013 Peter Kocher 2012 Prof. Dr méd. Peter Suter 2011 Martin Gutzwiller 2009 Dr méd. Bertrand Piccard 2008 Dr Urs N. Glutz von Blotzheim 2007 Dr méd. Anne-Marie Schönenberger 2006 Mario Slongo 2004 Nicholas J. Turro 2004 Jacques Weber 2003 Adolphe Merkle 2003 Phillip Vallentine Tobias 2002 Urs Hochstrasser 1999 Jürg Willi 1998 Pierre Ecoffey 1997 Stefan Hüfner 1997 Guido Zäch 1993 Zbigniew Grabowski 1993 Urs N. Rudolf Zahradnik 1992 Georg Mueller 1990 Giovanni Maria Colombo 1990 Johannes Piiper 1989 Vincenzo Balzani 1989 Warren M. Hirsch 1987 Konrad Akert 1985 Ernst Schumacher 1978 Jean-Pierre Blaser 1977 Max L. Birnstiel 1966 Albert Eschenmoser 1964 Benno Eckmann
