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Institut für Infektionskrankheiten Universität Bern

Address Institut für Infektionskrankheiten Universität Bern
Friedbühlstrasse 51
3010
CH-Bern
Website http://www.ifik.unibe.ch
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Projects

Responsible applicant Institution of higher education Start End date Funding scheme

Brain Injury in Bacterial Meningitis: Profiling Gene Expression to Identify Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets
Leib Stephen L. University of Berne - BE 01.07.2002 30.06.2006 SNSF Professorships

Sentinel Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance in Switzerland
Mühlemann Kathrin University of Berne - BE 01.01.2002 31.12.2009 NRP 49 Antibiotic resistance

Improving the outcome of bacterial meningitis: combination versus single drug adjuvant therapies
Leib Stephen L. University of Berne - BE 01.02.2016 31.07.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Molecular basis of neuronal cell death in bacterial meningitis
Leib Stephen L. University of Berne - BE 01.10.2000 30.09.2003 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Whole Genome and Plasmid Sequencing for MDR Enterobacteriaceae Simultaneously Isolated from Multiple Human and Non-Human Settings: Deciphering Impact, Risks, and Dynamics for Resistance Transmission and Spread
Endimiani Andrea University of Berne - BE 01.03.2018 30.04.2021 NRP 72 Antimicrobial Resistance

Molecular basis for drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Telenti Amalio University of Berne - BE 01.05.1992 30.04.1994 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Resistome in the pig farms: Comparison of the breeding and fattening units with a One Health approach.
Hilty Markus University of Berne - BE 01.03.2018 30.04.2021 NRP 72 Antimicrobial Resistance

Inhibition of stress-activated protein kinase p38 in the cerebral vasculature as a possible mechanism of antioxidant neuroprotection
Christen Stephan University of Berne - BE 01.04.2005 31.03.2008 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Microbial dynamics during intestinal dendritic cell sampling and immune presentation, investigated by direct imaging.
Matos Coelho Fernanda University of Berne - BE 01.09.2015 31.01.2017 Marie Heim-Voegtlin grants

Pathogen and commensal immunity compared in a reversible infection model that uncouples immunity from pathogen immune evasion
Hapfelmeier Siegfried University of Berne - BE 01.09.2012 31.08.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacterales Colonizing Swiss Embassy Employees and Relatives Worldwide: Molecular Features, Metagenomics, and Transmission to the Householders at Return
Endimiani Andrea University of Berne - BE 01.03.2021 28.02.2025 Project funding (Div. I-III)

The role of the mucosal immune system and commensal microbiota in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy
Thurnheer Zürcher Maria Christine University of Berne - BE 01.05.2010 31.10.2013 Ambizione

Symptomatic therapy of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in the ambulatory setting
Kronenberg Andreas University of Berne - BE 01.09.2011 31.08.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Interactions of Streptococcus pneumoniae with the human nasophariynx
Brugger Silvio University of Berne - BE 01.09.2007 31.08.2010 MD-PhD fellowships (funded by SNSF)

Functional study of the repertoire of protective IgA specificities induced by invasive intestinal pathogenic bacteria
Hapfelmeier Siegfried University of Berne - BE 01.03.2022 28.02.2026 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Distinct roles of the Sreptococcus pneumoniae polysaccharide capsule genes in growth and colonization
Mühlemann Kathrin University of Berne - BE 01.10.2006 30.09.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Virulent, nontypable H. influenzae: A comparative genome analysisby optical mapping
Mühlemann Kathrin University of Berne - BE 01.06.1998 31.12.2002 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Shedding light on the pathophysiology of pneumococcal and listeric meningitis by complementary disease models and non- invasive methods to evaluate novel therapeutics
Leib Stephen L. University of Berne - BE 01.10.2019 30.09.2023 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Analysis of the genome organization of Mycobacterium avium
Philipp Wolfgang University of Berne - BE 01.10.1996 31.08.1997 Project funding (Div. I-III)

The exclusive symbiosis of Aeromonas and the medicinal Leech: An opportunity to determine the symbionts function and genes essential for symbiotic competence
Graf Jörg University of Berne - BE 01.04.2001 31.03.2004 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Bacterial meningitis injures the hippocampal stem cell niche and causes neurofunctional deficits: Targeting pathomechanisms to protect, support and restore neurogenesis
Leib Stephen L. University of Berne - BE 01.11.2011 31.10.2015 Project funding (Div. I-III)

In-vivo study of protective intestinal long-term colonization with microbiota-syntrophic strains of Salmonella typhimurium and Citrobacter rodentium
Hapfelmeier Siegfried University of Berne - BE 01.02.2017 31.03.2021 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Developing strategies to prevent brain injury and to support brain repair by profiling the host response during the acute and the recovery phase of bacterial meningitis
Leib Stephen L. University of Berne - BE 01.09.2007 31.12.2010 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Intestinal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae among People and Pets in Households: Descriptive Epidemiology and Role of Microbiota
Endimiani Andrea University of Berne - BE 01.09.2014 31.08.2017 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Clinical Impact and Evolution of AmpC Producers under Selective Pressure of Different Antimicrobials: a Molecular Analysis to Predict Risk Factors for Cephalosporin Resistance and to Evaluate the Best Antibiotic Treatment Strategy
Babouee Flury Baharak University of Berne - BE 01.04.2017 31.03.2019 Marie Heim-Voegtlin grants

Preclinical Validation of a Genomic-based Method for Bacterial Pathogen Characterization in patients with sepsis (ValSepDx)
Ramette Alban University of Berne - BE 01.03.2022 29.02.2024 Bridge - Discovery

Molecular characterization of Influenza D virus - host interactions
Dijkman Ronald University of Berne - BE 01.08.2018 31.12.2022 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Interaction between Moraxella catarrhalis and the human host - cold shock response and host cell invasion
Aebi Christoph University of Berne - BE 01.05.2007 30.09.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Bacteria-host interactions through bile acid 7-dehydroxylation
Hapfelmeier Siegfried University of Berne - BE 01.09.2018 31.08.2022 Sinergia

Nutrition, capsule and virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae
Hathaway Lucy Jane University of Berne - BE 01.10.2010 31.01.2014 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Pathogenesis of Encephalitozoonosis: interaction of Encephalito- zoon species with human macrophages
Zimmerli Stefan University of Zurich - ZH 01.10.1997 31.10.2001 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Das S. aureus Hyper-IgE-Syndrom: Modell eines neuen Konzeptes in der Infektpathologie
Schopfer Kurt University of Berne - BE 01.01.1981 31.12.1983 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Interspecies communication between Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacteria via peptides
Hathaway Lucy Jane University of Berne - BE 01.10.2020 30.09.2024 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Oxidative damage and compromised vascular function in bacterial meningitis
Christen Stephan University of Berne - BE 01.04.2002 31.03.2005 Project funding (Div. I-III)

In vitro assessment of differences in microbe-host interaction among distinct genotypes of Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium.
Bodmer Thomas University of Berne - BE 01.05.1995 30.04.1997 Project funding (Div. I-III)

PTEN: A crucial mediator of neuronal apoptosis in bacterial meningitis
Christen Stephan University of Berne - BE 01.04.2008 30.09.2011 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Specific peptide recognition by Streptococcus pneumoniae to detect and respond to other bacterial species of the nasopharyngeal microbiota
Hathaway Lucy Jane University of Berne - BE 01.03.2016 31.05.2019 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Virulence of pneumococcal serotypes in human meningitis
Hathaway Lucy Jane University of Berne - BE 01.07.2017 31.12.2021 South Africa

Expression and immune response to outer membrane protein vaccine candidates of M. catarrhalis in children and adults
Aebi Christoph University of Berne - BE 01.10.2003 30.04.2007 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Molecular basis for drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Telenti Amalio University of Berne - BE 01.04.1994 30.09.1996 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Resistome of the upper airways in infants with cystic fibrosis: a potential for personalized intervention?
Hilty Markus University of Berne - BE 01.04.2015 30.09.2018 Project funding (Div. I-III)

The outer membrane protein UspA1 of Moraxella catarrhalis as a vaccine candidate
Aebi Christoph University of Berne - BE 01.04.1998 30.09.2002 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Determinants of clonal dynamics of Streptococcus in Switzerland
Mühlemann Kathrin University of Berne - BE 01.02.2003 30.09.2006 Project funding (Div. I-III)

Influence of the host glycome on the upper airway microbiota and Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence
Hilty Markus University of Berne - BE 01.10.2020 30.09.2024 Project funding (Div. I-III)
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