The TOM laboratory draws together the expertise of researchers from the Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering (Medical Faculty), and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Insel University Hospital.
Group Head
Benjamin Gantenbein, Prof Dr, PhD, Biologist
Scientific Team
- Ana Carapovic, Master Medical Sciences, Medical Faculty
- Slavko Ćorluka, MD-PhD candidate, University of Bern
- Dr. Laura Gonzalez Blanco, PhD, Post-Doc, Research Associate, University of Bern/, Santiago University Clinical Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Kerim Klenya, Lab technician, University of Bern
- Ashish Kumar, PhD candidate, University of Bern
- Leon Schlagenhof, PhD candidate, University of Bern
- Estelle Steiner, Lab technician, University of Bern
- Dr. Parisa Torabi, PhD, Post-Doc, Research Associate, University of Bern
Clinical Collaborators at Insel Hospital
- Prof. Dr. Med Moritz Tannast, Hip surgeon, Director of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
- Dr. Med Moritz Deml, Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Insel University Hospital
- PD Dr. Med Michael Künzler, Shoulder team, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Insel University Hospital
- Dr. Med Michael Schär, Shoulder team, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Insel University Hospital
- Dr. med Sebastian Wangler, Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Insel University Hospital
- PD Dr. Med Sonja Häckel, Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Insel University Hospital
External Collaborators (some examples as the list is by far not complete)
Prof. Dr. Paul F. Heini, Spine Surgeon, Sonnenhof Hospital, Lindenhofgruppe, Bern
Prof. Dr. med Lorin Benneker, Spine Surgeon, Sonnenhof Hospital, Lindenhofgruppe, Bern
PD Dr. Med Christoph Albers, Spine Surgeon, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Insel University Hospital
PD Dr. med Sebastian Bigdon, Spine Surgeon, Sonnenhof, Lindenhofgruppe, Bern
PD Dr. med Ulrich Berlemann, Spine Surgeon, Das Rückenzentrum, Thun
Prof. Dr. Stephen Ferguson, Biomechanical Engineer
Institut für Biomechanik, ETH, Zürich
PD Dr. Alessandro Bertolo, PhD Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Dr. Oreste Gualillo, PharmD, PhD, SERGAS, Área Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela e Barbanza.Santiago University Clinical HospitalIDIS: Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Prof. Dr Sibylle Grad, Group Leader, Cartilage and Intervertebral Disc,
AO Research Institute, Davos
Prof. Dr Marcel Egli, Luzerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Engineering & Architecture CC Aerospace Biomedical Science and Technology
PD Dr. med Daniel Haschtmann, Schultheiss Clinic, Zürich
Prof Dr Fabian Ile, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Engineering & Architecture CC Aerospace Biomedical Science and Technology
Prof. Dr Patric Eberle, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Engineering & Architecture CC Aerospace Biomedical Science and Technology
PD Dr Jivko Stoyanov, Molecular Biologist Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Prof. Dr. Karin Wuertz-Kosak, Prof. Dr., R.Ph., Ph.D., MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rochester, NY. US.
Dr Stefan Dudli, Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Balgrist University Hospital, Balgrist Campus, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr Christine Le Maitre, Department of Oncology and Metabolism, The Medical School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Willy Hofstetter, Prof. Dr. emerit, Group Leader Bone Biology
