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Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
Call for proposals 2026: National MD-PhD program
This year, the SAMS is once again awarding competitive MD-PhD fellowships to talented young physicians to complete a doctoral research training in natural sciences, clinical research, public health sciences or biomedical ethics. Thanks to the partnerships with foundations and associated faculties, the national MD-PhD program can be continued. The submission deadline for applications is 15 May 2026.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Three new members elected to the SAMS Executive Board
At its meeting on 12 November, the SAMS Senate elected three new members to the Executive Board: Prof. Klazine Van der Horst (Public Health), Prof. Stefano Bassetti (Internal Medicine) and Prof. Sebastian Jessberger (Neuroscience). The elections were prompted by the announced resignation of Prof. Nicole Probst-Hensch as of 31 December 2026 and the forthcoming end of Prof. Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer’s term of office on 30 June 2027.
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Subscribe for the Learning Group of the MOOC on transdisciplinary research
Registration is now open for the next free, guided Learning Group of the online course «Partnering for Change: Link Research to Societal Challenges» (td-MOOC).
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New Opportunities in Transdisciplinary Education: CAS Programmes and td-net Modules 2027–2029
td-net again cooperates with two CAS programmes from the University of Zurich and the University of Bern.