Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

ISPM Team

Field of work

  • Epidemiology of paediatric and rare respiratory diseases with a focus on Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD)
  • Primary investigator of the ENT Prospective International Cohort of PCD patients (EPIC-PCD)
  • Co-head of the Swiss PCD Registry
  • Co-Chair of the BEAT-PCD Clinical Research Collaboration https://beat-pcd.squarespace.com/
  • Scientific Coordination and consulting of Swiss Rare Disease Registry (SRDR)

Curriculum Vitae

2020
Habilitation in Epidemiology , Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern

Since 2019
Project leader/ Senior Researcher, ISPM Bern, University of Bern

2018-2019
Visiting fellow, University of Southampton, UK

2016-2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ISPM Bern, University of Bern

2016-2017
Postdoctoral Researcher in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Children's University Hospital of Bern

2012-2016
PhD Candidate, ISPM Bern, University of Bern

2011 to 2012
Clinical Research Fellow, Dept. of Paed. Pulmonology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2008-2011
Clinical training (internship) in Paediatrics and Neonatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2007-2009
M. Sc. in Medical Research Methodology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2007-2008
Clinical Research Fellow, Dept. of Paed. Pulmonology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2006-2012
Lecturer, basic clinical skills hands-on trainer and OSCE examiner, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

1999- 2006
Medical studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece