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The Institute of Anatomy belongs to the medical faculty of the university of Bern. Its scope of duties comprise preclinical teaching in human, dentist and veterinary medical curricula as well as in many other paramedical fields. Research topics include base science in the fields of skeletal and smooth muscle, the lung and its development, particle interactions in the lung, stereology and others.

 

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Body donation

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Clinical Anatomy

The Centre for Clinical Anatomy at the Institute of Anatomy of the University of Bern was founded in 2010. It is considered to be the first of its kind in Switzerland to offer medical training courses and advanced education in close cooperation with anatomists and clinicians.

Publications

Publications at the Institute of Anatomy

News

Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2025 to Benedetta Coppe

Benedetta Coppe wins the Johanna Dürmüller-Bol DBMR Research Award 2025 for her project “Impact of cardiac injury on male reproductive system and gametes chromatin accessibility”. This Award worth 30'000 CHF is awarded annually to promote young academics from the Medical Faculty for the development of an independent research project.

New research grant

Nadia Mercader and Christian Zuppinger participate in the EIC Pathfinder open project SONOCRAFT, aimed at using ultrasound for 3D printing of cardiac tissues.

Non‑destructive micro‑CT unlocks high‑resolution 3D views of the fetal female pelvic floor

Dea Aaldijk, Sebastian Halm, Diana N. Liashchenko & David Haberthür have developed a non-destructive, Lugol-enhanced microCT method to image a 20-week human fetal female pelvic floor at ~11 µm resolution. This high-resolution 3D approach preserves delicate structures, reveals key muscle interconnections (like the external anal sphincter and bulbospongiosus), and clarifies the absence of a skeletal deep transverse perineal muscle.

Recognition at the CRNB Annual Retreat

We’re pleased to announce that at this year’s annual retreat of the Cancer Research Network Bern (CRNB), Cheuk Ting Wu was awarded the Best Poster Prize, and Verdiana Trappetti received the Best Scientific Talk Award. The CRNB brings together research groups from across the region to promote scientific collaboration and interdisciplinary exchange in the field of cancer research, and plays a key role in the University Cancer Center. Congratulations to both for their excellent work!