Medicine and Dentistry
Immunology, neuroscience or oncology: the Faculty of Medicine conducts innovative research in the basic subjects, clinical application, precision medicine and healthcare provision.
University Medicine Zurich
In the University Medicine Zurich (UMZH) network, researchers from UZH, ETH and the university hospitals (University Hospital Zurich, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital and University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich) work together across disciplines to better understand diseases and develop new, innovative therapies and treatments. One of the research priorities is precision medicine, with a focus on oncology.
University Medicine Zurich
News From Our Research
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Nine Research Groups Win ERC Funding
Amid the toughest competition to date, UZH researchers emerged remarkably strong, winning major support for ambitious projects across disciplines.
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Embedding Ethics in the Medical Mainstream
For the past 20 years, Nikola Biller-Andorno and her team have used innovative methods to get medical students to engage with ethical questions.
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Biochemist Ohad Medalia Receives Synergy Grant
What exactly happens during cell division? UZH biochemist Ohad Medalia has secured an ERC Synergy Grant to find out.
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Targeted Diet Enhances Effects of New Childhood Cancer Therapy
Researchers from UZH and Kispi have developed a new approach to treat children with malignant tumors of the nervous system. Combined with a special
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AI Analyzes World’s Largest Heart Attack Data Sets – and Reveals New Treatment Methods
A landmark international study led by the University of Zurich has shown that artificial intelligence can assess patient risk for the most common
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Checkpoint Inhibitor Promotes Tissue Repair
UZH researchers have identified a new, important function of immune checkpoint inhibitors: promotion of tissue healing. This finding could help treat
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Beyond Women’s Hearts
Heart attack symptoms, disease risks, drug responses: our understanding of gender- and sex-specific differences in medicine is growing.
Faculty of Medicine
University of Zurich
Faculty of Medicine
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