Awardees 2023

The awardees of these eleven research projects were honoured with the Pfizer Research Prize in 2023.

Cardiovascular Medicine, Urology and Nephrology

Silent brain infarcts impact on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation

PD Dr. Dr. Philipp Krisai; Universitätsspital Basel; Universität Basel; Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel

When elevated cardiac troponin T leads to the wrong conclusion

Dr. Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Dr. Alexandra Prepoudis; Universitätsspital Basel; Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel

Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology

Magnesium helps the immune system to fight infections and cancer

Dr. Jonas Lötscher; Universität Basel; Universitätsspital Basel

Immunity to common coronaviruses may promote rapid development of SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity

Dr. Dr. Irene A. Abela, Dr. Chloé Pasin, Magdalena Schwarzmüller; Universität Zürich; Universitätsspital Zürich

Neuroscience and Neurology

Eyes wide shut, brain wide awake

Dr. Mattia Aime; Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern; Universität Bern

Identical twin study reveals non-heritable immune perturbations in multiple sclerosis

Dr. Florian Ingelfinger; Universität Zürich; Universitätsspital Zürich

Oncology

Gut bacteria may fuel prostate cancer

Dr. Nicolò Pernigoni, Dr. Elena Zagato, Prof. Arianna Calcinotto; Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Bellinzona; Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI), Bellinzona; Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

Improving cancer immunotherapy with engineered probiotic bacteria

Dr. Fernando P. Canale, Dr. Camilla Basso, Prof. Dr. Roger Geiger; Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina (IRB), Bellinzona; Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Bellinzona; Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona; Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

Pediatrics

A novel genomic tool can rescue a genetic metabolic disease in mice

Dr. Desirée Böck, Dr. Tanja Rothgangl, Dr. Lukas Villiger; Universität Zürich

Pollen exposure increases risk of respiratory symptoms in infancy

Dr. Amanda Gisler; Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB); Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern; Universität Bern

High antibiotic exposure among children in low- and middle-income countries

Dr. Gillian Levine, PD Dr. Julia Bielicki; Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, Allschwil; Universität Basel; Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB); St Georgeʹs, University of London

Awardees 2023

Cardiovascular Medicine, Urology and Nephrology

Silent brain infarcts impact on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation

PD Dr. Dr. Philipp Krisai; Universitätsspital Basel; Universität Basel; Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel

When elevated cardiac troponin T leads to the wrong conclusion

Dr. Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Dr. Alexandra Prepoudis; Universitätsspital Basel; Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel

Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology

Magnesium helps the immune system to fight infections and cancer

Dr. Jonas Lötscher; Universität Basel; Universitätsspital Basel

Immunity to common coronaviruses may promote rapid development of SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity

Dr. Dr. Irene A. Abela, Dr. Chloé Pasin, Magdalena Schwarzmüller; Universität Zürich; Universitätsspital Zürich

Neuroscience and Neurology

Eyes wide shut, brain wide awake

Dr. Mattia Aime; Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern; Universität Bern

Identical twin study reveals non-heritable immune perturbations in multiple sclerosis

Dr. Florian Ingelfinger; Universität Zürich; Universitätsspital Zürich

Oncology

Gut bacteria may fuel prostate cancer

Dr. Nicolò Pernigoni, Dr. Elena Zagato, Prof. Arianna Calcinotto; Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Bellinzona; Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI), Bellinzona; Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

Improving cancer immunotherapy with engineered probiotic bacteria

Dr. Fernando P. Canale, Dr. Camilla Basso, Prof. Dr. Roger Geiger; Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina (IRB), Bellinzona; Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Bellinzona; Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona; Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

Pediatrics

A novel genomic tool can rescue a genetic metabolic disease in mice

Dr. Desirée Böck, Dr. Tanja Rothgangl, Dr. Lukas Villiger; Universität Zürich

Pollen exposure increases risk of respiratory symptoms in infancy

Dr. Amanda Gisler; Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB); Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern; Universität Bern

High antibiotic exposure among children in low- and middle-income countries

Dr. Gillian Levine, PD Dr. Julia Bielicki; Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, Allschwil; Universität Basel; Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB); St Georgeʹs, University of London

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Research Prize

Awardees 2023

Cardiovascular Medicine, Urology and Nephrology

Silent brain infarcts impact on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation

PD Dr. Dr. Philipp Krisai; Universitätsspital Basel; Universität Basel; Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel

When elevated cardiac troponin T leads to the wrong conclusion

Dr. Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Dr. Alexandra Prepoudis; Universitätsspital Basel; Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel

Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology and Immunology

Magnesium helps the immune system to fight infections and cancer

Dr. Jonas Lötscher; Universität Basel; Universitätsspital Basel

Immunity to common coronaviruses may promote rapid development of SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity

Dr. Dr. Irene A. Abela, Dr. Chloé Pasin, Magdalena Schwarzmüller; Universität Zürich; Universitätsspital Zürich

Neuroscience and Neurology

Eyes wide shut, brain wide awake

Dr. Mattia Aime; Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern; Universität Bern

Identical twin study reveals non-heritable immune perturbations in multiple sclerosis

Dr. Florian Ingelfinger; Universität Zürich; Universitätsspital Zürich

Oncology

Gut bacteria may fuel prostate cancer

Dr. Nicolò Pernigoni, Dr. Elena Zagato, Prof. Arianna Calcinotto; Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Bellinzona; Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana (IOSI), Bellinzona; Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

Improving cancer immunotherapy with engineered probiotic bacteria

Dr. Fernando P. Canale, Dr. Camilla Basso, Prof. Dr. Roger Geiger; Istituto di Ricerca in Biomedicina (IRB), Bellinzona; Institute of Oncology Research (IOR), Bellinzona; Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona; Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano

Pediatrics

A novel genomic tool can rescue a genetic metabolic disease in mice

Dr. Desirée Böck, Dr. Tanja Rothgangl, Dr. Lukas Villiger; Universität Zürich

Pollen exposure increases risk of respiratory symptoms in infancy

Dr. Amanda Gisler; Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB); Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern; Universität Bern

High antibiotic exposure among children in low- and middle-income countries

Dr. Gillian Levine, PD Dr. Julia Bielicki; Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut, Allschwil; Universität Basel; Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB); St Georgeʹs, University of London

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Foundation Pfizer Research Prize

Foundation Pfizer
Research Prize