Long-term storage of dried qPCR mixes In situations where electricity or fridge capacity is limited, dried reconstitutable qPCR mixes with long shelf life might present valuable alternatives.
Long-term storage of dried qPCR mixes In situations where electricity or fridge capacity is limited, dried reconstitutable qPCR mixes with long shelf life might present valuable alternatives.
Awards Congrats to Patrick Scherrer, Juliette Kuhn, Simone Pisano, Moritz Stelzer for Best Poster/Talk awards!
SNF grant The project "TRIP" TRout Immune Priming receives CHF 720,000 of funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation over the next 4 years.
Teaching award The course "Sustainability" receives funding from the Vice Rectorate for Research as part of their ESD focus.
PARAQUA Training school Activity, 16-17 May 2022 Free places available for the Training School activity on "Identification and detection methods for aquatic zoosporic parasites"! When and where: 16-17 May 2022, at the shore of beautiful lake Stechlin in Neuglobsow, Germany. How to apply? Very easy, just fill out and send the application form by Friday March 11th using the linked form.
FIWI participates in COST Action "ParAqua" The COST Action CA20125 „ParAqua“ focuses on zoosporic parasites. FIWI participates in WP1 on detection and diagnostics.
SNF project funded The FIWI and the Institute for Ecology and Evolution received a joint grant to investigate eco-evolutionary dynamics of microbiomes in aquaculture.
Student Presentation Award at the 69th WDA Conference Congratulations to Patrick Scherrer! His talk on "Toxoplasma gondii infection in the protected Eurasian lynx in Switzerland” received a honorable mention at the Student Presentation Awards of the 69th WDA conference.
BKFV-Info Topic "Spinal deformities in common nase": a current FIWI project in the BKFV-Info Newsletter
Amoeba The FIWI offers a new service: Amoeba diagnostics through culture assays. Get in touch if you are interested.
Bike to Work Mens sana in corpore sano! Two FIWI teams participate in the Swiss BikeToWork challenge. Keep a lookout for "die fischenden Wilden" and "die wilden Fische"!
3RCC Grant The FIWI is happy to announce that within the 2020 call, our research project in the field of eDNA and animal welfare has received a grant from the 3RCC (Swiss 3R Competence Centre). The project aims at a replacement of invasive PKD monitoring of wild fish by a non-invasive eDNA- protocol.
New phone numbers Since 1st of May, new phone numbers apply. Check the diagnostics and team pages to find the right number.
Academy of Sciences Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser has joined the board of the Platform Biology of the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
Needs for Wildlife Health A report by EcoHealth Alliance scientists identifies major policy gaps hampering efforts to protect wildlife.
Research in exile The international network "Scholars at Risk" (SAR) allowed Prof. Veysel Demir to do research at FIWI.
Teaching award Heike Schmidt-Posthaus was awareded the ALL-award of the University of Bern for excellent teaching in the course "Fish, Pets, Wildlife and Zoo animals". Congratulations!
WildlifePRO FIWI partakes in the international and interdisciplinary cooperation network WildLifePRO that focuses on ecosystem preservation, species diversity and animal welfare.
