Prizes und Awards
2015
April, 2015
Congratulations to Lorenz Rordorf for the successful completion of the Master Thesis in Biomedical Engineering. Title: "Validation of a novel in vitro bone resorption assay"
March, 2015
Concratulations to John Choy for the successful Ph.D. defence on the topic: "Biofunctionalization of beta-tricalcium phosphate ceramic bone substitute materials"
2014
SBMS 2014 Preclinical Award
Balani D, Aeberli D, Hofstetter W, Seitz M (2013) "Interleukin-17A stimulates granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor release by murin osteoblasts in the presence of 1,25-dihydroxyvitaminD(3) and inhibits murine osteoclast development in vitro" Arthritis Rheum 65:436-46.
Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Orthopädie: Venel Prize 2014 Albers Ch, Hofstetter W, Siebenrock KA, Landmann R, Klenke FM (2013) "In vitro cytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles on osteoblasts and osteoclasts at antibacterial concentrations" Nanotoxicology 7:30-6.
May, 2014
Congratulations to Adel Tekari for the successful Ph.D. defence on the topic: "Role of collagen type II and transforming growth factor - beta in the formation of cartilage-like tissues"
2013
Congratulations to Deepak Haresh Balani for the successful Ph.D. defence on the topic: "Role of inflammatory cytokines in osteoclast development"
2012
SBMS President's Award 2012
Atanga E, Dolder S, Dauwalder T, Wetterwald A, Hofstetter W (2011) TNFalpha inhibits the development of osteoclasts through osteoblast-derived GM-CSF. Bone 49:1090-1100. (download pdf)
September, 2012
Congratulations to Michel Hauser for the successful completion of his Master Thesis in Biomedical Engineering. Title: "Effects of implant surface topographies on the peri-implant micro-environment"
2011
May, 2011
Congratulations to Elvis Achiri Atanga for the successful Ph.D. defence on the topic: "Characterization of TNFalpha dependent inhibition of osteoclast formation"
October, 2011
Congratulations to Tom de Bruyne for the successful completion of his Master Thesis in Biomedical Engineering. Title: "Effects of implant surfaces on the peri-implant environment"
2010
SBMS President's Award 2010
Wernike E., Montjovent M.-O., Liu Y., Wismeijer D., Hunziker E.B., Siebenrock K.A., Hofstetter W., Klenke F.M. (2010) "VEGF incorporated into calcium phosphate ceramics promotes vascularization and bone formation in vivo", Cells & Materials 19:30-40. (download pdf)
Biomedical Engineering Day, MC Award 2010
Andreas Wüthrich, Title Master Thesis: "Osseointegration of model implants with anti-bacterial surfaces"
2008
SBMS Award 2008
Gengenbacher M, Sebald H-J, Villiger PM, Hofstetter W, Seitz M (2008) "Infliximab inhibits bone resorption by circulating osteoclast precursor cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis", Ann Rheum Dis 67:620-624. (download pdf)