The Faculty of Biology and Medicine is the interface between the University Hospitals of Lausanne (CHUV) and the University of Lausanne (UNIL). The themes described below encompass research activities where the Faculty conducts cutting-edge research.
Natural environment
Biology of populations
Biology of conservation
Behaviour
Biology of plants
Ecology
Human environment
Development, organization and evaluation of headline systems
Epidemiology and prevention
History of natural sciences and medicine
Sciences, society and ethics
Genes and environment
Evolution and genetics of populations
Human genetics
Pharmacogenetics
Structure, organization and expression of genes
Metabolism and cardiovascular
Cardiovascular
Metabolis
Neurosciences and Psyche
Fundamental neurosciences
Neurology et neurosurgery
Psychiatry
Oncology and development
Clinical oncology
Development of organisms
Experimental oncology
Therapeutic procedures
Bioengineering
Biotechnology
Pharmacology
Medical acts
Transplantation and gene therapy
Immune system
Immunology
Infectiology
These research activities are supported by technological core facilities such as:
- DNA Arrays Facility – DAF (Genomics)
- Protein Analysis Facility – PAF (Proteomics)
- Large scale animal transgenesis facility
- Cellular Imaging Facility – CIF
- Centre de Microscopie électronique – CME
- Mouse Pathology Facility – MPF
- Human metabolic investigations – PIM
- Protein and Peptide Chemistry Facility – PPCF
- Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Facility – qMSF
- Transgenic Animals Facility – TAF
- Vital-IT bioinformatics initiative