|
The NCCR Co-Me congratulates PD Dr. Stephen Ferguson. He has been
elected to co-direct the recently founded Spine Research Center which
is part of the Artificial Organ
(ARTORG) Center for Biomedical Engineering Research of the
University of Bern together with PD Dr. Paul Heini, head of the
Department of Spine Surgery of the University Hospital Insel.
In his new function, Stephen Ferguson will be able to focus his
research on the design and development of novel approaches for the
treatment of spinal motion segment disorders as well as on the
improved diagnosis and treatment of osteoporotic fractures in the
spine, and topics related to understanding the degeneration processes
and eventual biological regeneration of the intervertebral disc.
The new chair was made possible by the Medical Faculty of the
University of Bern, together with the University Hospital
(Inselspital) and affiliated research institutes.
| 
