About Us

The Theodor Kocher Institute is organized in individual research groups closely collaborating with each other. With its technical platforms in live cell imaging using in vitro time lapse videomicroscopy, intravital epifluorescence microscopy and 2-photon microscopy the TKI is part of the Microscopy Imaging Center at the University of Bern.

Britta Engelhardt is a member of the Bern Immunology Club (BIC).

Teaching activities of the senior researchers at the institute include lectures, seminars and practical classes for students enrolling in the following programs: Master of Biomedical Sciences, Masters in Molecular Life Sciences Program and within the interfaculty Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences. Members of the institute are also participating in Problem Based Learning for medical students.

Director

Prof. Dr. Britta Engelhardt - Tel. +41 31 684 41 43

Administration

Evelyne Chaubert, general administration - Tel. +41 31 684 41 41
Sibylle Floquet, general administration - Tel +41 31 684 61 44
Fabienne  Leuenberger, HR, general administration - Tel. +41 31 684 61 23
Marianne Schori, grant-manager, general administration - Tel. +41 31 684 61 21
Miriam Geissbühler, administration - Tel. +41 31 684 61 22

We regularly offer positions in collaboration with Job Coach Placement.

Caretaker

Hansueli Zürcher - Tel. +41 31 684 41 65
Christoph Felder, part time (DCB - Freiestrasse 3) - Tel +41 31 684 42 66

IT Support

Zef Nov - Tel. Support: +41 31 684 41 50 

Mechanical Workshop

Thomas Hübscher - Tel. +41 31 684 43 04