The Spine Research Center draws together the expertise of researchers from two groups at the Institute for Surgical Technology and Biomechanics (Tissue Mechanobiology, Orthopaedic Biomechanics) and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Spine Service at the Inselspital.

Scientific Director of the SRC

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Gantenbein, PhD, Biologist

Clinical Co-Director of the SRC

Prof. Dr. med Klaus Siebenrock

Scientific Team

Alexander Bürki, MSc, Mechanical Engineer
Elena Calandriello, Laboratory Technician
Samantha Chun-Wai Chan, PhD Candidate, Biomedical Engineer
Ladina Ettinger, Biology Technician
Stefan Guggisberg, Master Student
Patrick Käppeli, Master Student
Cherry Malonzo, Master Student

Clinical Collaborators at Insel Hospital

Dr. med Lorin Benneker, Spine Surgeon,
Prof. Dr. med Marius Keel, Spine Surgeon
Dr. med Christoph Röder, MD MPH, Senior Researcher
Dr. med Ulrich Seidel, MD, Spine Surgeon

External Collaborators

Prof. Dr. Stephen Ferguson, Biomechanical Engineer
   Institut für Biomechanik, ETH, Zürich
Prof. Dr. Paul F. Heini, Spine Surgeon
   Klinik Sonnenhof, Bern
PD Dr. med Ulrich Berlemann, Spine Surgeon
   Das Rückenzentrum, Thun
Alessandro Bertolo, PhD Candidate
   Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Dr. Sibylle Grad, Group Leader, Cartilage and Intervertebral Disc,
   AO Research Institute, Davos
Dr. med Daniel Haschtmann, Orthopaedic Resident
   Zieglerspital, Bern
Svenja Jünger, PhD Candidate
   AO Research Institute, Davos
Dr. Jivko Stoyanov, Molecular Biologist
   Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Dr. Karin Wuertz, Research Associate Intervertebral Disc
   University of Zurich, Spine Research Group, Competence Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Zürich