On 28 May 2026 the BRCCH hosted a conference entitled “Advancing paediatric health by innovative digital and cellular-based solutions” in Basel, Switzerland. With a multidisciplinary programme and 12 national and international speakers, this event aimed to foster critical dialogue among clinicians, molecular biologists, computational engineers and public health experts to propel the future of paediatric research.
Videos of the day’s presentations are now available to watch on YouTube. See the links below.
Speakers:
Burcu Tepekule
University of Basel
Talk: “Early-Life Microbiome, Immune Imprinting, and Pediatric Health: An Integrative Modeling Approach”
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Emma Slack
BIIE
Talk: “Engineering the Gut Microbiome to Prevent Childhood Infections and Disease”
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Chase Beisel
BIIE
Talk: “Harnessing Bacterial Defenses for Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics“
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Mary-Anne Hartley
EPFL
Talk: “Equity Through Evidence: Research-Driven AI for the People and Places That Need it Most”
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Andreas Müller & Barbara Solenthaler
University of Basel / ETH Zurich
Talk: “Advancing Accessible Cleft Care: Achievements from AI-Driven Planning, Reconstruction, and Clinical Assessment”
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Sarah Brüningk
University of Bern
Talk: “Mechanistic Learning to Model Spatio-Temporal Tumor Growth in paediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma”
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Kirsty Donald
University of Cape Town
Talk: “Risk and Resilience: Using Scalable Technology to Understand Brain Health in Early Life”
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Günther Fink
Swiss TPH
Talk: “Digital Support Systems to Improve Child Development in Peru: Results from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Open Label Trial”
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Melissa McCradden
University of Adelaide
Talk: “Artificial Intelligence Through the Eyes of Youth: How Young Peoples’ Perspectives Can Help us Build Better AI”
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Noé Brasier
ETH Zurich
Talk: “Toward Sweat Analysis by Wearable Devices for Clinical Medicine – A Translational Journey”
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Panel Discussion
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