This document outlines the organizational structure and activities of Personalized Health Basel (PHB), a joint project between the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel focused on personalized health. PHB has an executive board that provides strategic and operational leadership, as well as steering and extended advisory boards. It coordinates several active research clusters in areas like oncology and infectious diseases. PHB is also involved in national personalized health projects through the Swiss Personalized Health Network, focusing on initiatives in areas like sepsis, oncology, frailty, and immunology. It helps manage resources and infrastructure to support this work, such as biobanking, a clinical data warehouse, and legal and ethical issues. PHB collaborates closely with other Swiss institutions and holds

1. a joint project organization of
Thomas Geiger, PhD
Personalized Health Manager, University of Basel
t.geiger@unibas.ch
www.unibas.ch/phb
Personalized Health Basel (PHB)

2. Personalized Health Basel (PHB)
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PHB Executive Board (strategic & operational leadership)
Chair: Prof. R. Skoda
Vice-Chairs: Prof. M. Christ-Crain
Prof. C. Pauli-Magnus
Prof. U. Frey
PH Manager: Dr. T. Geiger
PHB Steeering Committee
University: Prof. A. Schenker-Wicki (President)
Prof. T. Gasser (Dean Medical Faculty)
USB: Dr. W. Kübler (Director)
Prof. C.A. Meier (CMO)
Active project groups
Chairs
PHB Extended Board (advisory)
Prof. S. Gasser (FMI)
Prof. M. Hall (Biozentrum)
Prof. K. Borgwardt (D-BSSE)
Prof. M. Fussenegger (D-BSSE)
Prof. E. Constable (Rektorat)
Prof. P. Schär (DBM, Med. Dekanat)
Prof. G. Christofori (DBM)
Prof. M. Tolnay (Pathologie)
Prof. K. Rentsch (Labormedizin)
Prof. S. Cichon (Med. Genetik)
Prof. D. de Quervain (Psychiatrie)
Prof. C. Hess (Medizin)
Prof. L. Kappos (Medizin)
Prof. C. Müller (Medizin)
Prof. W. Weber (Chirurgie)
Prof. C.R. Meier (Pharmazie, USB)
Prof. T .Schwede (SIB)
Scientific Board
Prof. S. Gasser
Prof. M. Hall
Biobanking
Prof. R. Skoda
Prof. C. Müller
Clin. Data Warehouse
Prof. C. Pauli-Magnus
M. Strasser
ELSI
Dr. J. Müller

3. Active PHB Research Clusters
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Oncology Infectious Diseases
Prof. M. Bentires
PD Dr. A. Wicki
SPHN Driver Project
Industry collaborations
Monthly seminar series
PD Dr. A. Egli
Prof. M. Battegay
SPHN Driver Project
Local projects
Dr. Cristina Golfieri (christina.golfieri@unibas.ch)
Chairs:
Activities:
PHB Research Coordinator:

4. SPHN & PHRT Projects in Basel
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Category Project Title PI Co-Applicants Basel Other Applicants
SPHN &
PHRT Driver
Personalized Swiss Sepsis Study (PSSS) A. Egli S. Marsch, M. Siegemund, M. Battegay, C.
Dehio, K. Borgwardt
USZ, CHUV, HUG,
Inselspital, ETHZ
SPHN Driver Swiss Personalized Oncology (SPO) M. Bentires-Alj
O. Michiélin (CHUV)
A. Wicki, W. Weber, J. Passweg, A.
Zippelius, M. Heim, V. Heinzelmann, L.
Terracciano, T. Sengstag, J. Willers, K.
Borgwardt , N. Beerenwinkel
USZ, ETHZ
CHUV, HUG,
Inselspital, SAKK,
EPFL
SPHN Driver SFNR: Swiss Frailty Network and Repository H. Bischoff (USZ) R. Kressig USZ, CHUV, HUG,
Inselspital,
SPHN &
PHRT Driver
PRECISE: Identification of biomarkers and
therapeutic targets in inflammatory disease
immunotherapy
M. Claassen (ETHZ) D. Kyburz, T. Derfuss ETHZ, USZ, CHUV,
Inselspital
SPHN Driver Population-wide screens of the immune
repertoire: a reverse personalized-medicine
approach
A. Aguzzi (UZH) A. Papassotiropoulos, D. De Quervain USZ, ETHZ, PSI
SPHN Infrastr.
Dev.
Natural Language Processing -powered
mapping of clinical reports onto SNOMED-CT
concepts for tumour classification
T. Fabbro A. Wicki, B. Stieltjes, R. Achermann, M.
Scharfe,
USZ
SPHN Infrastr.
Dev.
Development and Implementation of a
Nationwide Harmonized
Interactive Electronic General Consent
Solution
Ch. Pauli-Magnus R. Saccilotto, M. Pfister USZ, CHUV, HUG,
Inselspital, SCTO,
PedNet
SPHN Infrastr.
Dev.
Development of a governance and quality
management system for exchange of
patient related data for research purposes
J. Willers T. Fabbro, Ch. Pauli-Magnus USZ, University
Bern, SCTO
SPHN Infrastr.
Dev.
Harmonising the collection of health-related
data and biospecimens in paediatric
hospitals throughout Switzerland
C. Kuehni (Bern) U. Heininger Swiss Childrens’
Hospitals, PedNet
PHRT PM/PH
Research
Genetically engineered humanized mice for
personalized drug discovery in cancer
immunotherapy
S. Reddy (D-BSSE)
PHRT Tech.
Translation
Single cell genomics core C. Beisel (D-BSSE)

5. PH Alliance Basel-Zurich
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June 18-21 ETH Zurich
www.personalizedhealth.ch

6. Stay informed
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PHB – Info mailing list:
Cristina Golfieri
PHB Research Coordinator
cristina.golfieri@unibas.ch
Thomas Geiger
PH Manager
t.geiger@unibas.ch