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The Institute of Microbiology (IMUL) activities are devoted to the study and diagnostics of microbial pathogens of human importance, and to teaching.
The Institute of Microbiology (IMUL) is affiliated with the Lausanne University Hospital of the Canton de Vaud (CHUV). Its activities are devoted to the study and diagnostics of microbial pathogens of human importance, and to teaching.
In this context, the Institute provides diagnostic services for several CHUV departments and for other hospital and private laboratories in Switzerland. The Institute also has lines of basic research in medical microbiology encompassing bacteriology, mycology and virology, as well as research and development mainly in microbial diagnostics. In addition, the Institute of Microbiology is very active in promoting 3R principles and lay communication. Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels is also an important aspect of the IMUL duties.
The main fields of expertise of IMUL are indicated and described briefly below.
The Institute provides microbial diagnostics for hospitalized patients and for external patients. It serves as a reference center for several intracellular bacteria and for human papillomaviruses, and it is active in the development of new tests.
Our panel of biomedical experts is available for advice.
The diagnostic activity, integrated into the Department of Laboratories of the CHUV, is recognized by Swissmedic (authorization 28411), and is accredited under ISO/CEI 17025 (STS328). It is distributed into 5 functional domains.
Members of the Institute of Microbiology teach to students of medical or biological orientations, at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and at Professional schools.
The Microbiology Institute has several projects in the field of lay communication :
3R principle is aimed at Replace, Reduce, Refine the use of research animals by alternative methods. The Microbiology Institute is very active in this field on different projects and/or services :
The Institute of Microbiology encourages activities to increase the interactions between laboratories of different researchers and diagnostic laboratories. For this purpose, PhD students and post-doctoral students organize various activities such as afterworks or contests.
In 2018, the "Champirus contest" took place. The goal was to cook a cake representing a scientific subject ideally related to microbiology and then enjoy it together. Each cake was evaluated for its taste, appearance and creativity. You will find below the final result as well as the cake that participated in this contest:
Champirus cake contest and results
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