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Elena in Switzerland

First stop for Elena on her journey: Switzerland! Find out who she met and which places she visited.

Elena and Prof. Alex Straumann

They spoke about his research, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) ... and Elena's upbringing.

His connection to Falk Foundation Symposiums

Research hurdles and support

His Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) research

Falk's sixth sense?*

Working together with Falk

Why is Falk different?

Elena and Janine Gassmann  

Janine told Elena about her start at Dr. Falk Pharma in Switzerland, a newly founded subsidiary back then, why she likes to work for Falk and lots about Titisee - the “best event ever”.

Her start at Falk, a newly founded company in Switzerland

Why Janine Gassmann likes Falk Foundation events

What does she connect with Falk?

What are the "Titisee Seminarwochen" (Titisee seminar weeks)?

Elena and Jonas Stoffel

Jonas also works for Dr. Falk Pharma in Switzerland. He told Elena about his first encounter with the company, why he decided to work for Falk and why the day of their interview was such a special one.

When did he first hear about Falk?

Why does he like to work for Falk?

Why the day of the interview was important

Elena and Prof. Gerhard Rogler

They spoke about his “career“ at Falk Foundation symposiums and how he once saved the symposium in Japan during a typhoon, and he told her about Jürgen Schölmerich who Elena will meet later on in Munich.

How he got to know Falk

His typhoon experience at a Falk Symposium and how he saved the day

About Falk Foundation Symposiums and his symposium "career"

His connection with Jürgen Schölmerich

Elena and PD Dr. med. Florian Bihl

He told Elena about the friendship between his father and Herbert Falk, Titisee, how he got to meet the top of the top at symposiums and why Herbert Falk is like Steve Jobs.

His father & Herbert Falk

Titisee - for him, the best congress of all

The 2 luminaries in hepatology

Who was Herbert Falk?

Big names and the top of the top 

Elena and Dr. med. Stefano Bellentani

From him, Elena found out a lot about the early days in liver research, bile acid meetings, and the friendship between Herbert Falk and Alan Hofmann.

Alan Hofmann, Herbert Falk & bile acid events

Herbert Falk & liver research meetings

Basel Liver Week & the big names in research

What Herbert Falk was really good at

His friendship with Jürgen Schölmerich

Elena and Prof. Alain Schoepfer 

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) studies, what the tasks in the jury of the Herbert Falk Award involve and how he got to know Falk were some of the topics they spoke about. But Prof. Alain Schoepfer also revealed why he liked the symposium in Bordeaux so much.

EoE studies & working with Falk*

Jury work for the Herbert Falk Award

Falk Foundation symposien & his highlight

Elena's train ride from Switzerland to Germany

On the train from Switzerland to Freiburg (Germany), Elena summarized her encounters and had a good read thanks to Dr. med. Stefano Bellentani. But the she also remembered a curious coincident whilst being in Ticino.

Elena's summary & emotional read

Cartoons in Ticino - a coincident?

Elena's next stop: Freiburg

 

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