Susan Gasser receives honorary doctorate from the University of Fribourg

H.c. Susan M. Gasser. (Photo: University of Fribourg, Stéphane Schmutz) - Susan Gasser, former FMI director and professor emeritus of molecular biology at the University of Basel, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Fribourg. With this award, the Faculty of Science and Medicine of the University of Fribourg recognizes Susan Gasser for her outstanding research as one of the world's leading epigeneticists as well as her pioneering and persistent commitment to the advancement of women in science. Susan was the director of the FMI from 2004 to 2019. She was also a group leader at the FMI and a professor at the University of Basel until her retirement at the end of 2020. She is now the scientific director of the ISREC Foundation. In her 15 successful years leading the FMI, Susan had a crucial role in positioning our institute as an international centre of excellence in biomedical research.