SWITZERLAND
Jan
T. Christenson
Founder Member. MD, Ph.D. Main fields:
Cardiovascular surgery and traumatology.
1981-83, Lecturer leading to Associate
Professor, Lund University; 1983-90,
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Kuwait University; 1990-92, Cardiovascular
surgeon, Institute of Cardiovascular
Surgery, Sion, Switzerland; 1992-99,
Surgeon and Researcher (1992-97) leading
to Director of Clinical Services, Postgraduate
Programmes and Quality Assurance, Columbia
Hopital de la Tour, Geneva; 1999-present,
Dept. of Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgery, University Hospital, Geneva.
Mohammed
Didaoui
Academic Member. Ph.D. in translation
science. Main fields: Translation, linguistics,
terminology and machine-aided translation.
Chief of the Arabic Translation Section,
United Nations Office at Geneva. Teaching
translation at the University of Geneva.
He has written extensively on translation
in Arabic, English and French and attended
numerous academic gatherings on translation
theory and terminology. Founding Member
of the European Society for Translation
Studies (EST), the Union of Arab Translators
and the Arabization of Health Sciences
network (AHSN).
Udo
Max George Döbbeling
Academic Member. Ph.D., Institute of
Genetics of the Research Centre Karlsruhe.
Main fields: Research scientist in molecular
biology and cancer research. 1988-90,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Molecular
Biology II, University of Zurich; 1991-93,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Veterinary
Biochemistry, University of Zurich;
1994-present, Research Scientist, Dermatology
Department, University Hospital of Zurich.
He has researched the following areas
among others: regulation of tissue-specific
gene expression, experimental work on
cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and melanoma.
Boris
Luban-Plozza †
Senate Member. MD. Main fields: Psychosomatic
medicine, integral medicine care, training.
Family physician, San Rocco Clinic,
Grono; 1966, Lecturer in Psychosomatic
Medicine, Department of Psychiatry,
University of Milan, Italy; 1966-92,
Director, Unit of Psychosomatic Medicine,
Santa Croce Clinic, Locarno; 1979-84,
Lecturer, Medical Psychology, University
of Fribourg; 1984, Visiting Professor,
Department of Family Practice, University
of Caifornia, USA; Visiting Professor,
Yonsei University of Medicine in Seoul,
the University of the Philippines in
Manila, and the University of Pretoria.
Paul
Ratnayake
Founder Member. PhD in Pharmacology.
Main fields: Pharmacology and Pharmaceuticals.
1965-67, Medical Assistant, Bexley Hospital,
Kent, UK; 1967-75, District Merchandising
Manager, International Tea Market Expansion
Board, London, UK; 1975-80, Senior Sales
Representative, Zamag International
Inc., London , UK; 1980-89, R&D
Department Production, Internal Co-ordinator,
Ebulon Pharmaceutical Ltd., Allschwill;
1989-present, Head of Solid Form Medicine,
Head of Process Technology, Mepha Pharmaceutical
Ltd., Aesch. Member American Metaphysical
Doctors Association, California, USA.
