Bruno J Weder

Curriculum Vitae Bruno J. Weder Address: Müller-Friedbergstrasse 34, CH-9000 St.Gallen, Switzerland Languages: German, French, English Main professional activity: Deputy Head of Neurology Department and Head of Stroke Center at Kantonsspital St.Gallen, retired since June 1, 2013 Senior consultant at Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (SCAN) at Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, 09/2013 - 12/2020 Certifications and Academic Affiliations: 1974 Federal Diploma as a Physician, University of Basel 1975 Doctoral thesis (MD), University of Basel 1983 Specialist in Neurology of the Swiss Board of Physicians 1983 Certificates for EEG and ENMG of the Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology 1992 Certificate for Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Swiss Society for Clinical Neurophysiology 2002 Habilitation Thesis for the Degree of a Lecturer (Privatdozent) at the Medical Faculty, University of Bern 2003 Certificate for Sleep Medicine of Swiss Society of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Research and Chronobiology 2009 Professor of Neurology (Titularprofessor) at the Medical Faculty, University of Bern 2016 Certificate of advanced studies in Spiritual Care, University of Bern Hospital Appointments: 1987 Deputy Head of Neurology Department at Kantonsspital St.Gallen 2002 Director of Neurological Branch at Center for Sleep Medicine of Kantonsspital St.Gallen 2005 Head of Stroke Unit with multidisciplinary Stroke team at Kantonsspital St.Gallen 2008 Head of Stroke Network established in the eastern part of Switzerland 2011 Head of the new Stroke Center at Kantonsspital St.Gallen which has been certified after evaluation by an audit of December 18, 2012, on behalf of the Swiss Federation of Clinical Neurosocieties 2013 6 Retirement from the appointments at Kantonsspital St.Gallen 2013 9 - 2020 Management of Research at Support Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (SCAN) at Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern Other Appointments: 2011 Honorary Member of the Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (SSCN) 2022 Honorary Member of the Swiss Stroke Society Principle Scientific interests: Neuroimaging using SPECT, PET and functional MRI – somatosensory system – motor hand skill and haptic information processing – information processing in normals and specific alterations by disease – neural networks – recovery from stroke Major Scientific Committee Assignements 1994-1996 Sub-Committee for the “Definition and assessment of death with respect to organ transplantations” under the auspices of the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences 1998-2000 Steering and event committee of the European Stroke Treatment with Ancrod (Arvin) Trial, ESTAT” (Chairman Prof. M. Hennerici, Mannheim) 2003-2010 Executive Committee of the Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2003-2011 President of the Committee for examinations and certifications of the Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2001-2004 Desmoteplase in acute ischemic stroke (DIAS) 2005-2007 Desmoteplase in acute ischemic stroke (DIASII) 2003-2007 ECASS 3 - The European Cooperative Acute Stroke Study 2004-2012 Executive Committee for Research at Kantonsspital St.Gallen 2006-2007 Study group of ARGE Alp (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpenländer Bayern, St.Gallen, Graubünden, Salzburg, Tirol, Vorarlberg, Südtirol, Trentino, Lombardia): Modern stroke treatment in the area of ARGE Alp (Sponsor: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung) 2009-2013 Executive Committee of the Swiss Federation of Clinical Neuro-Societies, SFCNS 2011 -2015 Member of the Swiss Stroke Committee, SFCNS 2012 -2015 President of Sub-Committee for Functional Neuroimaging of the Swiss Society of Clinical Neurophysiology 2019-2023 Member of the committee for event adjudication: Early versus Late initiation of direct oral Anticoagulation in post-ischaemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation (ELAN): an international, multicentre, randomised-controlled, two arm, assessor-blinded trial Journal activities/reviews for foundations Ad hoc referee for Journals: Cerebrovascular Diseases, European Journal of Neurology, European Neurology, Brain, Ophthalmologica, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Neuroimage, Neuroimage Clinical, Epilepsia, Epilepsy Research, Human Brain Mapping, J of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Assessment Ad hoc referee for Foundations: Swiss National Foundation; Swiss Parkinson Society; Wellcome Trust Foundation; Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, Israel ; Medical Research Council, UK Review Editor Frontiers Neurology, Applied Neuroimaging Invited Guest Associate Editor, FRONTIERS Research Neurology, Stroke : «Principles underlying post-stroke recovery of upper extremity sensorimotor function – a neuroimaging perspective»