Prof. Dr. med.
Niklaus Labhardt
Position(s)
Division Head Division of Clinical Epidemiology,
Unit Head International
Clinical and Health Services Research
Institution
University Hospital Basel
Phone +41 61 328 38 21
Research Group Niklaus Labhardt
Research Focus
Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health & Health Systems
Area of Research
Niklaus Labhardt is a physician certified in Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, and Internal Medicine. He holds a Master in International Health from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and obtained an assistant professorship from the Swiss National Science Foundation. Since 2022 he has been a full professor at the University of Basel and head of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology of the University and University Hospital Basel. The scope of his research entails epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and interventional studies on HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, arterial hypertension, diabetes, and common mental disorders. His focus is on pragmatic randomized clinical trials in resource-limited settings that aim at impacting health and health care for underserved populations.
Collaborations
National Collaborations
- Swiss HIV Cohort
- SolidarMed
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
International Collaborations
- Malawi Liverpool Welcome Trust
- Ministry of Health of Lesotho
- Baylor College of Medicine Lesotho
- Ifakara Health Institute Tanzania
- University of Cape Town
- University of Maryland
Ongoing Research Projects
Research Team
Joana Pina Bastos | MD thesis |