News
01.02.2012
Applications Now Open for «Opportunities for Excellence»
On February 1st, 2012, a new applications round will start for «Opportunities for Excellence», a prestigious fellowship program provided by the Biozentrum and the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSF). This program enables... more
27.01.2012
End of a Research Era: Farewell to the Director of the Maurice E. Müller Institute
On Thursday 26th January, many internationally distinguished scientists came together to participate in the farewell symposium honoring Ueli Aebi, Professor of Structural Biology at the Biozentrum, University of Basel... more
23.01.2012
Keeping the Spirit in the Bottle: How Fic proteins regulate their potentially lethal enzyme activity
Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have been able to elucidate a regulatory mechanism conserved throughout evolution which forces the largely unexplored enzyme family of Fic proteins into an... more
How our behavior leaves traces in the brain
The group of the neurobiologist Prof. Peter Scheiffele has been able to elucidate a new mechanism by which nerve cells (neurons) alter the formation of their networks in the brain depending on neuronal signals. These findings... more
New Approaches in Research with Nanobodies
While the use of antibodies in research and science as well as in the field of medical therapies has become routine, there is up to date, little application in basic science of so-called nanobodies, tiny antibody fragments... more
Second “ERC Advanced Investigator Grant” Awarded to a Scientist from the Biozentrum
The infection biologist Prof. Guy Cornelis has been working as a Professor of Molecular Microbiology at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel since 2001. His main research focus is the investigation of the complex mechanisms... more
Journey to Other Worlds – From the Cosmos to the Nanoworld
This virtual expedition is a journey from the vast cosmos into the minute nanoworld. The participants will experience, how the tiniest building blocks make life possible at all, how they work perfectly together and define... more
Blood Vessel Network Formation Observed Live for the First Time
Until recently, it was not possible to investigate the formation of blood vessel networks at the cellular level in living organisms since no suitable method for live imaging was available. Markus Affolter’s research group at the... more
Regulatory process for organ scaling discovered
One of the most interesting and perhaps mysterious questions in developmental biology is to understand how organisms develop from an embryo to an adult with their body proportions remaining constant over generations. External... more
Anatomical blueprint for motor antagonism identified
Movement is of central importance to humans and animals. For it to work reliably, dozens of muscles must be activated and coordinated by the nervous system through precisely timed impulses. In this process, the execution of... more
"ERC Starting Grant" for the Biozentrum and Sebastian Hiller
Within the framework of his European Research Council (ERC) research project, Sebastian Hiller and his research group will investigate structures and functions of mitochondrial membrane proteins using nuclear magnetic... more
Science Close Up – Celebrating 40 years of the Biozentrum
At “Biozentrum Live!”, the Open House Days, 4000 visitors took advantage of the possibility to experience the Biozentrum and its scientists and staff close up. In particular many families attended and dived with their children... more